Description
This is a beautiful January 5th, 1942 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the MOSS HART, KURT WEILL and IRA GERSHWIN musical "LADY IN THE DARK" which played the Alvin Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 23rd, 1941 and ran for 162 performances before going on a summer hiatus and brief tour. The show returned to the Alvin Theatre September 2nd, 1941 for an additional 305 performances.) ..... The musical starred GERTRUDE LAWRENCE (shown in the cover photo) and featured DONALD RANDOLPH, JEANNE SHELBY, EVELYN WYCKOFF, ANN LEE, MARGARET DALE, NATALIE SCHAFER, ERIC BROTHERSON, WALTER COY, WILLARD PARKER, WARD TALLMON, GEORGE BOCKMAN, PAUL McGRATH, VIRGINIA PEINE, JUNE MacLAREN, BETH NICHOLS, MARGARET WESTBERG, H. ROBERT EDWARDS, DAN HARDEN, PATRICIA DEERING, WILLIAM HOWELL and the ALBERTINA RASCH DANCERS ..... CREDITS: Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Book by MOSS HART; Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess"); Sets designed by HARRY HORNER; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by ALBERTINA RASCH; Directed by HASSARD SHORT; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... DETAILS: The 38 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors ..... BONUS: The playbill includes an article entitled "The Saga of Gertrude" (third scanned image) which includes four photos of the actress including production photos from "Charlot's Revue", "Lew Leslie's International Revue" and "Tonight at 8:30" ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
