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Irene Bordoni
Irene Bordoni
Irene Bordoni
Irene Bordoni
Irene Bordoni
Irene Bordoni
Irene Bordoni
Irene Bordoni

Irene Bordoni "AS YOU WERE" Sam Bernard / Cole Porter 1920 Newark Playbill

$ 31.67

Availability: 85 in stock
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    Description

    This is a rare September 20th, 1920 program (playbill) from the one-week, Post-Broadway engagement of the ARTHUR WIMPERIS, GLENN MacDONOUGH and HERMAN DAREWSKI musical revue "AS YOU WERE" at the Broad Street Theatre in Newark, New Jersey. (The production opened January 27th, 1920 at the Central Theatre in New York City and ran for 143 performances.) ..... The musical starred SAM BERNARD and IRENE BORDONI and the cast included JOHN KEARNEY, CARRIE GLENN, ERNEST WOOD, MARJORIE McCLINTOCK, STANLEY HARRISON, FRANK MAYNE, OLIVE BROWN, HELEN KRONER, CHESTER HALE, PAT WALSHE, GEORGE THORTON, IRWIN EMMER ..... CREDITS: Book by
    ARTHUR WIMPERIS, adapted from Rip's "Plus ca Change"; American Version by GLENN MacDONOUGH;
    Music by
    HERMAN DAREWSKI;
    Lyrics by
    ARTHUR WIMPERIS; Additional Musical Numbers by E. RAY GOETZ,
    COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Let's Face It!", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings") and MELVILLE GIDEON; Sets designed by ROBERT LAW Studios and WITHOLD GORDON; Costumes designed by HOMER CONANT, PAUL POIRET, Paris, PETER MYER, DOROTHY ARMSTRONG, MAISON LEWIS, Paris and ANNA SPENCER; Choreographed by JULIAN MITCHELL; Directed by GEORGE MARION; Produced by E. RAY GOETZ by arrangement with CHARLES B. COCHRAN of the London Pavilion ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 5 3/4" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a clipped corner to the last two pages,
    light creasing and moderate
    edge wear, this rare 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.