John Charles Gilbert "BLOSSOM TIME" Sigmund Romberg 1933 Pittsburgh Program

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This is a rare January 5th, 1933 program (playbill) from the three-night, National Tour engagement of the SIGMUND ROMBERG and DOROTHY DONNELLY musical play "BLOSSOM TIME" at the Nixon Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (The production opened September 29th, 1921 at New York's Ambassador Theatre, moved to the Jolson's 59th Street Theatre on October 2nd, 1922 and the Century Theatre on October 23rd, 1922, running for 516 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... Using the melodies of FRANZ SCHUBERT, the hit musical starred JOHN CHARLES GILBERT as "Franz Schubert" and GERTRUDE LANG as "Mitzi" and included HARRY RABKE, CHARLES CHESNEY, JOSEPH TONER, ROBERT HORN, TRUEMAN GAIGE, CHARLES LEONARD, BETTI DAVIS, MANILA POWERS, JOHN GOLDSWORTHY, BERTA DONN, WINIFRED CAHOON, GEORGE HASSELL, ALLAN JONES, MAX PONCH, LORRAINE WEIMAR, ROBERT O'CONNOR and ELIZABETH CRANDALL ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by DOROTHY DONNELLY adapted from the original by A. M. WILLNER and HEINZ REICHERT; Music adapted by SIGMUND ROMBERG ("Maytime", "Sinbad", "Poor Little Ritz Girl", "Blossom Time", "The Student Prince", "The Desert Song", "Rosalie", "Up in Central Park", "The Girl in Pink Tights") from the melodies of FRANZ SCHUBERT and HEINRICH BERTE; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT; Costumes designed by MAX WELDY of Paris; Staged by EDWARD SCANLON; Produced by PRODUCING ASSOCIATIONS, INC. ..... DETAILS: The 16 page program measures 5 3/4" X 8 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.
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