Mary Martin "ONE TOUCH OF VENUS" Kurt Weill / Elia Kazan 1944 Broadway Playbill

Description

This is a rare June 11th, 1944 playbill with the War Bonds cover from the Original Broadway production of the KURT WEILL, S. J. PERELMAN and OGDEN NASH musical "ONE TOUCH OF VENUS" at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 7th, 1943 at New York's Imperial Theatre, moved on January 26th, 1944 to
the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre
and ran for 567 performances.) ..... The musical starred MARY MARTIN and featured JOHN BOLES, PAULA LAURENCE, SONO OSATO, JACK MANN, LONEY LEWIS, BEN CUTLER, FLORENCE DUNLAP, SAM BONNELL, LOU WILLS, Jr., PHILIP GORDON, RUTH BOND, HELEN RAYMOND, ARTHUR DAVIES, JANE HOFFMAN, HAROLD J. STONE, JOHNNY STEARNS, MATTHEW FARRAR and DOLORES "Dody" GOODMAN ..... CREDITS: Book by S. J. PERELMAN and OGDEN NASH; Lyrics by OGDEN NASH; 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"); Sets designed by HOWARD BAY; Costumes designed by PAUL du PONT and KERMIT LOVE; Choreographed by AGNES de MILLE; Musical arrangements and orchestrations by KURT WEILL; Directed by ELIA KAZAN (musical theatre debut); Produced by CHERYL CRAWFORD ..... DETAILS: The 30 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches, has a special War Bonds cover which used for one week only and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate creasing and minor 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.