Ralph Herz "BLOSSOM TIME" Olga Cook / Bertram Peacock 1921 Boston Tryout Program

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This is a rare April 11th, 1921 program (playbill) from the Pre-Broadway engagement of the SIGMUND ROMBERG and DOROTHY DONNELLY musical play "BLOSSOM TIME" at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production would open September 29th, 1921 at New York's Ambassador Theatre, move to the Jolson's 59th Street Theatre on October 2nd, 1922 and the Century Theatre on October 23rd, 1922 and run for 516 performances.) ..... Using the melodies of FRANZ SCHUBERT, the hit musical starred BEATRAM PEACOCK as "Franz Schubert", RALPH HERZ (replaced out-of-town by WILLIAM DANFORTH) as "Krantz" and OLGA COOK as "Mitzi" and included ZOE BARNETT, LEETA CORDER, FRANCES MARY HOLLIDAY, ETHEL BRANDON, EMMIE NICLAS, COLIN O'MORE, FRANK RIDGE, PAUL KER, EUGENE MARTINETT, RAYMOND METZ, JOSEPH TONER, YVAN SERVAIS, IRVING MELS, ROBERT PAYTON GIBBS, EMIL HOCH, MURIEL CORT, ERBA ROBESON, HOWARD A. BERMAN and BURTRESS DEITCH ..... 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; Orchestra conducted by OSCAR RADIN; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT; Costumes designed by MODE; Musical Numbers arranged by MAX SCHECK; Staged by J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT ..... DETAILS: The 44 page program measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes beautiful cover graphics, 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 minor age discoloration 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.
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