Raymond Hitchcock "HITCHY-KOO 1921" Jerome Kern 1921 Newark, New Jersey Program

Description

This is a rare January 10th, 1921 program (playbill) from the one-week engagement of the JEROME KERN, GLENN MacDONOUGH and ANNE CALDWELL musical revue "HITCHY-KOO 1921" at the Broad Street Theatre in Newark, New Jersey. (Originally titled "Hitchy-Koo 1920", the production opened October 19th, 1920 at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City and ran for 71 performances before going on the road.) ..... The revue starred RAYMOND HITCHCOCK and the cast included G. P. HUNTLEY, JULIA SANDERSON, TYLER BROOKE, MADELEINE VAN, NETTIE THOMAS, INEZ FORD, PATRICIA CLARKE, HELEN COX, BILLY HOLBROOK, ANASTASIA REILLY, MYRTLE STEWART, VONDA CASE, DOROTHY HARRIGAN, HELEN ROTH, MELBA PELLEAU, ANN MASON, NINA BYRON, CHARLES LOUIS, VERNA MOSCONI, HARLAND DIXON, GRACE MOORE, MORRIS BLACK, DAN BRENNAN, CAROLYN JAMES, JAMES DOYLE, CLAIRE MARTIN, BOBBY CONNOLLY, HENRY LINGEN and FLORENCE COX ..... CREDITS:
Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Sunny", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally", "Music In the Air", "Very Warm For May"); Book by GLENN MacDONOUGH; Lyrics by
GLENN MacDONOUGH and ANNE CALDWELL; Sets designed by H. ROBERT LAW Studios; Costumes designed by Mme. B. RASIMI and O'KANE CONWELL; Staged by NED WAYBURN; Produced by RAYMOND HITCHCOCK ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 5 3/4" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing from normal handling, 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.