Trixie Friganza "PASSING SHOW OF 1912" Willie and Eugene Howard 1912 Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Winter Garden Double Bill: "THE BALLET OF 1830" followed by the First Annual Winter Garden Revue "THE PASSING SHOW OF 1912" at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened July 22nd, 1912 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 136 performances.) ..... "The Passing Show" began in 1912 (not counting an 1894 production at the Casino Theatre) as a Winter Garden Extravaganza. The 1912 edition starred WILLIE and EUGENE HOWARD, who appeared in nearly every other succeeding edition. Others in the cast included CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD, TRIXIE FRIGANZA, JOBYNA HOWLAND, GEORGE MOON and DANIEL MORRIS, ROGER DAVIS, SHIRLEY KELLOGG (who would be replaced late in the run by TEXAS GUINAN), HARRY FOX, BARNEY THORNTON, CHARLES J. ROSS, HAROLD ROBE, EDWARD CUTLER, ANNA WHEATON, ERNEST HARE, SYDNEY GRANT, ISABELLE JASON, IDA SCHNALL, J. J. HUGHES, ADELAIDE, ALBERT S. HOWSON, KITTY KYLE, FANNY KIDSTON, HELEN CLAGETTE, CLARA LLOYD, MAY DEALY, FLORENCE CABLE, OLGA HEMPSTONE, WINONA WILKINS, HILARION CEBALLOS and ROSALIE CEBALLOS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Annie Get Your Gun", "Music Box Revues", The Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"), LOUIS A. HIRSCH, EARL CARROLL and HARRY ORLOB; Sketches and Verse by GEORGE BRONSON-HOWARD and HAROLD B. ATTERIDGE; Sets designed by J. H. BURRIDGE; Costumes designed by MELVILLE ELLIS; Program Cover designed by JOHN FREW; Musical Numbers and Dialogue Staged by NED WAYBURN; Produced by the WINTER GARDEN COMPANY ..... The cast of the "THE BALLET OF 1830" included EMILE AGOUST, EMIL ZAJAH, GREVILLE MOORE and E. ZANFRETTA ..... CREDITS: Scenario by Mons. MAURICE VOLNY; Music from French Composers, adapted by GEORGE BING; Scenery designed by T. RYAN; Costumes designed by C. ALIAS; Pantomime Action and Incidental Dances by EMILE AGOUST ..... DETAILS: The oversized souvenir program measures 8" X 11 3/8" inches and includes 20 pages with production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and several pages of production and cast photographs ..... CONDITION: With the exception of split seams at both the top and bottom, clipped corners and soiling to the cover and minor edge wear, this rare program is in very good 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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