William Gaxton "WHITE HORSE INN" Broadway Musical 1936 Personal Christmas Card

Description

This is a specially designed Christmas greeting card sent by Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM GAXTON during the 1936 holiday season. The card shows WILLIAM GAXTON as a waiter taking an order from Santa Claus and Mrs. Gaxton in front of the White Horse Inn. Gaxton was currently starring in the Original Broadway production of the HANS MULLER, IRVING CAESAR and RALPH BENATZKY musical "WHITE HORSE INN" at the Center Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 1st, 1936 and ran for 223 performances.) ..... The musical starred WILLIAM GAXTON and KITTY CARLISLE and featured ROBERT HALLIDAY, TOMMY GAVIN, MARIE MARION, OSCAR RAGLAND, ELEANOR BAUMAN, ALBERT MAHLER, FLOYD CORNABOY, MARY SUTHERLAND, HAL VOETH, GROVER WHITE, BILLY HOUSE, CAROL STONE, LUBA MATIUK, OLGA SCHWENKER, MILTON GILL, FREDERICK GRAHAM, MELISSA MASON, BUSTER WEST, WILLI LICHTENBERGER, ROBERT WILLIAMSON, NELSON CLIFFORD, HOWARD WARRINER, NORMAN VAN EMBURGH, ANTHONY MARVIN, JACK MILLARD, MAURICE CARR, JOHN BARRY, MARTIN LeROY, JOHN ALBERT, ED SMITH, ALMIRA SESSIONS, ARNOLD KORFF, ALFRED DRAKE, JOE BROWN, Jr. and ERNST ROBERT ..... CREDITS: Book by HANS MULLER suggested by BLUMENTHAL and KADELBURG's comedy; American Adaptation by DAVID FREEDMAN; Music by RALPH BENATZKY; Lyrics by IRVING CAESAR; Additional Musical Numbers by ROBERT STOLZ, IRVING CAESAR, IRVING ZENO, WILL IRWIN, RICHARD FALL, JARA BENES, VIVIAN ELLIS and ERIC COATES; Sets and Costumes designed by Professor ERNST STERN; Modern Dress Designs by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by MAX RIVERS; Directed by ERIK CHARELL; Produced by LAURENCE RIVERS, INC. ..... DETAILS: The card measures 7 1/2" X 5 1/8" inches (12 1/2" X 5 1/8" when opened) and has a flap that opens to reveal "... and a Merry Christmas to all" and the "White Horse Inn" logo. The backside is blank, but has a penciled number and a considerable amount of glue residue (the card may have been mounted against a backing at one time) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of glue residue on the backside and a tiny spot in the far right margin, this rare Christmas card 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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