Description
This is a beautiful November 18th, 1940 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the BURTON LANE and E. Y. HARBURG musical comedy "HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS" at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 11th, 1940 and ran for 158 performances.) ..... The musical starred AL JOLSON and featured MARTHA RAYE, JACK WHITING, BERT GORDON, JOSEPH VITALE, GIL LAMB, RUSS BROWN, EUNICE HEALEY, MARGARET IRVING, GEORGE CHURCH, "JINX" FAULKENBURG, JOYCE MATTHEWS, THEA PINTO, LEW ECKLES, JOHN RANDOLPH, JOE STONER, MARTY DRAKE, SID CASSEL, WILL KULUVA, the TANNER FAMILY and THE RADIO-ACES ..... CREDITS: Music by BURTON LANE ("Hold on to Your Hats", "Finian's Rainbow", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "Carmelina"); Lyrics by E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"); Book by GUY BOLTON, MATT BROOKS and EDDIE DAVIS; Sets and Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Choreographed by CATHERINE LITTLEFIELD; Musical Direction by MARTIN FREED; Staged by EDGAR MacGREGOR; Produced by AL JOLSON and GEORGE HALE ..... DETAILS: The 50 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors. Includes an article on AL JOLSON (third scanned image) which includes three photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light 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.
