Description
This is a rare rare August 28th, 1973 "Performing Arts" program from the Pre-Broadway engagement of the HAROLD ROME and HORTON FOOTE epic musical "GONE WITH THE WIND" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. (The production opened August 28th, 1973 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and closed at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, canceling the scheduled April 7th, 1974 Broadway opening.) ..... The musical starred LESLEY ANN WARREN as "Scarlett O'Hara" and PERNELL ROBERTS as "Rhett Butler" and featured TERENCE MONK, UDANA POWER, ANN HODGES, CHERYL ROBINSON and ROBERT NICHOLS ..... The musical began in 1970 as "SCARLETT", a lavish Tokyo production which ran more than four hours. The show underwent severe revisions when it was translated into English. Ninety minutes shorter, with a new book adapted by Horton Foote and rechristened "Gone with the Wind", the West End version was headed by JUNE RITCHIE as "Scarlett O'Hara", HARVE PRESNELL as "Rhett Butler", PATRICIA MICHAEL and ROBERT SWANN and featured ISABELLE LUCAS, MARION RAMSEY, BESSIE LOVE, DOREEN HERMITAGE, RONALD ADAM, HARRY GOODIER, IAN HANSON and BRIAN DAVIES. The majority of reviews praised Ritchie's "Scarlett" and were duly impressed by Layton's staging, but criticized Foote's treatment, which relied heavily on the audience's prior knowledge of the characters and plot and as a result was sketchy in its presentation of both. Still, Fielding was encouraged enough to schedule a Broadway opening for April 7th, 1974. In August 1973, a revised version of the London production was mounted at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles by the city's Civic Light Opera Association, with LESLEY ANN WARREN, PERNELL ROBERTS, UDANA POWER and TERENCE MONK in the leads. The strongly negative reviews prompted Layton to make numerous changes throughout the Los Angeles and subsequent San Francisco runs, but despite improvements Fielding decided to cancel his plans to move the show to Broadway ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by HAROLD ROME ("Call Me Mister", "Fanny", "Pins and Needles", "Destry Rides Again", "I Can Get It For You Wholesale", "Wish You Were "); Book by HORTON FOOTE based on the classic novel by MARGARET MITCHELL; Sets designed by DAVID HAYS and TIM GOODCHILD; Costumes designed by PATTON CAMPBELL; Directed and Choreographed by JOE LAYTON; Produced by HAROLD FIELDING ..... DETAILS: The 60 page program measures 8 3/8" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, several pages of production photos, individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors and bios of each member of the creative team ..... NOTE: The scanned pages are printed on a brown stock and are not discolored ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this rare program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
