Peggy Lee "RED WHITE and BLUE" Larry Storch / Bobby Van 1951 Chicago Playbill

Description

This is a rare January 1st, 1950 "Stagebill" playbill from the out-of-town tryout of the American Legion's All American Musical Revue "RED WHITE and BLUE"
at the Opera House in Chicago, Illinois. (The
production opened
October 7th, 1950 at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles and closed January 20th, 1951 at the Opera House in Chicago, failing to arrive in New York
.) ..... The musical revue starred PEGGY LEE and featured The SZONYS, JOE JACKSON, Jr., PAUL HAAKON, DOLORES BOUCHE, STEPHANIE ANTLE, LARRY STORCH, BOBBY VAN, GALE SHERWOOD, JAY BREGGREN, MARILYN CLEEK, The NONCHALANTS, VIRGINIA LEE, BOB CARROLL, MARSHALL BALL, CHET GALE and the DAVID ROSE ORCHESTRA .....
CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by
ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST ("Song of Norway", "Kismet", "At the Grand", "Magdalena", "Dumas & Son", "Kean", "Anya", "Timbuktu", "Grand Hotel"), DAVID ROSE,
SAMMY CAHN ("High Button Shoes", "Two's Company", "Skyscraper", "Walking Happy", "Look To The Lilies"), AL RINKER, FLOYD HUDDLESTON, M. K. JEROME, JACK SCHOLL, BARRY TRIVERS, VI BRADLEY, LEO ROBIN, JACK ELLIOTT, VICTOR YOUNG, BOB HILLIARD and HAL BORNE; Sketches and Scenes by HENRY TAYLOR, ED HALDEMAN and BARRY TRIVERS
;
Orchestra Directed by JAMES CATHCART; Sets designed by JAMES McCAMM; Wardrobe designed and created by HOWARD SHOUP; Ballets staged by PAUL HAAKON; Choreographed by CLIFF FERRE; Directed by LE ROY PRINZ and OWEN CRUMP;
Produced by
THE AMERICAN LEGION ..... DETAILS: The 20 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a date written at the top of the back cover and a light vertical fold, 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.