Jerome Kern "MUSIC IN THE AIR" Oscar Hammerstein / Donald Brian 1933 Playbill

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This is a rare September 1933 program (playbill) with an original ticket stub from the Post-Broadway engagement of the JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical adventure "MUSIC IN THE AIR" at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The Original Broadway production opened November 8th, 1932 at New York's Alvin Theatre, moved to the Forty-Fourth Street Theatre on March 31st, 1933 and ran for 342 performances.) ..... The cast included REINALD WERRENRATH, AL SHEAN, WALTER SLEZAK, THEO VAN TASSEL, RITA MARKS, ANN BARRIE, MARTY SEMON, HERBERT LYLE, ROBERT RHODES, CLIFF HECKINGER, LYDIA VAN GILDER, PAUL DONAH, CARRIE BRIDEWELL, LEONE NEUMANN, NICHOLAS JOY, HARRY MESTAYER, DOROTHY JOHNSON, DESIREE TABOR, DONALD BRIAN, DESHA, CARRIE WELLER, CARL EDEM, GEORGE DIETER, GEORGE LUDWIG, ALFRED RUSS, LAURA, EMIL PALLENBERG, ALEXIS OBOLENSKY, IVY SCOTT, UNA VAL, CARL SPIEGEL, MARJORIE MAIN, FRANK DOBERT, GEORG GERHARDI, PAUL JANERT and TAMARA ZOYA ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally"); Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ("Show Boat", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music"); Sets designed by JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by JOHN W. HARKRIDER and HOWARD SHOUP; Orchestra conducted by JACQUES RABIROFF; Directed by JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II; Produced by A. C. BLUMENTHAL ..... DETAILS: The four page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios. Includes a ticket stub from the September 20th, 1933 evening performance stapled to the top of the third page ..... CONDITION: With the exception of the date written at the top of the cover, the start of a split at the bottom seam and light creasing from having been folded into quarters, this 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.
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