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eBay This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the Original Broadway production of the ORSON WELLES and COLE PORTER musical "AROUND THE WORLD" ("In Eighty Days") at the Adelphi Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 31st, 1946 and closed after only 75 performances.) ..... The musical starred ORSON WELLES as "Detective Dick Fix" and included ARTHUR MARGETSON, MARY HEALY, JULIE WARREN, LARRY LAURENCE, VICTORIA CORDOVA, JACK CASSIDY, BRAINERD DUFFIELD, STEFAN SCHNABEL, GUY SPAULL, BERNARD SAVAGE, ARTHUR COHEN and GORDON WEST ..... CREDITS: Music, Lyrics and Incidental Score by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Panama Hattie", "Can-Can", "Mexican Hayride", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Book by ORSON WELLES adapted from the novel by JULES VERNE; Sets designed by ROBERT DAVISON; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Choreographed by NELSON BARCLIFT; Orchestra Conducted by HARRY LEVANT; Directed by ORSON WELLES; Produced by THE MERCURY THEATRE and ORSON WELLES ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, one-sided handbill measures 5 1/2" X 9 3/8" inches and includes wonderful graphics, production credits, excerpts from a number of New York reviews, ticket prices and booking information on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear, this rare handbill 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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