Original Listing Description

This is a rare October 11th, 1920 program (playbill) from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the musical revue "GEORGE LeMAIRE'S BROADWAY BREVITIES 1920" at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 29th, 1920 and closed December 18th, 1920 after 105 performances.) ..... The revue starred GEORGE LeMAIRE, BERT WILLIAMS, EDDIE CANTOR and EDITH HALLOR and the cast included HAL VAN RENSELLEAR, TECK MURDOCK, VIRGINIA ROCHE, PEGGY MITCHELL, ALVAH FENTON, ONA HAMILTON, EDDIE BUZZELL, PEGGY PARKER, GENEVIEVE HOUGHTON, BETTIE PARKER, JAY DILLON, NATALIE KINGSTON, ULA SHARON, WILLIAM SULLY, PAUL VAN DYKE, ALEXIS KOSLOFF, MARCELLE BARNES, FLORENCE KERN, ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Strike Up the Band", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"), BLAIR TREYNOR, ARCHIE GOTTLER and ARTHUR JACKSON; Additional Songs by BERT KALMAR and HARRY RUBY, BERT WILLIAMS, JOSEPH M. DALY and IRVING BERLIN ("Annie Get Your Gun", "Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"); Orchestra conducted by LOUIS GRESSE; Art Direction by HERBERT WARD; Sets designed by H. ROBERT LAW STUDIOS; Costumes designed by CHARLES LeMAIRE; Choreography by JACK MASON; Staged by J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by RUFUS LeMAIRE ..... DETAILS: The 52 page playbill measures 5 1/4" X 7 5/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is soiling to the covers, a corner crease to the back cover and moderate edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare playbill 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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