Carmen Miranda "STREETS OF PARIS" Abbott & Costello / Bobby Clark 1939 Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original Broadway production of the JAMES McHUGH and AL DUBIN musical revue "THE STREETS OF PARIS" at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. (The production opened June 19th, 1939 and ran for 274 performances.) ..... The musical starred BOBBY CLARK, LUELLA GEAR, ABBOTT & COSTELLO and CARMEN MIRANDA and featured DELLA LIND, YVONNE BOUVIER, GLORIA GILBERT, DR. "THINK-A-DRINK" HOFFMAN, GOWER CHAMPION and JEANNE TYLER, THE READINGER TWINS, WARD & VAN, BEN DOVA, THE HYLTON SISTERS, MARGARET IRVING, JOHN McCauley, MAGDA KARI, BUDDY ROBERTS, LINCOLN WILMERTON and BILLY BRANCH ..... CREDITS: Music by JIMMY McHUGH; Lyrics by AL DUBIN; Additional Musical Numbers by HAROLD ROME; Sketches by TOM McKNIGHT, CHARLES SHERMAN and S. JAY KAUFMAN; Sets designed by LAWRENCE L. GOLDWASSER; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Staged by EDWARD DURYEA DOWLING; Produced by The Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT in association with OLSEN and JOHNSON ..... 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, two-sided handbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes wonderful graphics and production credits on the front and excerpts from several New York reviews on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a vertical fold, 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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