Fannie Brice "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" Eve Arden / Vernon Duke 1934 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the Twenty-Second edition of the "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" ("Glorifying the American Girl") at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 4th, 1934 and ran for 182 performances.) ..... The "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" were the most lavish musical productions on Broadway between 1907 and 1931. Blending beauty, music and talent with over 100 graceful and elegant "Ziegfeld Girls" in priceless gowns, jewels and flowers, audiences knew they would be treated to the most memorable evening possible. The key to the ongoing success of the "Follies", even in the worst of times was producer FLORENZ ZIEGFELD, JR. As a tribute to her late husband (and to monopolize on the legendary Ziegfeld name), BILLIE BURKE ZIEGFELD lent her support to new editions of the "Ziegfeld Follies" in 1934, 1936, 1943 and 1957. This edition starred FANNY BRICE, EVE ARDEN, WILLIE & EUGENE HOWARD, JACK COOGAN, CHERRY and JUNE PREISSER, JUDITH BARRON, PAULA DENNING, VIRGINIA HOWARD, PATRICIA BOWMAN, VICTOR MORLEY, BARRE HILL, EVELYN THAWL, BRYCE HUTCHINS, VIVIAN JANIS, LEONE SOUSA, NIELA GOODELLE, HARRIET HOWELL, CHARLES BYWATER, ROGER DAVIS, JACK ROSS, EDWARD STANLEY, JACK MILLARD and 100 GORGEOUS ZIEGFELD GIRLS ..... CREDITS: Music by VERNON DUKE ("Garrick Gaieties", "Ziegfeld Follies", "At Home Abroad", "Cabin in the Sky", "Jackpot", "The Littlest Revue", "Sadie Thompson", "Two's Company") and SAMUEL POKRASS; Lyrics by E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"); Sketches by DAVID FREEDMAN and BILLY ROSE; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT and ALBERT R. JOHNSON; Costumes designed by RUSSELL PATTERSON, RAOUL PENE DU BOIS, CHARLES LeMAIRE, BILLY LIVINGSTON and KIVIETTE; Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Sketches Directed by EDWARD C. LILLEY; Staged by BOBBY CONNOLLY and JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON; Produced by Mrs. FLORENZ ZIEGFELD (Billie Burke) ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, individual photos of each of the leading actors, promotional text and several pages of production photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a small nick in the top edge of the cover, light surface rubbing to the covers and minor edge wear, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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