Description
This is a beautiful playbill from the week of February 24th, 1930 for the Original Broadway production of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN and GEORGE S. KAUFMAN musical comedy "STRIKE UP THE BAND" at the Times Square Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 14th, 1930 and ran for 191 performances.) ..... The musical which introduced the standard, "I've Got a Crush On You", starred BOBBY CLARK and PAUL McCULLOUGH and featured BLANCHE RING, GORDON SMITH, ROBERT BENTLEY, DUDLEY CLEMENTS, KATHRYN HAMILL, DORIS CARSON, MARGARET SCHILLING, JERRY GOFF, HAROLS WOOLF, MARION MILLER, ETHEL BRITTON, VIRGINIA BARNES, VINCENT CURRAN and JOYCE COLES with RED NICHOLS and his Orchestra ..... CREDITS: Music 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"); Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN; Sets designed by RAYMOND SOVEY; Costumes designed by CHARLES LE MAIRE; Choreographed by GEORGE HALE; Directed by ALEXANDER LEFTWICH; Produced by EDGAR SELWYN ..... DETAILS: The 42 page playbill measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.
