Harold Rome "SING OUT THE NEWS" June Allyson / Will Geer 1938 Tryout Program

Description

I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York. (See cut song below.) ....... This
is a rare
August 29th, 1938
program (playbill) from the two-week, Pre-Broadway engagement of the HAROLD ROME and CHARLES FRIEDMAN musical revue "SING OUT THE NEWS" at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production would open September 24th, 1938 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City and ran for 105 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included JUNE ALLYSON, HIRAM SHERMAN, PHILIP LOEB, WILL GEER, LESLIE LITOMY, CHARLES LAWRENCE, JOEY FAYE, BEN ROSS, JIMMY LYDON, HERBERT SUMPTER, HAZEL SCOTT, WARREN COLEMAN, RAY HARRISON, MUSA WILLIAMS, GEORGE JONES, Jr., REX INGRAM, MARY JANE WALSH, GINGER MANNERS, DAISY BERNIER, CHRISTINA LIND, MIRIAM FRANKLIN, THELMA LEE, GEORGIA JARVIS, DAWN ROLAND, JANE FRASER, NANCY HEALY, ELEANOR EBERLE, MADELYN WHITE, ROSALIND GORDON, KATHRYN LAZELL, MICHAEL LORING, EDWIN SMITH, BRUCE BARCLAY, JOHN BARRY, DUDLEY KING, HOWARD WARRINER, THOMAS MITCHELL, EDWARD GALLOWAY, RANOLDS DUPLER, BRUCE ROGERS and THE VIRGINIANS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by HAROLD J. ROME ("Call Me Mister", "Destry Rides Again", "Fanny", "Pins and Needles", "I Can Get It For You Wholesale", "Wish You Were Here", "Gone With the Wind"); Conceived by CHARLES FRIEDMAN; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by JOHN HAMBLETON; Choreographed by DAVE GOULD; Directed by CHARLES FRIEDMAN; Produced by MAX GORDON in association with GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART ..... DETAILS: The six-panel, bi-fold program measures 3" X 8 1/2" inches, is printed on a light brown newsprint stock and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers
..... CUT SONG: The list of musical numbers includes "Rhumba On the Right" which was cut in Philadelphia
..... CONDITION: With the exception of edge chipping on the right side and the start of a split at the bottom of one of the folds, 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.