Description
This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the OLE OLSEN and CHIC JOHNSON "Screamlined" Revue "HELLZAPOPPIN" which played the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 22nd, 1938 at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, moved to the Winter Garden on November 26th, 1938 and ran for a respectable 1404 performances.) ..... The musical revue starred BILLY HOUSE, EDDIE GARR, GRACE and NIKKO, the STERNER SISTERS, the READ SISTERS, the OXFORD BOYS, BEN DOVA, PAUL GORDON, BILLY POTTER, BOBBY JARVIS and a Broadway and Hollywood Beauty Ensemble ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by SAMMY FAIN ("Hellzapoppin", "Sons o' Fun", "Alive and Kicking", "Flahooley", "Ankles Aweigh", "Christine", "Something More!") and CHARLES TOBIAS; Book by OLE OLSEN and CHIC JOHNSON; Costumes designed by JOAN PERSONETTE; Choreographed by GAE FOSTER; Directed by EDWARD DURYEA DOWLING; Produced by OLE OLSEN and CHIC JOHNSON ..... DETAILS: The oversized sixteen page program measures 8 7/8" X 11 7/8" inches and includes full production credits, scenes, list of musical numbers, promotional text, a reprinted "New York Times" article from January 17th, 1939, photos of each of the leading actors and several pages of photos of the chorus girls ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing to the back cover 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.
