Beatrice Lillie "WALK A LITTLE FASTER" Bobby Clark / Vernon Duke 1933 Playbill

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This is a rare March 6th, 1933 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG and VERNON DUKE musical revue "WALK A LITTLE FASTER" at New York's Selwyn Theatre. (The production opened December 7th, 1932 at the St. James Theatre, moved to the Selwyn Theatre on February 20th, 1933 and ran for 121 performances.) ..... The musical starred BEATRICE LILLIE, BOBBY CLARK and PAUL McCULLOUGH and featured POLLY PORTER, PATRICIA DORN, DOROTHY FITZGIBBON, JOHN HUNDLEY, DOUGLAS GERARD, LLOYD HARRIS, EVELYN HOEY, KATHERINE HALL, BARBARA WILLIAMS, JEROME ANDREWS, STEPHEN IRVING, LESLIE McLEOD, DONALD BURR, WILLIAM CULLOO, SERGE KRASNOFF, OWEN COLL, SUNNY O'DEA, KAY LAZELLE and SUE HICKS ..... CREDITS: Music by VERNON DUKE ("Garrick Gaieties", "Ziegfeld Follies", "At Home Abroad", "Cabin in the Sky", "Sadie Thompson", "Two's Company"); 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"); Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE; Choreographed by ALBERTINA RASCH; Production Conceived by BORIS ARONSON; Book Directed by MONTY WOOLLEY; Staged by ALBERTINA RASCH and MONTY WOOLLEY; Produced by COURTNEY BURR ..... DETAILS: The 22 page playbill measures 7" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers, bios of each of the three leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... BONUS: The playbill includes an advertisement for Ansonia Shoes featuring an endorsement by ETHEL MERMAN who was starring in "Take a Chance" at New York's Apollo Theatre (last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of the start of a split at the bottom seam and a light vertical crease, 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.
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