Sigmund Romberg "NEW MOON" Oscar Hammerstein / Don Saxon 1950 Chicago Playbill

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This is a rare July 11th, 1950 "Stagebill" playbill from the one-week, Summer Stock engagement of the
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II,
FRANK MANDEL, LAURENCE SCHWAB
and SIGMUND ROMBERG musical romance "THE NEW MOON
"
at the North Shore Music Theatre in Highland Park, Illinois. (The
Original Broadway production opened
September 19th, 1928 at New York's
Imperial
Theatre, moved to the
Casino Theatre on November 18th, 1929 and ran for a combined 509 performances.) ..... The musical starred ANDZIA KUZAK as "Marianne Beaunoir", RUSS REED as "Vicomte Ribaud" and MARTY LYNN as "Julie" and featured ARISTIDES COPULAS, JOHN BANKHURST, WILLIAM PIERSON, HARRY STOCKWELL, TIM HERBERT, DON SAXON, MICHAEL SHEEHY, JIM DEMAREST, RICHARD PAGE, EVELYN REYNOLDS and dancers TYGETT and BOCKMAN ..... Side Note:
The New Moon
premiered at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia on December 24th, 1927. The tryout was a failure, and the show was extensively revised before a second tryout in Cleveland in August 1928. Al Goodman conducted in both Philadelphia and in New York
..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Show Boat", "The Desert Song", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Allegro", "Pipe Dream", "South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song", "The Sound of Music") and FRANK MANDEL; Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG ("Maytime", "Sinbad", "Poor Little Ritz Girl", "Blossom Time", "The Student Prince", "The Desert Song", "Rosalie", "Up in Central Park", "My Romance", "The Girl in Pink Tights");
Choreographed by GEORGE PRONATH; Directed by EDWARD CLARKE LILLEY;
Produced by
THE MUSIC THEATRE ..... DETAILS: The 24 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" 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 minor edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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