Description
This is a rare November 3rd, 1947 "Stagebill" playbill from the National Tour engagement of the IRVING BERLIN, HERBERT FIELDS and DOROTHY FIELDS musical hit "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (The Original Broadway production opened May 17th, 1946 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City and ran for 1147 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The musical starred MARY MARTIN as "Annie Oakley" (the role created on Broadway by ETHEL MERMAN) and featured EARL COVERT, DONALD BURR, JEAN CLEVELAND, TOMMY WONDER, BILLIE WORTH, RETA SHAW, JACK RUTHERFORD, ZACHARY A. CHARLES, BARTON MUMAW, HELLER HALLIDAY, SANDRA DEEL and BERNARD HOFFMAN ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"); Book by HERBERT and DOROTHY FIELDS; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Choreographed by HELEN TAMIRIS; Directed by JOSHUA LOGAN; Produced by RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ..... DETAILS: The 24 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 3/8" 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 with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: 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.
