Celeste Holm "BLOOMER GIRL" Harold Arlen / Mabel Taliaferro '44 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the HAROLD ARLEN, E. Y. HARBURG and FRED SAIDY musical "BLOOMER GIRL" at the Shubert Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 5th, 1944 and ran for 654 performances.) ..... The musical starred CELESTE HOLM and featured MARGARET DOUGLASS, JOAN McCRACKEN, DAVID BROOKS, DOOLEY WILSON, MABEL TALIAFERRO and MATT BRIGGS ..... CREDITS: Book by SIG HERZIG and FRED SAIDY; Music by HAROLD ARLEN (prolific composer of "You Said It", "Cotton Club Parade", "Life Begins at 8:40", "Hooray for What", "Bloomer Girl", "St. Louis Woman", "House of Flowers", "Jamaica", "Saratoga" and the classic film "The Wizard of Oz"); Lyrics by E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG; Sets designed by LEMUEL AYERS; Costumes designed by MILES WHITE; Choreographed by AGNES de MILLE; Directed by E. Y. HARBURG; Produced by JOHN C. WILSON in association with NAT GOLDSTONE ..... DETAILS: The over-sized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, extensive text on the making of the musical, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of photos of scenes from the musical ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light 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.
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