Ethel Merman "PANAMA HATTIE" Cole Porter 1940 Decca Records Album Insert Booklet

Description

This is a rare Decca Records booklet which accompanied the 78 rpm set of the Original Broadway Cast recording of the
COLE PORTER musical comedy "PANAMA HATTIE" (album No. 203) on two 10" inch vinyl records. (The production opened October 30th, 1940 at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City and ran for 501 performances.) ..... The musical starred the legendary ETHEL MERMAN and featured ARTHUR TREACHER, BETTY HUTTON, JAMES DUNN, JOAN CARROLL, PHYLLIS BROOKS, RAGS RAGLAND, PAT HARRINGTON, AL DOWNING, TED DANIELS, NADINE GAE, JUNE ALLYSON, VERA ELLEN, DON WEISMULLER, ANN GRAHAM and FRANK HYERS ..... CREDITS: Book by HERBERT FIELDS and B. G. "Buddy" DeSYLVA; Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Sets and Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Directed by EDGAR MacGREGOR; Produced by B. G. DeSYLVA
..... DETAILS: Copyrighted in 1940, this four page booklet measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes individual photos of ETHEL MERMAN and COLE PORTER, production credits, song titles, promotional and biographical text and the catalogue numbers of the additional cast recordings on the Decca label. (Please note! This is for the booklet only and does not include the recordings.) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling along the seam and minor edge wear, this booklet 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.