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George Gershwin "OF THEE I SING" Pulitzer Prize / William Gaxton 1932 Playbill

$ 21.11

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    Description

    This is a rare May 2nd, 1932 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the GEORGE and IRA GERSHWIN, GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MORRIE RYSKIND musical comedy "OF THEE I SING" at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 26th, 1931 at the Music Box Theatre, moved to the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre on October 10th, 1932 and ran for a total of 441 performances.) ..... The groundbreaking "OF THEE I SING" was the first musical awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and one of the first Broadway productions to deal with the serious subject of American politics, satirizing inept politicians with limited vision and the ignorant voters who elect them .....The musical starred WILLIAM GAXTON, LOIS MORAN and VICTOR MOORE (all shown in the cover photo) and featured SAM MANN, HAROLD MOFFET, VIVIAN BARRY, DUDLEY CLEMENTS, GEORGE E. MACK, EDWARD H. ROBINS, GEORGE MURPHY, GRACE BRINKLEY, JUNE O'DEA, TOM DRAAK, SULO HEVONPAA, RALPH RIGGS, LESLIE BINGHAM, FLORENZ AMES and MARTIN LEROY ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MORRIE RYSKIND; Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Of Thee I Sing", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN; Choreographed by GEORGIE HALE; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by WELD and CHARLES LeMAIRE; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... DETAILS: The 44 page playbill measures 7" X 9 1/2" 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: With the exception of a bumped corner at the lower right, 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.