George Gershwin "PORGY and BESS" DuBose Heyward 1954 German Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare German souvenir program from the
second European Tour of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN and DU BOSE HEYWARD American Folk Opera "PORGY AND BESS". (The first European tour began October 9th, 1952 at London's Stoll Theatre and after five months of performances throughout Europe, the production returned to New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on March 10th, 1953 for 305 performances. The production then played a number of American cities followed in the fall of 1954 with an ambitious tour of South America, the Middle East and a second trip to Europe.) ..... The cast included LeVERN HUTCHERSON, LESLIE SCOTT, GLORIA DAVY, MARTHA FLOWERS, HELEN THIGPEN, GEORGIA BURKE, LORENZO FULLER, JOSEPH ATTLES, IRVING BARNES, CATHERINE AYERS, JOHN McCURRY, HELEN COLBERT, JERRY LAWS, JOSEPH JAMES, WILLIAM VEASEY, EARL JACKSON, PAUL HARRIS, MOSES LaMARR, RAY YEATES, MERRITT SMITH, RHODA BOGGS, ETHEL AYLER, NED WRIGHT and IRENE WILLIAMS ..... CREDITS: Book by DU BOSE HEYWARD founded on the play "Porgy" by DU BOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD; Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Lyrics by DU BOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN; Sets designed by WOLFGANG ROTH; Costumes designed by JED MACE; Choral Direction by EVA JESSYE; Orchestra Conducted by ALEXANDER SMALLENS; Directed by ROBERT BREEN; Produced by HANS HUBERT and SPECTACLES LUMBROSO of Paris in association with BLEVINS DAVIS and ROBERT BREEN
..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9 1/4" X 12 1/2" inches, was printed in Zurich and includes (all text in German) full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, scenes and musical numbers, promotional text, a reproduced letter sent by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to producer Blevins Davis and several production photos ..... 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 minor creasing, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian
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