Jerome Kern "SITTING PRETTY" Queenie Smith / Guy Bolton 1924 Broadway Flyer

Description

This is a rare single page advertising herald (flyer) promoting the final weeks of the the
Original Broadway production of the JEROME KERN, GUY BOLTON and P. G. WODEHOUSE musical comedy "SITTING PRETTY" at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The production opened April 8th, 1924 at New York's Fulton Theatre, transferred on June 9th, 1924 to the Imperial Theatre and closed there June 28th, 1924 after 95 performances.) ..... The musical starred QUEENIE SMITH and the cast included MARJORIE EGGLESTON, ALBERT WYART, HARRY LILLFORD, RUDOLPH CAMERON, EUGENE REVERE, MYRA HAMPTON, GERTRUDE BRYAN, EDWARD FINLEY, JAYNE CHESNEY, GEORGE SYLVESTER, MARIAN DICKSON, GEORGE E. MACK, DWIGHT FRYE, FRANK McINTYRE, GEORGE SPELVIN, GEORGE O'DONNELL, TERRY BLAINE, WYNTHROPE WAYNE, MARIETTA O'BRIEN, FRIEDA FITZGERALD, MAY CLARK, CHARLOTTE WAKEFIELD, DOROTHY JANICE, ALICE AKERS and DOROTHY WEST ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by
GUY BOLTON and P. G. WODEHOUSE
; Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "Sitting Pretty", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Very Warm For May", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Sally", "Music in the Air"); Sets designed by P. DODD ACKERMAN; Costumes designed by CHARLES LeMAIRE and ALICE V. O'NEIL; Orchestra conducted by MAX STEINER; Entire Production Staged by FRED G. LATHAM and JULIAN ALFRED; Produced by F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS GEST
..... DETAILS: The single page, two-sided handbill measures 5" X 7 3/4" inches and includes production credits and ticket prices on the front and excerpts from several New York reviews on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear, this rare flyer 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.