Marilyn Miller "PASSING SHOW OF 1914" Sigmund Romberg 1915 Pittsburgh Herald

Description

This is a rare four-page advertising herald (flyer) promoting the one-week,
Post-Broadway engagement of the Winter Garden's Annual Fall Revue "THE PASSING SHOW OF 1914" at the Alvin Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania beginning April 5th, 1915. (The
production opened June 1st, 1914 at New York's Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 133 performances before going on the road
.) .....
"The Passing Show" began in 1912 (not counting an 1894 production at the Casino Theatre) as a Winter Garden Extravaganza and became an annual event until 1924.
The cast included MARILYNN MILLER (in what had been her Broadway debut), JOHN FREEMAN, MURIEL WINDOW, ARTHUR WHITMAN, ETHEL AMORITA KELLY, FRANCES DEMAREST, WILLIAM DUNHAM, GEORGE W. MONROE, LEW BRICE, ELSIE PILCER, IVAN BANKOFF, ROBERT EMMETT KEANE, JOSEPH P. GALTON, JACK BICK, ARTIE MEHLINGER, JUNE ELVIDGE, HARRY FISHER, STAFFORD PEMBERTON, WINIFRED GILRAIN, DAVE MARSHALL, STANLEY VICKERS, WALTER SMITH, FLORENCE AVERELLE, MAE TORMEY, EMILY MILES and RAYE SHIRLEY. (Please Note! No cast members are mentioned by name in the text of the flyer. The above cast list has been taken from a program for the show, available in a separate listing.) ..... CREDITS: Music by
SIGMUND ROMBERG ("Maytime", "Sinbad", "Poor Little Ritz Girl", "Blossom Time", "The Student Prince", "The Desert Song", "Rosalie", "Up in Central Park", "The Girl in Pink Tights")
; Dialogue and Lyrics by HAROLD ATTERIDGE; Sets designed by H. ROBERT LAW; Costumes designed by MELVILLE ELLIS;
Choreographed by JACK MASON;
Staged by J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by the WINTER GARDEN COMPANY
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and heralds were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This four page herald measures 6 1/4" X 9" inches and includes wonderful graphics on the cover and on the inside pages and promotional text, performance dates and booking information on the backside ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The top edge has been trimmed, there are several edge tears and a handwritten comment on the left side of the cover. Despite these flaws, this rare flyer 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.