Mary Martin "LEAVE IT TO ME!" Cole Porter / Sophie Tucker 1939 Broadway Playbill

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This is a beautiful March 20th, 1939 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the COLE PORTER musical comedy "LEAVE IT TO ME!" at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 9th, 1938 and ran for 291 performances.) ..... The musical marked the Broadway debut of entertainment legend MARY MARTIN and starred WILLIAM GAXTON and VICTOR MOORE with SOPHIE TUCKER and TAMARA in supporting roles (all four are pictured on the cover). Others in the cast included RUTH BOND, BEVERLY HOSIER, WILLIAM LILLING, WALTER MONROE, EDWARD H. ROBINS, APRIL, MILDRED CHENAVAL, RUTH DAYE, AUDREY PALMER, KAY PICTURE, CHET BREE, GEORGE E. MACK, WALTER ARMIN, JAMES W. CARR, JOEL FRIEND, MAURICE KELLY, ROY ROSS, JACK SEYMOUR, JACK STANTON, WALTER B. LONG, Jr., EUGENE SIGALOFF, DEAN CARLTON, JOSEPH KALLINI, PETER LOPOUHIN, ALEXANDER ASRO, JOHN ELIOT, JOHN PANTER, MICHAEL FORBES, THOMAS JAFOLLO, DON CORTEZ, HANS HANSEN, J. COLVILLE DUNN, CHARLES CAMPBELL, MATTHEW VODNOY, IVAN IZMAILOV, STANTON BIER, ALEXIS BOLAN and EDDIE HEISLER ..... CREDITS: Book by BELLA and SAMUEL SPEWACK; Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Let's Face It!", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Sets designed by ALBERT JOHNSON; Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Directed by SAMUEL SPEWACK; Produced by VINTON FREEDLEY ..... DETAILS: This 46 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors as well as individual photos of WILLIAM GAXTON, VICTOR MOORE and SOPHIE TUCKER and two production photos ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian ..... Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare vintage Broadway playbills and programs, Original Cast CD's and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases are always combined to save on shipping costs ..... NO RESERVE! ..... This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of .50 USPS first class/ media rate shipping with delivery confirmation (50 cents for each additional program or playbill purchased when combined into a single payment - U.S. addresses only) or .95 USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. PayPal preferred ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) I can now ship by USPS International First Class Airmail (.00 to Canada / .50 to all other international destinations) or by USPS Priority International recorded delivery (.00 to Canada / .00 to all other international destinations, however up to 10 playbills can easily be shipped together in a Priority flat rate envelope for one shipping charge when all purchases are combined into a single payment). Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!!
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