George and Ira Gershwin "TELL ME MORE" Leslie Henson 1925 London Card / Flyer

Description

This is a rare single-page advertising card (flyer) promoting the opening of the
Original West End production of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, FRED THOMPSON, WILLIAM K. WELLS, B. G. DeSYLVA, DESMOND CARTER and IRA GERSHWIN musical comedy "TELL ME MORE" at the Winter Garden Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened April 13th, 1925 at New York's Gaiety Theatre and ran for 100 performances. The London production opened May 25th, 1925 and ran for 263 performances.) ..... The musical starred HEATHER THATCHER, ELSA MACFARLANE, ARTHUR MARGETSON,
VERA LENNOX,
CLAUDE HULBERT
and LESLIE HENSON and featured DOROTHY FIELD,
MURIEL BARNBY,
ADA PALMER,
GUY FANE,
GEORGE de WARFAZ,
SYLVIA HAWKES,
GEORGE HAMILTON, BUBBLES RYAN, QUEENIE ASHTON, BERYL MURRAY, PHYLLIS GARTON, GERALDINE AYLMER, PHYLLIS SWINBURNE, MARJORIE HALL, WINIFRED SHOTTER, MARGOT ST. LEGER, MARGARET MOORE, JACK GLYN, JAMES CROOME, BETTY SCHUSTER, YVONNE O'BEARE, ERNEST GRAHAM, PEGGY BEATY and WILLIAM ALEXANDER ..... CREDITS: Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Strike Up the Band", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Book by
FRED THOMPSON and WILLIAM K. WELLS
; Lyrics by
B. G. DeSYLVA, DESMOND CARTER and IRA GERSHWIN
; Sets designed by JOSEPH and PHIL HARKER; Costumes designed by COMELLI and CHRISTABEL RUSSELL; Choreographed by SAMMY LEE; Directed by FELIX EDWARDES; Produced by GEORGE GROSSMITH and J. A. E. MALONE by arrangement with ALEX A. AARONS
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided card measures 3 1/2" X 5 1/2" inches and includes the same text on both sides ..... CONDITION: This rare herald 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.