Gertrude Lang "BLOSSOM TIME" Sigmund Romberg 1924 Portsmouth, Ohio Blotter

Description

This is a rare promotional ink blotter advertising
the one-night,
National Tour engagement of the SIGMUND ROMBERG and DOROTHY DONNELLY musical play "BLOSSOM TIME" at the High School Auditorium in Portsmouth, Ohio on September 30th, 1924. (The production opened September 29th, 1921 at New York's Ambassador Theatre, moved to the Jolson's 59th Street Theatre on October 2nd, 1922 and the Century Theatre on October 23rd, 1922, running for 516 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... Using the melodies of FRANZ SCHUBERT, the hit musical starred HOLLIS DAVENNY as "Franz Schubert" and GERTRUDE LANG as "Mitzi" and included GENE LEONTOVITCH, MYRA TRACY, de VECMON RAMSEY, AMY LESTER, YOLANDA PRESSBURG, PATRICK KELLY, TEDDY WEBB, GREGORY RATOFF, A. ARTHUR TRACY, HEDLEY HALL, WILLIAM M. LILLING, LEE BRIGHT, OLIVER McCORMICK, HOWARD SAMPLES, OTIS SHERIDAN, RUTH MEIER, ELIZABETH HUNT and DAVID ZUKOR ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by DOROTHY DONNELLY adapted from the original by A. M. WILLNER and HEINZ REICHERT; Music adapted 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") from the melodies of FRANZ SCHUBERT and HEINRICH BERTE; Orchestra conducted by GEORGE LYDING; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT; Musical Numbers arranged by F. M. GILLESPIE; Staged by J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT
..... DETAILS: The blotter measures 9 1/4" X 3 3/4" inches, is printed on a card stock and includes wonderful graphics, a production photo and production credits
on the front side. The backside is blank. The above credits have been copied from a program for another stop on the tour
..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light corner crease and moderate edge wear, this rare blotter 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.
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