Description
This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the return of the Original Broadway production of the MOSS HART, KURT WEILL and IRA GERSHWIN musical "LADY IN THE DARK" to the Alvin Theatre in New York City on September 2nd, 1941. (The production opened January 23rd, 1941 and ran for 162 performances before taking a summer hiatus and brief tour. The show returned to the Alvin Theatre September 2nd, 1941 for an additional 305 performances.) ..... The musical starred GERTRUDE LAWRENCE and featured REX O'MALLEY, PAUL McGRATH, WILLARD PARKER, WALTER COY, ERIC BROTHERSON, DONALD RANDOLPH, JEANNE SHELBY, EVELYN WYCKOFF, ANN LEE, MARGARET DALE, NATALIE SCHAFER, DANNY KAYE, MacDONALD CAREY, VICTOR MATURE, WARD TALLMON, GEORGE BOCKMAN, BERT LYTELL, VIRGINIA PEINE, GEDDA PETRY, BETH NICHOLS, MARGARET WESTBERG, DAN HARDEN, PATRICIA DEERING, DAVID CUNNINGHAM and the ALBERTINA RASCH DANCERS ..... CREDITS: Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Book by MOSS HART; Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess"); Sets designed by HARRY HORNER; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by ALBERTINA RASCH; Directed by HASSARD SHORT; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... 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 handbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes a photo of GERTRUDE LAWRENCE and production credits on the front and excerpts from a number of New York reviews on the backside ..... CONDITION: 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.
