Oscar Levant "BURLESQUE" Hal Skelly / Marjorie Main 1929 Philadelphia Program

Description

This is a rare January 7th, 1929 "Shubert Playbill" program from the Post-Broadway engagement of the GEORGE MANKER WATTERS and ARTHUR HOPKINS comedy "BURLESQUE" at the Lyric Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production opened September 1st, 1927 at New York's Plymouth Theatre and ran for 372 performances before going on the road.) ..... The ensemble cast included
LAURA HAMILTON,
JOSEPH BURTON, HAL SKELLY, CHARLES D. BROWN, ROBERT BUNCE WILLIAMS, DOROTHY DECLUE, MARJORIE MAIN, BARBARA ROBINS, PAUL PORTER, RALPH THEADORE, OSCAR LEVANT and FRANK CURRAN ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE MANKER WATTERS and ARTHUR HOPKINS; Songs by ALBERT VON TILZER, PETER DE ROSE and JO TRENT; Sets designed by CLEON THROCKMORTON; Dances arranged by MARY JENNINGS; Staged by ARTHUR HOPKINS; Produced by ARTHUR HOPKINS ..... The playbill also includes the credits for
the Post-Broadway engagement of the CAROLINE FRANCKE play "EXCEEDING SMALL" at the Adelphi Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production opened October 22nd, 1928 at New York's Comedy Theatre and ran for 72 performances before going on the road.)
..... The cast included EDDIE GARVIE, ARTHUR LEONARD, CLARA WARD, KATHLEEN LOWRY, KENNETH DANA, RUTH EASTON, ERIC DRESSLER, NAN CONVERSE, ALLAN PRESCOTT, SALLY WYNNE, WALTER SPEAKMAN, GORDON McRAE, CAROLINE MORRISON, WILLIAM FRIEND and K. NAKANISHI .....
CREDITS: Book by
CAROLINE FRANCKE
; Sets designed by ROLLO WAYNE; Staged by RACHEL CROTHERS; Produced by the ACTORS' THEATRE INC.
..... DETAILS: The 32 page program measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast lists, synopsis of scenes, promotional text and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: (Please note!) The seam is split about halfway down from the top, there is a vertical fold and several pages have come loose from the staples (all pages accounted for). Despite these flaws, this rare playbill 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.