Danny Kaye (Debut) "STRAW HAT REVUE" Alfred Drake / Jerome Robbins 1939 Flyer
$ 79.2
Description
This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the Original Broadway production of the MAX LIEBMAN, SYLVIA FINE and JAMES SHELTON musical revue "THE STRAW HAT REVUE" at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 29th, 1939 and ran for only 75 performances.) ..... The talented young cast included DANNY KAYE (making his Broadway debut), ALFRED DRAKE, IMOGENE COCA, JEROME ROBBINS, META MATA and OTTO HARI, DOROTHY BIRD, JEROME ANDREWS, ALBIA KAVAN, ROBERT BURTON, JAMES SHELTON, WIERE BROTHERS, GERTRUDE GOLDSMITH, HERBERT SHEPARD, HARRIETTE HENNING, NANA MATISSE, VERA VOLKENAU, LILLI SANDAN, RUTHANNA BORIS, LEON BARTE, RICHARD REED, WILLIAM BALES, CULLY RICHARDS, BRONSON DUDLEY, PANCHO SCORDI, MARJORIE MOFFETT, NAN RAE, MAUDE DAVIS, DOLORES GRANAFEI and LEE BRODY. (Please Note: No cast members are mentioned by name in the text of the handbill.) ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by SYLVIA FINE and JAMES SHELTON; Sketches mostly by MAX LIEBMAN; Sets designed by EDWARD GILBERT; Choreographed by JEROME ANDREWS; Conceived and Staged by MAX LIEBMAN; Produced by THE STRAW HAT COMPANY ..... 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, one-sided handbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes production credits, beautiful graphics, excerpts from several New York reviews, performance times and ticket prices on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a tiny tear in the right edge, 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.
