Jerome Kern "SHOW BOAT" Jan Clayton / Buddy Ebsen / Helen Dowdy 1946 Playbill

Description: This is a rare January 7th, 1946 playbill from the opening weeks of the Broadway revival of the JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical comedy "SHOW BOAT" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (The Original Broadway production opened December 27th, 1927 at the Ziegfeld Theatre and ran for 575 performances. This revival opened January 5th, 1946 and ran for 418 performances.) ..... This masterwork by JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II remains one of the most successful musicals and arguably one of the greatest musical theatre scores to date. The story starts in the 1880's on one of the many American riverboats that featured traveling shows. The musical starred JAN CLAYTON as "Magnolia", CAROL BRUCE as "Julie", RALPH DUMKE as "Cap'n Andy", HELEN DOWDY as "Queenie", ETHEL OWEN as "Parthy Ann Hawks", BUDDY EBSEN as "Frank", COLETTE LYONS as "Ellie", CHARLES FREDERICKS as "Gaylord Ravenal" and KENNETH SPENCER as "Joe" and included PEARL PRIMUS, TALLEY BEATTY, MAX SHOWALTER, RALPH CHAMBERS, LaVERNE FRENCH, WILLIAM McDANIEL and HAYES GORDON ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally"); Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ("Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music") adapted from the novel by EDNA FERBER; Sets designed by HOWARD BAY; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Choreographed by HELEN TAMIRIS; Directed by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II; Produced by JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors, a full page rendering of JEROME KERN and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is light soiling to the front cover, glue residue on the back cover and a handwritten note at the top of the first inside page. Despite these flaws, this 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.

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