Description: This is a rare October 27th, 1957 Lackawanna Railroad Timetable for the Mountain View to New York line advertising the Original Broadway production of the JOHNNY MERCER and GENE de PAUL musical comedy hit "LI'L ABNER" on the front panel. The production opened November 15th, 1956 at the St. James Theatre in New York City and ran for 693 performances ..... The musical starred PETER PALMER, EDITH ADAMS, STUBBY KAYE, HOWARD ST. JOHN and CHARLOTTE RAE and featured JOE E. MARKS, BERN HOFFMAN, AL NESOR, DEEDEE WOOD, TED THURSTON, JULIE NEWMAR, WILLIAM LANTEAU and STANLEY SIMMONDS ..... CREDITS: Book by NORMAN PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK based on the characters of AL CAPP; Music by GENE de PAUL; Lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER ("St. Louis Woman", "Top Banana", "Texas L'il Darlin'", "Saratoga", "Li'l Abner"); Playbill Cover by CHARLES GABRIEL; Sets designed by WILLIAM and JEAN ECKART; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Directed and Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Produced by NORMAN PANAMA, MELVIN FRANK and MICHAEL KIDD ..... DETAILS: This four panel, bi-fold timetable measures 2 7/8" X 5 1/2" inches (5 5/8" X 7 1/8" inches when unfolded) and also includes a list of shows scheduled to open in the 1957-58 season. They include the musical flop "COPPER and BRASS", the HAROLD ARLEN, E. Y. HARBURG and FRED SAIDY musical comedy "JAMAICA", the MEREDITH WILLSON musical comedy hit "THE MUSIC MAN" and the landmark ARTHUR LAURENTS, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical "WEST SIDE STORY" ..... CONDITION: This rare schedule 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. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
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