Description: This is a rare autographed single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original West End production of KATHERINE DUNHAM with her Company of Dancers, Singers and Musicians at the Cambridge Theatre in London. (The production opened January 8th, 1952 and ran for 92 performances.) ..... The revue starred KATHERINE DUNHAM (who signed the front adding, "Sincerely") and the Dunham Dancers, Singers and Musicians including LENWOOD MORRIS, LUCILLE ELLIS, VANOYE AIKENS, WILBERT BRADLEY, RICHARD AVALOS, LOU CAMACHO, ADRIEN CICERON, FRANK GLASS, LUCY GUANNEL, LAVINIA HAMILTON, ELOISE HILL, CHARLES MOORE, JULIE ROBINSON, FRANCES TAYLOR, JACQUELINE WALCOTT, MINNIE WILLIS, URAL WILSON, MIRIAM BURTON, MILTON GRAYSON, ROSALIE KING, GORDON SIMPSON, LA ROSA ESTRADA and ALBERT LAGUERRE ..... Biography: Katherine Dunham has been called the "Matriarch of Black Dance." Her unprecedented blend of cultural anthropology with the artistic genre of dance in the early 1930's, produced groundbreaking forms of movement, and in the United States, established black dance as an art form in its own right. Her professional troupe, formed in the early 1940's, was a first for African Americans, and led the way for future notables of dance the likes of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem ..... CREDITS: Choreographed and Staged by KATHERINE DUNHAM; Sets and Costumes designed by JOHN PRATT; Orchestra conducted by BERNARDO NORIEGA; Produced by PETER DAUBENY RESENTATIONS LTD. by arrangement with FERNAND LUMBROSO and LEON HEPNER ..... 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 5 3/8" X 7 1/2" inches and includes production credits, excerpts from several reviews, performance times and ticket prices on the front and a photo of KATHERINE DUNHAM on the backside. This autographed flyer will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CONDITION: With the exception of several small edge tears and moderate creasing, this rare handbill 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: 199.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-02-17T03:28:17.000Z
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