Description
This is a rare November 6th, 1933 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the GEORGE and IRA GERSHWIN, GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MORRIE RYSKIND musical comedy "LET 'EM EAT CAKE" which played the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The sequel to the Pulitzer Prize winning "Of Thee I Sing" opened October 21st, 1933 and ran for only 89 performances.) ..... The musical starred WILLIAM GAXTON, LOIS MORAN and VICTOR MOORE (all shown in the cover photo) and featured FLORENZ AMES, GRACE WORTH, HAROLD MOFFET, ALICE BURRAGE, ABE REYNOLDS, GRENNA SLOAN, EDWARD H. ROBINS, VIVIAN BARRY, GEORGE E. MACK, CONSUELO FLOWERTON, DUDLEY CLEMENTS, MARY JO MATTHEWS, RALPH RIGGS, PHILIP LOEB, J. FRANCIS ROBERTSON, GEORGE KIRK and RICHARD TEMPLE ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MORRIE RYSKIND; Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Of Thee I Sing", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN; Choreographed by VON GRONA and NED McGURN; Sets designed by ALBERT JOHNSON; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... DETAILS: The 42 page playbill measures 7" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling and minor edge wear, this playbill 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.
