Nanette Fabray (Debut) "MEET THE PEOPLE" Jack Gilford 1940 Tryout Playbill

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Seller: Top-Rated Seller broadway!!! ✉️ (38,455) 100%, Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 154142711154 Nanette Fabray (Debut) "MEET THE PEOPLE" Jack Gilford 1940 Tryout Playbill. I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York ....... This is a rare September 28th, 1940 "Stagebill" playbill from the Pre-Broadway tryout of the JAY GORNEY and HENRY MYERS musical revue "MEET THE PEOPLE" at the Grand Opera House in Chicago, Illinois. (The production would open December 25th, 1940 at the Mansfield Theatre in New York City and run for 160 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included a number of talented young people making their Broadway debuts including NANETTE FABRAY (then known as Nanette Fabares), JACK ALBERTSON and JACK GILFORD. Others in the cast included FAY McKENZIE, MARION COLBY, PATRICIA BRILHANTE, BERNICE PARKS, BERYL CAREW, SUE ROBIN, MARIE DeFOREST, LOIS PAUL, EDDIE JOHNSON, TED ARKIN, JACK BOYLE, ANGUS HOPKINS, KENNETH PATTERSON, ROBERT DAVIS, ROBERT NASH, DOROTHY ROBERTS, RAFE EISENBERG, ROBERT NASH, ELIZABETH TALBOT-MARTIN, PEGGY RYAN, KENNETH PATTERSON and BARNEY PHILLIPS ..... CREDITS: Music by JAY GORNEY; Lyrics by HENRY MYERS; Sets designed by FREDERICK STOVER; Costumes designed by GERDA VANDERNEERS and KATE LAWSON; Sketches Directed by MORTIMER OFFNER; Production Staged by DANNY DARE; Produced by THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE ALLIANCE ..... DETAILS: The 20 page playbill measures 6 1/8" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast credits, scenes and list of musical numbers but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare 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.
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  • Product Type: Playbills
  • Date: 1940 - 1949
  • Genre: Theatre Memorabilia
  • Music Subgenre: Broadway Musical Revue
  • Original / Reproduction: Original - U.S.

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