Harold Arlen "BLOOMER GIRL" Dorothy Sandlin / Avon Long 1949 St. Louis Program

Description: This is a rare June 20th, 1949 program (playbill) from the one-week, Municipal Opera production of the HAROLD ARLEN, E. Y. HARBURG and FRED SAIDY musical "BLOOMER GIRL" at the Municipal Open Air Theatre, Forest Park in Saint Louis, Missouri. (The Original Broadway production opened October 5th, 1944 at the Shubert Theatre in New York City and ran for 654 performances.) ..... The musical starred DOROTHY SANDLIN as "Evalina" (the role originated by CELESTE HOLM in the Broadway run) and the cast included MABEL TALIAFERRO, MARGERY OLDROYD, DOROTHY JUDEN, EDITH LANE, CARLA CALDWELL, JO GIBSON, VIRGINIA GORSKI, EDWIN STEFFE, ANDY BREEN, ROBERT RAPP, DICK KAESER, ARTHUR GIBBS, LeROY BUSCH, KEN AYERS, OLIVE REEVES-SMITH, DICK SMART, AVON LONG, JOE E. MARKS, CURT TROEGER, LLOYD MAXWELL, WILLIAM KRACH, BLAINE CORDNER, GENE TRUSTY, FRED SCHNEIDER, Jr., MIKE McKAY, EUGENE PELEGRINI, BETTY JO HAWKINS, CHARLES GLADNEY, JESSE SHANKLIN, NIXON MILLER, MELTON MOORE, NORA NEAL, HARRY WEBER, PEARL LANG and MARK RYDER ..... CREDITS: Book by SIG HERZIG and FRED SAIDY based on the play by LILITH and DAN JAMES; Music by HAROLD ARLEN ("You Said It", "Cotton Club Parade", "Life Begins at 8:40", "Hooray for What", "Bloomer Girl", "St. Louis Woman", "House of Flowers", "Jamaica", "Saratoga" and the classic film "The Wizard of Oz"); Lyrics by E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG; Orchestra conducted by EDWIN McARTHUR; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT; Dances staged by TED CAPPY; Ballets by PITTMAN CORRY; Production staged by ROBERT E. PERRY; Produced by THE MUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION under the Personal Direction of JOHN KENNEDY ..... DETAILS: The four page program measures 6 1/2" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and the story of the opera, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, 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.

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

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