Description: This is a rare October 4th, 1946 program (playbill) from the three-night, Columbus Light Opera Company production of the VINCENT YOUMANS, FRANK MANDEL, OTTO HARBACH and IRVING CAESAR musical comedy hit "NO, NO, NANETTE" at the Hartman Theatre in Columbus, Ohio ..... Among the cast was nineteen year-old SUSAN "Susie" JOHNSON, who would make her Broadway debut two years later as a replacement in the Original Broadway production of the Lerner and Loewe classic "Brigadoon" and would follow with starring roles in "The Most Happy Fella", "Oh, Captain!", "Whoop-Up" and "Donnybrook!"). PATTI COOPER starred as "Nanette" and the cast included VICKI CUDDY, JANE ANN HUBER, MILLICENT SCHAEFFER, JACK BOWMAN, GLORIA MAGISTRALE, YOLANDA FASOLA, JANE BEAVER, KEITH MACKEY, DICK WILLARD, MARY FRANCES PHILLIPS, LONNY CLARK, JEANNE PHILLIPS and MAZIE COHEN ..... Side Note: "NO, NO, NANETTE" not only introduced the song "Tea For Two", one of the most popular show tunes of the twentieth century, but was responsible in large part for Baseball's legendary "Curse of the Bambino". Producer Harry Frazee (1881-1929) was a successful entertainment entrepreneur who in 1917 purchased the Boston Red Sox baseball team. He sold his star pitcher, slugger BABE RUTH to the New York Yankees in 1920 for the then unheard of price of $125,000 to finance his new Broadway musical, "No, No, Nanette". This initiated the so-called "Curse of the Bambino", the third longest drought in World Series titles (1918 - 2004) which finally came to an end with Boston's 2004 championship ..... CREDITS: Book by FRANK MANDEL and OTTO HARBACH; Lyrics by OTTO HARBACH and IRVING CAESAR; Music by VINCENT YOUMANS; Sets designed by SCHELL SCENIC STUDIOS; Costumes designed by EAVES COSTUME COMPANY; Staged and Directed by EDWARD F. HIPPLE; Produced by the COLUMBUS LIGHT OPERA COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The six panel, bi-fold playbill measures 6 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a vertical fold, this program 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!
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