24 year-old Joan Diener "KISMET" Fired by Jack Hylton 1955 London Press Photo

Description

This is a rare glossy photograph of JOAN DIENER with her dog, relaxing in her Grosvenor Square apartment in London. Miss Diener was suing producer JACK HYLTON for firing her from the
Original West End production of the ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST musical "KISMET" at the Stoll Theatre in London for being absent from the show without permission. (The Original Broadway production opened December 3rd, 1953 at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre and ran for 583 performances. The London production opened April 20th, 1955 and ran for 648 performances.) ..... The musical starred ALFRED DRAKE and featured DORETTA MORROW, JOAN DIENER, COLIN THOMAS, COLIN CUNNINGHAM, HUMPHREY HEATHCOTE, DAVID DULAK, RAYMOND RAY, JOHN BLYSDAEL, DONALD ECCLES, GEORGE SLACK, ALISTER WILLIAMSON, STANLEY VAN BEERS, JOSEPHINE BLAKE, MALCOLM GODDARD, NIGEL BURKE, TUDOR EVANS, PAUL WHITSUN-JONES, GEORGE SWALES, KEN RICHMOND, GORDON PETRIE, HARRY BAIRD, SHEILA O'NEILL, MURIEL ALI, DOREEN RIDER, PETER GRANT, JUDITH SHERGOLD, PAMELA BUTLER, SHEILA BRADLEY, OLGA ROMAN, FRANK OLEGARIO, CLAIRE WARNER, JUNE GRANT, JULIET PROWSE, BARBARA ALLARD, JILL MARTIN, JANE WALKER, BARBARA ULRIC and ROBERT GARCIA ..... CREDITS: Book by CHARLES LEDERER and LUTHER DAVIS based on the play by EDWARD KNOBLOCK; Musical Adaptation and Lyrics by ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST ("Song of Norway", "Kismet", "At the Grand", "Magdalena", "Dumas & Son", "Kean", "Anya", "Timbuktu", "Grand Hotel"); Music adapted from Themes by ALEXANDER BORODIN; Sets and Costumes designed by LEMUEL AYERS; Choreographed by JACK COLE; Directed by ALBERT MARRE; Produced by JACK HYLTON by arrangement with CHARLES LEDERER and EDWIN LESTER
..... DETAILS: This rare press photo measures 6 1/2" X 8 5/8" inches and includes a caption strip on the backside (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of creasing in the top left corner and in the lower left margin, this rare photo 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.