Gertrude Lawrence "ANDRE CHARLOT'S REVUE of 1924" Beatrice Lillie 1924 Program

Description

This is a rare September 1st, 1924 program (playbill) from the Original Broadway production of the
musical revue "ANDRE CHARLOT'S REVUE OF 1924"
at the Times Square Theatre in New York City
. (The production opened January 9th, 1924 and ran for 298 performances.) ..... With music and lyrics by NOEL COWARD, IVOR NOVELLO, EUBIE BLAKE and others, the revue first introduced American audiences to the reigning queens of the British Musical stage; BEATRICE LILLIE and GERTRUDE LAWRENCE as well as sixteen year-old JESSIE MATTHEWS. The musical also starred NELSON KEYS and featured ETHEL BARBOUR, JUNE KENNEDY, LOU ARMES, JOSEPHINE CONROY, CONSTANCE CARPENTER, MARJORIE CAGLE, GWEN EDGELL, DORE HANBURY, ELVIRA HENDERSON, OLIVE LINDFIELD, BARBARA ROBERTS, PEGGY WILLOUGHBY, SUNNY SAUNDERS, MINA DUNCAN, ALTA MEARKLE, MARION ARDELL, JILL WILLIAMS, SYBIL WILSON, DOLLY ANDERSON, DOROTHY PATTERSON, COSSIE GODFREY, FLORENCE MARSHALL, VIOLET DAVIS, HELENE McGLYNN, IDA PARKINSON, BETTY CLYNE, EVE WYNNE, BOBBIE NORTON, ELVONNE HELGREN, MAY BOYLE, CAMILLE SMITH, GEORGE PUGHE, IRENE RUSSELL, HERBERT MUNDIN, EDITH PRICE, ROBERT HOBBS, MARJORIE BROOKS, FRED LESLIE and DOROTHY BLANCHARD ..... Side Note: GERTRUDE LAWRENCE was forced to leave the cast late in the run (replaced by JESSIE MATTHEWS) when she contracted double pneumonia and pleurisy. She spent fourteen weeks in a Toronto hospital recuperating ..... CREDITS: Sketches, Music and Lyrics by ERIC BLORE, RONALD JEANS, PHILIP BRAHAM, DION TITHERADGE, NORAH BLANEY, IVOR NOVELLO, DOROTA FLATAU, NOEL COWARD, DOUGLAS FURBER, JACK HULBERT, NOBLE SISSLE, EUBIE BLAKE, R. P. WESTON, BERT LEE, GEORGE ELTON and COLLIE KNOX; Sets designed by MARC HENRI and LAVERDET, London; Costumes designed by G. K. BENDS and GUY de GERALD; Dances Staged by DAVID BENNETT; Conceived and Directed by ANDRE CHARLOT; Produced by THE SELWYNS ..... DETAILS: The 28 page program measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light staining along the inside seam and minor edge wear, this rare 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.