Helen Morgan "SHOW BOAT" James Hargis Connelly 1930's Double-Weight Press Photo

Description

This is a rare double-weight 8" X 10" inch press photograph of HELEN MORGAN, star of the
Original Broadway production of the classic JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical comedy "SHOW BOAT" which played the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 27th, 1927 and ran for 575 performances.) ..... The musical starred HELEN MORGAN as "Julie", CHARLES WINNINGER as "Cap'n Andy", NORMA TERRIS as "Magnolia", AUNT JEMIMA as "Queenie", EDNA MAY OLIVER as "Parthy Ann Hawks", SAMMY WHITE as "Frank", EVA PUCK as "Ellie", HOWARD MARSH as "Gaylord Ravenal" and JULES BLEDSOE as "Joe" and included ALLAN CAMPBELL, CHARLES ELLIS, BERT CHAPMAN, FRANCIS X. MAHONEY, THOMAS GUNN, JACK WYNN, PHIL SHERIDAN, JACK DALEY, DOROTHY DENESE, ANNIE HART, ESTELLE FLOYD, ETHEL ODELL, MILDRED SCHWENKE, ROBERT FARIEY, TED DANIELS, J. LEWIS JOHNSON, HELEN CHANDLER, ROSE GALLAGHER, MAURINE HOLMES and LAURA CLAIRON ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally"); Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ("Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music") adapted from the novel by EDNA FERBER; Sets designed by JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by JOHN HARKRIDER; Choreographed by SAMMY LEE; Directed by ZEKE COLVAN; Produced by FLORENZ ZIEGFELD
..... DETAILS: This rare double-weight, sepia toned photograph measures 8 1/4" X 10" inches, came from the William Morris Agency archives, is signed in the lower left corner and includes a photo credit for JAMES HARGIS CONNELLY on the backside (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing in the top 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.