Pearl Bailey "ST. LOUIS WOMAN" Juanita Hall / Harold Arlen 1946 Tryout Broadside

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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York. (See cut songs below.) ....... This is a rare broadside (single page) playbill from the Pre-Broadway tryout of the HAROLD ARLEN and JOHNNY MERCER musical "ST. LOUIS WOMAN" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts beginning February 19th, 1946. (The production would open March 30th, 1946 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City and run for only 113 performances.) ..... The musical, which introduced the standards "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" starred PEARL BAILEY, the NICHOLAS BROTHERS (Harold and Fayard), REX INGRAM, RUBY HILL, JUNE HAWKINS and JUANITA HALL and featured ROBERT POPE, LOUIS SHARP, ELWOOD SMITH, MERRITT SMITH, CHARLES WELCH, MAUDE RUSSELL, MILTON J. WILLIAMS, FRANK GREEN, JOSEPH EADY, YVONNE COLEMAN, HERBERT COLEMAN, LORENZO FULLER, MILTON WOOD, CREIGHTON THOMPSON, JERRY LAWS (whose role was eliminated out-of-town), ARTHUR LAWSON, ROYCE WALLACE and CARRINGTON LEWIS ..... CREDITS: Book by ARNA BONTEMPS and COUNTEE CULLEN based on the novel "God Sends Sunday" by ARNA BONTEMPS; Music by HAROLD ARLEN (the prolific composer of "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 JOHNNY MERCER ("St. Louis Woman"; "Texas Li'l Darlin'"; "Top Banana"; "Mr. Wonderful"; "Li'l Abner"; "Saratoga"; "Foxy"); Sets and Costumes designed by LEMUEL AYERS; Choreographed by ANTHONY TUDOR (replaced out-of-town by CHARLES WALTERS); Directed by LEMUEL AYERS (replaced out-of-town by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN); Produced by EDWARD GROSS ..... DETAILS: The single page, two-sided playbill measures 5 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 ..... CUT SONGS: The list of musical numbers includes "High, Low, Jack and the Game", "A Man's Gotta Fight", "'S One Thing You Gotta Find Out Yourself", "Sow the Seed an' Reap the Harvest" and "Talkin' Glory"  which were cut out-of-town ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing and light edge wear, this rare 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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