Tallulah Bankhead "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" Beatrice Arthur 1956 FLOP Tryout Playbill

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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 ....... This is a rare "Playgoer" playbill from the out-of-town tryout of the 1956 edition of the "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production opened April 16th, 1956 at the Shubert Theatre in Boston and closed May 12th, 1956 at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia, cancelling the scheduled Broadway opening.) ..... The "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" were the most lavish musical productions on Broadway between 1907 and 1931. Blending beauty, music and talent with over 100 graceful and elegant "Ziegfeld Girls" in priceless gowns, jewels and flowers, audiences knew they would be treated to the most memorable evening possible. The key to the ongoing success of the "Follies", even in the worst of times was producer FLORENZ ZIEGFELD, JR. As a tribute to her late husband (and to capitalize on the legendary Ziegfeld name), BILLIE BURKE ZIEGFELD lent her support to new editions of the "Ziegfeld Follies" in 1934, 1936, 1943, 1956, 1957 and 1958. This edition starred TALLULAH BANKHEAD and featured CAROL HANEY, JOAN DIENER, DAVID BURNS, MAE BARNES, ELLIOTT REID, MATT MATTOX, LARRY KERT, BEATRICE ARTHUR and JULIE NEWMAR ..... CREDITS: Sketches by ARNOLD B. HORWITT, DAVID ROGERS, RONNY GRAHAM, STANLEY PRAGER and others; Music and Lyrics by ARNOLD B. HORWITT, ALBERT HAGUE, CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Little Me", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"), RICHARD LEWINE, CHARLES STROUSE ("Annie", "Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Charlie and Algernon", "Dance a Little Closer"), LEE ADAMS ("Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Ain't Broadway Grand"), ALTON RINKER, FLOYD HUDDLESTON, JERRY BOCK ("Mr. Wonderful", "The Body Beautiful", "The Apple Tree", "Tenderloin", "Fiorello!", "The Rothschilds", "She Loves Me"), LARRY HOLOFCENER and IRVING BERLIN ("Annie Get Your Gun", "Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"); Sets and Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Choreographed by JACK COLE; Sketches staged by CHRISTOPHER HEWETT; Produced by RICHARD KOLLMAR and JAMES W. GARDINER by arrangement with BILLIE BURKE ZIEGFELD ..... DETAILS: The twelve page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: 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.
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