Johnny Mercer "TEXAS LI'L DARLIN" Kenny Delmar / Mary Hatcher 1949 Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the JOHNNY MERCER and ROBERT EMMETT DOLAN musical comedy "TEXAS LI'L DARLIN'" which played the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 25th, 1949 and ran for 293 performances.) ..... The musical starred KENNY DELMAR and featured DANNY SCHOLL, MARY HATCHER, LORING SMITH, FREDD WAYNE, KATE MURTAH, BETTY LOU KEIM, JARED REED, CAMERON ANDREWS, NED WERTIMER and the TEXAS RHYTHM BOYS ..... CREDITS: Music by ROBERT EMMETT DOLAN; Lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER ("St. Louis Woman", "Texas Li'l Darlin", "Top Banana", "Li'l Abner", "Saratoga", "Foxy"); Book by JOHN WHEDON and SAM MOORE; Music Orchestrated by ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT; Sets designed by THEODORE COOPER; Costumes designed by ELEANORE GOLDSMITH; Choreographed by AL WHITE, JR.; Staged by PAUL CRABTREE; Produced by Studio Productions and Anthony Brady Farrell Productions ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 11 7/8" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text and several pages of photos of scenes from the musical ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.