Rodgers & Hart "THE GIRL FRIEND" Sam White / Eva Puck / Lew Fields 1926 Program

Description

This is a rare March 22nd, 1926 program (playbill) from the opening weeks
of the Original Broadway production of the RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART musical comedy "THE GIRL FRIEND"
at
the Vanderbilt Theatre in New York City
. (The production opened March 17th, 1926 at the Vanderbilt Theatre and ran for 301 performances.) ..... The
musical starred EVA PUCK and SAM WHITE and the cast included DOROTHY BARBER, OLIVE BEEBE, WALTER BIGELOW, DOROTHY BROWN, ARTHUR C. BUDD, EVELYN CAVANAUGH, AUSTIN CLARK, ROY CLEMENTS, JUNE COCHRANE, GERTRUDE COLE, EVA CONDON, FRANK DOANE, FRANCIS X. DONEGAN, JOEL DUROE, A. GOODRICH, EVE MARIE GRAY, JOHN HUNDLEY, JACK KOGAN, ALICE KOSTA, AINSLEY LAMBERT, EDDIE LESLIE, CAROL LYNNE, WILLIAM MARSHALL, ELIZABETH MEARS, GYPSY MOONEY, JAN MOORE, HERMAN NEWMAN, VIRGINIA OTIS, LEON ROSE, DOROTHY ROY, PAUL SABIN, SILVIA SHAWN, HELEN SHEPARD, K. SMITH STANLEY, EVELYN RUTH URILDA and SANFORD WOLF ..... CREDITS: Book by HERBERT FIELDS; Music by
RICHARD RODGERS;
Lyrics by LORENZ HART (Rodgers & Hart's collaborations include "The Girl Friend", "Pal Joey", "On Your Toes", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Connecticut Yankee", "Higher & Higher", "The Boys From Syracuse", "By Jupiter", "Chee-Chee", "Simple Simon", "I Married an Angel" and "Jumbo"); Sets designed by P. DODD ACKERMAN; Costumes designed by JOHN BOOTH, Jr., HUGH WILLOUGHBY and GRACE CARSON; Choreographed by JACK HASKELL; Directed by JOHN HARWOOD; Produced by LEW FIELDS
..... DETAILS: The 28 page playbill measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge chipping, a heavy corner crease to several inside pages and moderate 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.