Anna Maria Alberghetti "ROSE MARIE" Alice Ghostley 1957 Dallas Souvenir Program - $100 - (Cannon Beach, OR)
This is a rare 1957 souvenir program from the Texas State Fair Musicals' 16th season at the State Fair Summer Theatre in Dallas, Texas. The current production was the OTTO HARBACH, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, RUDOLF FRIML and HERBERT STOTHART musical "ROSE MARIE". (The Original Broadway production opened September 2nd, 1924 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City and ran for 557 performances. Several revivals surfaced in the 1940's, but they all closed on the road failing to arrive in New York.) ..... The musical starred ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI in the title role and the cast included JOHN REARDON, ALICE GHOSTLEY, ROBERT BUSH, ESTELLE SLOAN, WILLIAM LE MASSENA, G. WOOD, JOE LAYTON, MARTHA BUMPAS and REUBEN NOEL ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by OTTO HARBACH ("Bright Eyes", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Roberta", "The Firefly", "Wildflower", "Sunny", "Rose-Marie", "Song of the Flame", "The Desert Song", "No, No, Nanette") and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Show Boat", "The Desert Song", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Allegro", "Pipe Dream", "South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song", "The Sound of Music"); Music by RUDOLF FRIML ("Rose-Marie", "The Vagabond King", "The Firefly", "High Jinks", "The Three Musketeers", "Ziegfeld Follies of 1921") and HERBERT STOTHART; Sets designed by PETER WOLF; Choreographed by DANIA KRUPSKA; Directed by DONALD SADDLER; Produced by CHARLES R. MEEKER, Jr. for DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS ..... DETAILS: The oversized sixteen page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: This rare 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 carefull…
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