This is a rare April 5th, 1947 "Stagebill" playbill from the Post-Broadway engagement of the DUKE ELLINGTON and JOHN LATOUCHE musical "BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY" at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (The production opened December 26th, 1946 at New York's Broadway Theatre and ran for 111 performances before a brief tour.) ..... Based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera", the musical starred ALFRED DRAKE and featured ZERO MOSTEL, AVON LONG, MILDRED SMITH, JET MacDONALD, MARIE BRYANT, PAUL GODKIN, DOROTHY ETHERIDGE, TOMMY GOMEZ, ARCHIE SAVAGE, EDMUND J. HOWLAND, RAYMOND DORIAN, ALBERT POPWELL, CLAUDIA JORDAN, NINA FRANKIN, MARGARET WILSON, JEAN DWYER, CLAIRE HALE, ROXIE FOSTER, RITA MORROW, MALKA FARBER, ROYCE WALLACE, ENID WILLIAMS, BILL DILLARD, RUSSELL FORD, GORDON NELSON, PERRY BRUSKIN, STANLEY CARLSON, DOUGLAS HENDERSON, LEWIS CHARLES, DOROTHY JOHNSON and ROLLIN SMITH ..... CREDITS: Music by DUKE ELLINGTON; Book and Lyrics by JOHN LATOUCHE ("Cabin in the Sky", "Banjo Eyes", "Polonaise", "Beggar's Holiday", "The Golden Apple", "Candide", "The Vamp") based on JOHN GAY's "The Beggar's Opera"; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by WALTER FLORELL; Choreographed by VALERIE BETTIS; Directed by NICHOLAS RAY; Produced by PERRY WATKINS and JOHN R. SHEPPARD, Jr. ..... DETAILS: The 24 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, a photo and bio of DUKE ELLINGTON and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this 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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