This is a rare ticket envelope and loose ticket stub from the December 26th, 1953 matinee performance of the Original Broadway production of the musical revue "JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON'S ALMANAC" at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 10th, 1953 and ran for 229 performances.) ..... The show starred HERMIONE GINGOLD, BILLY DeWOLFE, HARRY BELAFONTE (Tony Award winner for "Best Featured Actor in a Musical") and POLLY BERGEN and featured ORSON BEAN, NANCI CROMPTON, CARLETON CARPENTER, CELIA LIPTON, HARRY MIMMO, ELAINE DUNN, JAMES JEWELL, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, LEE BECKER, IMELDA DeMARTIN, TINA LOUISE and LARRY KERT ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics mostly by RICHARD ADLER and JERRY ROSS ("Pajama Game", "Damn Yankees"); Additional Music and Lyrics by CY COLEMAN, MICHAEL GRACE, JOSEPH McCARTHY, Jr., HENRY SULLIVAN, JOHN ROX and SHELDON HARNICK; Sketches by JEAN KERR, SUMNER LOCKE-ELLIOTT, ARTHUR MACRAE, HERBERT FARJEON, LAURI WYLIE and BILLY K. WELLS; Sets designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Costumes designed by THOMAS BECHER; Choreographed by DONALD SADDLER; Sketches Directed by CYRIL RITCHARD; Production Devised and Staged by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON; Produced by MICHAEL GRACE and STANLEY GILKEY in association with HARRY RIGBY ..... DETAILS: This rare Imperial Theatre ticket envelope measures 4 1/4" X 2 1/2" inches and has advertising for New York's Hotel Edison on both the front and backsides. The December 26th, 1953 ticket stub measures approx. 1 1/2" X 1 5/8" inches ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing to both the ticket stub and the envelope, this rare set 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.