Victor Herbert “THE RED MILL” Buster West / Pat Rooney, Jr. 1948 Boston Playbill
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This is a rare March 15th, 1948 playbill from the National Tour engagement of the VICTOR HERBERT and HENRY BLOSSOM musical "THE RED MILL" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The revival opened October 16th, 1945 at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre, later moved to the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre and ran for a total of 531 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred BUSTER WEST, PAT ROONEY, Jr., EDWARD DEW, HELEN ELLIOT, GLORIA De WERD, JANET MEDLIN, EARL WILLIAM, FRANK JACQUET, MARILYNE HANSEN, HAL PRICE, BOBBY VAIL, JAMES LANPHIER and LELAND LEDFORD ..... CREDITS: Music by VICTOR HERBERT ("Cyrano de Bergerac", "Babes in Toyland", "Mlle. Modiste", "The Red Mill", "Naughty Marietta", "Sweethearts", "Ziegfeld Follies", "Sally", "Gypsy Lady"); Book and Lyrics by HENRY BLOSSOM; Sets designed by ADRIAN AWAN; Costumes designed by WALTER ISRAEL; Choreographed by AIDA BROADBENT; Production Staged by BILLY GILBERT; Produced by PAULA STONE and HUNT STROMBERG, Jr. ..... DETAILS: The 16 page playbill measures 6" X 9 1/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos. The back cover is a Chesterfield Cigarettes ad promoting the ALFRED HITCHCOCK film "THE PARADINE CASE" starring GREGORY PECK, CHARLES COBURN, ANN TODD, ETHEL BARRYMORE and LOUIS JOURDAN (last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a vertical fold, light creasing and minor 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. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!