Ethel Merman "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" Irving Berlin / Milton Watson 1948 Playbill

Description: This is a beautiful August 16th, 1948 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the IRVING BERLIN, HERBERT FIELDS and DOROTHY FIELDS musical hit "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" which played the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 17th, 1946 and ran for 1147 performances.) ..... The legendary ETHEL MERMAN created several of the most endearing characters in musical theatre history; "Reno Sweeney" in Cole Porter's "Anything Goes", "Mama Rose" in Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's "Gypsy" and "Annie Oakley" in Irving Berlin's greatest success, "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" ..... In addition to ETHEL MERMAN, the musical featured MILTON WATSON, WARREN BERLINGER, JANE EARLE, MARTY MAY, JACK BEABER, WALTER KLAVIN, PETE CIVELLO, VINCENT HENRY, ARTHUR ULISSE, RUTH MITCHELL, GLORIA GORDON, ART BARNETT, PHIL McENENY, LEA PENMAN, BETTY LOU HOLLAND, GORDON WEST, BARBARA GAYE, MARLENE CAMERON, MARY ELLEN GLASS, CLIFFORD TATUM, Jr., CLARENCE HALL, BARBARA BARLOW, WILLIAM O'NEAL, ALMA ROSS, ELIZABETH MALONE, NELLIE RANSON, JOHN GARTH III, LEON BIBB, CLYDE TURNER, LUBOV ROUDENKO, GEORGE LIPMAN, HAROLD GORDON, ROSLYN LOWE, OSTRID LIND, DOROTHY RICHARDS, JOSEPH CUNNEFF, NOEL GORDON, RAY HYSON, WILLIAM WESLOW, ROBERT NASH, MARIETTA VORE, ROSE MARIE ELLIOTT, MARJORIE CROSSLAND, FRED RIVETT, PAT DEXTER and MADELEINE DETRY ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"); Book by HERBERT and DOROTHY FIELDS; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Choreographed by HELEN TAMIRIS; Directed by JOSHUA LOGAN; Produced by RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ..... DETAILS: The 32 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of 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.

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Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

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