Dolores Gray "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" Irving Berlin 1949 London's Third Year Menu

Description: This is a rare menu and agenda for the June 12th, 1949 Celebration Masquerade commemorating the third year of the Original West End production of the IRVING BERLIN, HERBERT FIELDS and DOROTHY FIELDS musical "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" at the Cafe de Paris in London. (The Original Broadway production opened May 17th, 1946 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City and ran for 1147 performances. The Original West End production opened June 7th, 1947 at London's Coliseum Theatre and ran for 1304 performances.) ..... The musical starred DOLORES GRAY as "Annie Oakley" (the role created on Broadway by ETHEL MERMAN) and featured BILL JOHNSON, HAL BRYAN, PADDY STONE, WILLIAM THOMSON, HAL OSMOND, BARBARA BABINGTON, WENDY TOYE, IRVING DAVIES, ELLIS IRVING, JAMES CLARK, VIC BROWN, DON JOHNSON, PATRICIA GARNETT, EDMUND DALBY, JOHN GARSIDE, BETTY HARE, DENNIS PECK, SALLY MAYO, MARK PASQUIN, JACK GRIFFIN, DOROTHY BLACK, MICHAEL NICHOLLS, PERLITA NEILSON, MARIAN CHAPMAN, FAITH BAILEY, JOHN MILBURNE, BRENDA GAYL, DORIS FISHWICK, MARIETTA BUTTERY, JOSE MARNIA, ELAINE GILES, HETTY WARD, JOHN CROSSFIELD, NOEL HURST, DAVID GRIFFITH, KEITH LEE, BERNARD QUINN, JOHN R. SANGER, JAMES CLARK, VIC BROWN, MARGUERITE EARLE, ELAINE GILES, ELIZABETH ST. DENIS and JOAN GRUNDY ..... Side note: The Café de Paris was a London nightclub, located in the West End, beside Leicester Square on Coventry Street, Piccadilly. Opened in 1924, it became one of the leading theatre clubs in London. After being hit by a German bomb in 1941, when at least 34 people were killed and around 80 injured, it was closed until 1948 ..... 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 PHYSHE; Choreographed by HELEN TAMIRIS and Assisted by DANIEL NAGRIN; Directed by CHARLES HICKMAN; Produced by EMILE LITTLER by arrangement with CHAPPELL & CO., LTD., and RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ..... DETAILS: The menu measures 4 3/4" X 8" inches, is printed on a heavy card stock and opens to reveal the menu (with uniquely relatable titles: Homard Cocktail de Irving Berlin, Souce a la Dolores Gris, Friandise au Herbert et Dorothy Fields, etc.), details for the Fancy Dress Parade Contest and the evening's entertainment ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor soiling to the covers, this rare menu 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.

Price: 149.99 USD

Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

End Time: 2023-10-15T07:00:00.000Z

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