Cole Porter "PANAMA HATTIE" Arthur Treacher / Frances Williams 1942 Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Post-Broadway tour of the COLE PORTER musical comedy "PANAMA HATTIE". (The production opened October 30th, 1940 at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City and ran for 501 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred FRANCES WILLIAMS as "Hattie Maloney" (the role originated on Broadway by ETHEL MERMAN), ARTHUR TREACHER and JAMES DUNN and featured ANN BARRETT, RED MARSHALL and LORNA LYNN ..... CREDITS: Book by HERBERT FIELDS and B. G. "Buddy" DeSYLVA; Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Sets and Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Directed by EDGAR MacGREGOR; Produced by B. G. DeSYLVA
..... DETAILS: The oversized sixteen page program measures 8 3/8" X 11 1/2" inches and includes photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team and several pages of production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.