Jerome Kern "MUSIC IN THE AIR" Oscar Hammerstein / Mary Ellis 1933 London Herald

Description

This is a rare eight-page advertising herald (flyer) promoting the
Original West End production of the JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical adventure "MUSIC IN THE AIR" at His Majesty's Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened November 8th, 1932 at New York's Alvin Theatre and ran for 342 performances. The London production opened May 19th, 1933 and ran for 275 performances.) ..... The musical starred MARY ELLIS and featured EVE LISTER, JEAN GILLIE, HORACE HODGES, RYALL CORDREY, LYDIA CRADDOCK, BRUCE CARFAX, S. MAJOR JONES, ROBERT ASHBY, MARIE MINTO, MOLLY HAMLEY-CLIFFORD, JO MONKHOUSE, JOHN GOLD, LANCE FAIRFAX, C. V. FRANCE, HERBERT ROSS, BETTY ELBURN, ARTHUR MARGETSON, FRANCIS LINDON, SYD HOWES, STUART HARDING, JOHN TURNBULL, MURIEL GEORGE, DONALDA WARNE, PHYLLIS MORRIS, GORDON CROCKER and PAT WORDSLEY ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally"); Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ("Show Boat", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music"); Sets and Costumes designed by G. E. CALTHROP; Production staged by JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II; Produced by CHARLES B. COCHRAN
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This eight page flyer measures 5" X 7 3/4" inches and includes production credits, cast list, promotional text, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and six photos of scenes from the 1933 London production ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling to the cover, this rare flyer 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.