"The Mikado" GILBERT & SULLIVAN Operas / Winthrop Ames 1928 Philadelphia Program

Description: This is a rare program (playbill) from the week of January 23rd, 1928 for the Post-Broadway engagement of the WINTHROP AMES' GILBERT and SULLIVAN OPERA COMPANY in repertory at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The company presented the same series of performances at the Royale Theatre in New York City beginning September 17th, 1927.) ..... The repertoire included "THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" (or "The Slave of Duty"), "IOLANTHE" (or "The Peer and the Peri") and the current week, "THE MIKADO" (or "The Town of Titipu") ..... The company included JOHN BARCLAY, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, FRED WRIGHT, WILLIAM C. GORDON, J. HUMBIRD DUFFEY, LOIS BENNETT, S. RUSSELL STERLING, BETTINA HALL, VERA ROSS, GEORGE C. LEHRIAN and PAULA LANGLEN ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by W. S. GILBERT; Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN; Sets designed by RAYMOND SOVEY; Choreographed by MICHIO ITO; Produced and Directed by WINTHROP AMES ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 7 5/8" inches and includes production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is minor soiling to the front and back covers, moderate creasing and minor edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare playbill 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: 29.99 USD

Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

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