Irving Berlin "MISS LIBERTY" Eddie Albert / Dody Goodman 1949 Tryout Broadside

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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York. (See cut songs below.) ....... This is a rare broadside (single page playbill) from the Pre-Broadway tryout of the IRVING BERLIN and ROBERT E. SHERWOOD musical comedy "MISS LIBERTY" at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production would open July 15th, 1949 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City and run for 308 performances.) ..... The musical starred EDDIE ALBERT, ALLYN McLERIE and MARY McCARTY and featured CHARLES DINGLE, PHILIP BOUNEUF, ETHEL GRIFFIES, HERBERT BERGHOF, TOMMY RALL, PATRICIA HAMMERLEE, TINY SHIMP, VIRGINIA CONWELL, NORMA DOGGETT, GLORIA PATRICE, NORMA KAISER, COY DARE, DOLORES "Dody" GOODMAN, MARIA KARNILOVA and JANICE RULE ..... 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 ROBERT E. SHERWOOD; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by MOTLEY; Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Directed by MOSS HART; Produced by IRVING BERLIN, ROBERT E. SHERWOOD and MOSS HART ..... DETAILS: The single page, two-sided playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, musical numbers and synopsis of scenes, but no cast photos or bios ..... CUT SONGS: The list of musical numbers includes "The Hon'rable Profession of the Fourth Estate", "Mrs. Monotony" and "What Do I Have To Do To Get My Picture in the Paper?" which were cut out-of-town ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a fold across the middle, light discoloration and moderate creasing, this broadside 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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