Frank Loesser "GUYS and DOLLS" Robert Alda / Sam Levene 1951 Playbill / Ticket

This is a beautiful October 1st, 1951 playbill (with a ticket stub) from the Original Broadway production of the FRANK LOESSER musical comedy "GUYS and DOLLS" which played the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 24th, 1950 and ran for 1194 performances.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Musical" starred ROBERT ALDA, MARTHA STEWART (who replaced VIVIAN BLAINE during her vacation), SAM LEVENE, ISABEL BIGLEY and PAT ROONEY, Sr. and featured STUBBY KAYE, B. S. PULLY, TOM PEDI, JOHNNY SILVER, TOM AHEARNE and NETTA PACKER ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by FRANK LOESSER ("Where's Charley?", "The Most Happy Fella", "Greenwillow", "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"); Book by JO SWERLING and ABE BURROWS based on a story and characters by DAMON RUNYON; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Dances and Musical Numbers staged by MICHAEL KIDD; Musical Direction by IRVING ACTMAN; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by FEUER and MARTIN ..... DETAILS: The 44 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos. Includes a 46th Street Theatre ticket stub stapled to a Camel Cigarettes advertisement featuring VIVIAN BLAINE (last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this playbill 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..aucCounter a .aucCounter span:hover .aucHiddenCounter .aucCounterOrangeText .aucCounterBlueText Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter