Cole Porter "ANYTHING GOES" Jeanne Aubert / Sydney Howard 1935 London Program

Description

This is a rare August 5th, 1935 programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the COLE PORTER, GUY BOLTON and P. G. WODEHOUSE musical comedy "ANYTHING GOES" at the Palace Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened November 21st, 1934 at the Alvin Theatre in New York City and ran for 420 performances. The London production opened June 14th, 1935 and ran for 261 performances.) ..... The musical starred SYDNEY HOWARD and JEANNE AUBERT and featured
JACK WHITING,
ADELE DIXON, BETTY KEAN, PETER HADDON, FRANK TICKLE, RICHARD CLARKE, TOMMY HAYES, JOE LEE, NORMAN BARTLETT, HECTOR THOMAS, DIANA WILSON, FRANK FOSTER, LEY ON, AH WOO SING, SHEILA DOUGLAS-PENNANT, LANCE LISTER, DUDLEY LEWIS, LESLIE PERRETT, BLAKE DORN, DAVID MARSH, SIMETA MARSDEN, HENRIETTA CAVENDISH, LOUIS DARNLEY, GRAHAM POCKETT, HENRY THOMPSON, DAVID TUBB, JACK FRANCOIS and MARY RELPH ..... CREDITS: Book by GUY BOLTON and P. G. WODEHOUSE; Revised by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE; 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"); Sets designed by ALICK JOHNSTONE; Costumes designed by ADA PEACOCK and REVILLE; Choreographed by BUDDY BRADLEY; Directed by FRANK COLLINS; Produced by CHARLES B. COCHRAN in association with VINTON FREEDLEY ..... DETAILS: The 32 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, individual photos of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this rare 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.