SUSANNA DON'T YOU CRY Playbill STEPHEN FOSTER / BETTINA HALL NYC Flop 1939

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SUSANNA, DON'T YOU CRY
,
Playbill
, 05/22/39, Opening Night, Martin Beck Theatre, NYC
.  Produced by The American Lyric Theatre, t
he musical opened in NYC
on 05/22/39 and ran for only 5 performances.
The cast includes Bettina Hall, Michael Bartlett, the Hall Johnson Choir (under the direction of Leonard DePaur), Lansing Hatfield, Hope Manning, Avis Andrews, Robert Clarke, Lee Couch and Robert Chisholm
.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Foster and book by Sarah Newmeyer and Clarance Loomis (based on the melodies of Stephen Foster).  Directed by Jose Ruben.  Also on the bill are The Ballet Caravan, Lincoln Kirstein, director with
AIR AND VARIATIONS
, music by Johann Sebastian Bach and choreographed by William Dollar;
POCAHONTAS
, music by Elliott Carter Jr and choreographed by Lew Christensen;
BILLY THE KID
, music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Eugene Loring;
FILLING STATION
, music by Virgil Thompson and choreography by Lew Christensen;
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER
by Stephen Vincent Benet, music by Douglas Moore, staged by John Houseman and choreographed by Eugene Loring.  The Playbill is complete.
Note:
This is a regular Playbill size program.
This is NOT a reproduction!!
Condition is near excellent with minor wear.
CONDITION:
I use a six-step condition scale to describe the overall paper quality:  Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.  Good means just that:  desireable for a collection with no immediate need to upgrade.  Excellent and Mint are usually reserved for publisher and music store remainders.  Expect Good-minus and Fair to have considerable wear.  All specific condition faults are noted after the general condition.
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