Alfred Drake "KISMET" Doretta Morrow / Joan Diener 1955 London Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Original West End production of the ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST musical "KISMET" at the Stoll Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened December 3rd, 1953 at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre and ran for 583 performances. The London production opened April 20th, 1955 and ran for 648 performances.) ..... The musical starred ALFRED DRAKE and featured DORETTA MORROW, JOAN DIENER,
PETER GRANT, PAUL WHITSUN-JONES, DONALD ECCLES,
COLIN THOMAS, COLIN CUNNINGHAM, HUMPHREY HEATHCOTE, DAVID DULAK, RAYMOND RAY, JOHN BLYSDAEL, GEORGE SLACK, ALISTER WILLIAMSON, STANLEY VAN BEERS, JOSEPHINE BLAKE, MALCOLM GODDARD, NIGEL BURKE, TUDOR EVANS, GEORGE SWALES, KEN RICHMOND, GORDON PETRIE, HARRY BAIRD, SHEILA O'NEILL, MURIEL ALI, DOREEN RIDER, JUDITH SHERGOLD, PAMELA BUTLER, SHEILA BRADLEY, OLGA ROMAN, FRANK OLEGARIO, CLAIRE WARNER, JUNE GRANT, JULIET PROWSE, BARBARA ALLARD, JILL MARTIN, JANE WALKER, BARBARA ULRIC and ROBERT GARCIA ..... CREDITS: Book by CHARLES LEDERER and LUTHER DAVIS based on the play by EDWARD KNOBLOCK; Musical Adaptation and Lyrics by ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST ("Song of Norway", "Kismet", "At the Grand", "Magdalena", "Dumas & Son", "Kean", "Anya", "Timbuktu", "Grand Hotel"); Music adapted from Themes by ALEXANDER BORODIN; Sets and Costumes designed by LEMUEL AYERS; Playbill Cover illustrated by AL HIRSCHFELD; Choreographed by JACK COLE; Directed by ALBERT MARRE; Produced by JACK HYLTON by arrangement with CHARLES LEDERER and EDWIN LESTER ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and includes production credits, partial cast list, bios of each member of the creative team, promotional text and page after page of photos of scenes from the musical ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a vertical fold, a light corner crease at the bottom right and minor edge wear, this rare program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.