Joe E. Brown "GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES" Ted Lewis 1923 New Haven Program

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This is a rare April 23rd, 1923 program from the Post-Broadway engagement of the Third Annual New York Latin Quarter Revusical Comedy "THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES" at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. (The production opened August 31st, 1921 at New York's Sam S. Shubert Theatre and ran for 167 performances before going on the road.) ..... The Greenwich Village Theatre was located between Christopher Street and West Fourth Street across from Sheridan Square. The theatre opened as a neighborhood playhouse in November of 1917 and was built by Maguerite Abbott Barker. The first shows were so good that they attracted uptown audiences downtown in droves. The one thing responsible for putting the theatre on the map was "THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES", a "Revusical Comedy of New York's Latin Quarter", invented and produced for the stage by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON. In these Pre and Post World War One days, the lavish Broadway playhouses competed with more and more money to stage the biggest and most dazzling shows. Murray had no money, but all the talent he needed to create the very concept of the intimate revue of New York City. The first "Follies" of Greenwich Village opened in July of 1919. It wasn't long before a "Sold Out" sign hung in the box office window. After a six week run the show moved uptown to Broadway, which no other Village production had ever managed to do before. A second "Follies" was spun by Anderson for the 1920 season, and like the first, it also moved to a Broadway theatre. From then on the "Follies" became a Broadway only production and renewed itself annually throughout the 1920's. (Reprinted in part from the Greenwich Village Gazette website) ..... The touring cast included JOE E. BROWN, TED LEWIS, SAMMY WHITE, EVA PUCK, BILLYE WESTON, ROY PURVIANCE, BASIL SMITH, HAMILTON CONDON, MARIE HOLLY, JOHN MAHAN, MAREN BERDINE, KATHLEEN BARROW, VALODIA VESTOFF, NANCY LARNED, BEE RICHARDSON, ALBERT DEANO, TEDDIE GILL, ADELE DAVIS, REED HAMILTON, FRANK DANIELS, ANN GARRISON, KAY VENNIECE, MOLLIE DODD, GRACE RIVERS, CORA D'ORSAY, MARIE BAUDEAUX, LADY MAY SWIFT, JULIETTE BIZET, LILLIAN NOROVA, CHARLES MacDONALD and ANITA VALLE ..... CREDITS: Music by CAREY MORGAN; Book and Lyrics by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON and ARTHUR SWANSTROM; Featuring songs by JACK YELLEN, MILTON AGER, J. FRED COOTS, EDDIE DOWLING and RAYMOND W. KLAGES; Scenery and Costumes designed by ROBERT LOCHER and JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON; Directed by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON; Produced by THE BOHEMIANS, INC. ..... DETAILS: The 24 page program measures 5 3/4" X 8 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios. Also includes the credits for the three-night Post-Broadway engagement of the CRANE WILBUR thriller "THE MONSTER" starring FRANK McCORMACK, SUZANNE CAUBET, CRANE WILBUR, WALTER JAMES, HOWARD LANG and FREDERICK SMITH ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light vertical fold and minor creasing along the seam, 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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