Glenda Farrell "MRS. GIBBONS' BOYS" Francis Compton / Dort Clark 1949 FLOP Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Pre-Broadway engagement of the WILL GLICKMAN and JOSEPH STEIN comedy "MRS. GIBBONS' BOYS" at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts beginning April 18th, 1949. (The production would open May 4th, 1949 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City and closed after only five performances.) ..... The play starred GLENDA FARRELL, LOIS BOLTON and FRANCIS COMPTON and featured RALPH THEODORE (replaced out-of-town), DORT CLARK
(replaced out-of-town),
ROYAL DANO, RICHARD CARLYLE, RICHARD TABER, ROBERT COLLEARY
(replaced out-of-town)
and WILLIAM DAVID ..... CREDITS: Book by
WILL GLICKMAN ("Alive and Kicking", "Plain and Fancy", "Mr. Wonderful" and "The Body Beautiful") and
JOSEPH STEIN ("Fiddler on the Roof",
"Alive and Kicking", "Plain and Fancy", "Mr. Wonderful", "The Body Beautiful",
"Take Me Along", "Juno", "Zorba", "So Long, 174th Street", "Carmelina", "Rags")
; Sets designed by JOHN ROOT; Costumes designed by JOHN LLOYD; Produced and Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes production credits and performance dates on the front and promotional text on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare handbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.