Maya Angelou "PORGY and BESS" George Gershwin 1955 Tel Aviv, Israel Program

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This is a rare oversized January 26th, 1955 program from the five-night,
Middle Eastern Tour engagement of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN and DU BOSE HEYWARD American Folk Opera "PORGY AND BESS" at the Habimah Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel. (The first European tour began October 9th, 1952 at London's Stoll Theatre and after five months of performances throughout Europe, the production returned to New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on March 10th, 1953 for 305 performances. The production then played a number of American cities followed in the fall of 1954 with an ambitious tour of South America, the Middle East and a second trip to Europe.) ..... The cast included MAYA ANGELOU, LeVERN HUTCHERSON, LESLIE SCOTT, IRENE WILLIAMS, GLORIA DAVY, FREDYE MARSHALL,
LORENZO FULLER,
JOSEPH ATTLES,
HELEN THIGPEN, GEORGIA BURKE, JOHN McCURRY,
HELEN COLBERT,
IRVING BARNES, CATHERINE AYERS,
MARTHA FLOWERS,
JOSEPH JAMES,
JERRY LAWS,
WILLIAM VEASEY,
RAY YEATES, MERRITT SMITH,
PAUL HARRIS, MOSES LaMARR, BARBARA ANN WEBB, RHODA BOGGS, NED WRIGHT, SAM KASAKOFF, RUBY GREENE, IRENE WILLIAMS,
EARL JACKSON, JAMES REYNOLDS and LILLIAN HAYMAN
..... CREDITS: Book by DU BOSE HEYWARD founded on the play "Porgy" by DU BOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD; Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Lyrics by DU BOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN; Sets designed by WOLFGANG ROTH; Costumes designed by JED MACE; Choral Direction by EVA JESSYE; Orchestra Conducted by ALEXANDER SMALLENS; Directed by ROBERT BREEN; Produced by W. H. ROBERT in association with BLEVINS DAVIS and ROBERT BREEN
..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page program measures 9 1/2" X 13 1/4" inches, was printed on a heavy brown stock and includes wonderful cover graphics, full production credits, cast list, synopsis of the story (in both English and Arabic) and promotional text, but no cast photos or bios ..... PLEASE NOTE: Due to the unusual size, the scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are wider than shown ..... CONDITION: There is a heavy fold across the middle with tearing at the right edge of the fold, the start of splits at both the top and bottom seam, minor discoloration, light soiling and creasing along the bottom edge. Despite these flaws, this rare program will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian
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