PLAYBILL SET OF 4 REVUES '40s BEA LILLIE, ED WYNN, MILTON BERLE OLSEN & JOHNSON

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1.
ORIGINAL PLAYBILL for the week beginning OCTOBER 7, 1940  ( 1 Week after opening) FOR THE BROADHURST THEATER   FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER
STARRING  ED WYNN, JANE PICKENS
MUSIC: SAMMY FAIN
LYRICS: JACK YELLEN
ENTIRE PRODUCTION CREATED, PRODUCED AND STAGED BY : ED WYNN
OPENED: OCTOBER 1, 1940
CLOSED: MARCH 15, 1941
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES:  191
“IN GOOD CONDITION considering the Playbill is 80 years old. Shows expected browning and wear. Also slightly folded in the middle.
2.
ORIGINAL PLAYBILL for the week beginning MARCH 16, 1941 FOR THE WINTER GARDEN THEATER  FOR
HELLZAPOPPIN
:  "The Screamlined Revue Designed For Laughing"
STARRING  OLSEN & JOHNSON
BOOK:OLSEN & JOHNSON
LYRICS & MUSIC:  SAMMY FAIN and CHARLES TOBIAS
OPENED: SEPTEMBER 22, 1938
CLOSED: DECEMBER 17, 1941
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES:  1,404
“IN FAIR CONDITION considering the Playbill is 79 years old. Shows expected browning and wear. Cover lining is loose. Date written on Title Page . Includes photos added by a previous owner plus a review.
3.
ORIGINAL PLAYBILL for the week beginning APRIL 9, 1944  for THE IMPERIAL THEATER  for
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES
: "A National Institution Glorifying the American Girl"
STARRING MILTON BERLE, SENOR WENCES, BILL & CORA BAIRD
LYRICS: JACK YELLEN
MUSIC : RAY HENDERSON
OPENED: APRIL 1, 1943
CLOSED: JULY 27, 1944
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES: 553
“IN FAIR CONDITION considering the Playbill is 76 years old. Shows expected browning ( especially on cover ) and wear. Also, in ink in upper right hand corner is written 1944. Pp 11-13 are loose.
4.
PLAYBILL for the week beginning MAY 10, 1948- 10 Days after Opening Night Date)  for the  NEW CENTURY THEATER ( now demolished) for
INSIDE U.S.A.:
A NEW MUSICAL REVUE
STARRING  ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST:  BEATRICE LILLIE, "TIN MAN" WIZARD OF OZ JACK HALEY, CARL REINER
LYRICS & MUSIC: HOWARD DIETZ and ARTHUR SCHWARTZ
OPENED:  APRIL 30, 1948
CLOSED:  FEBRUARY 19, 1949
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES:  399
“IN GOOD CONDITION considering the Playbill is 72 years old. Shows slight expected browning and wear.
EACH IS A COLLECTIBLE PLAYBILL WITH INTERESTING  ARTICLES AND ADS  INCLUDING ADS FOR RESTAURANTS AND NIGHT CLUBS THAT NO LONGER EXIST WHICH  EVOKE THE  1940s.
EACH IS AN OUTSTANDING ADDITION TO A  PLAYBILL COLLECTION OF