D'Oyly Carte GILBERT & SULLIVAN Operas / Martyn Green 1937 Cleveland Playbill

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This is a rare playbill from the week of March 29th, 1937 for the two-week, Post-Broadway engagement of the D'OYLY CARTE GILBERT and SULLIVAN OPERA COMPANY of London in repertory at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. (The company presented the same schedule of performances beginning September 14th, 1936 at New York's Martin Beck Theatre prior to this tour.) ..... This was the first visit to Cleveland for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company whose repertoire included "THE MIKADO" (or "The Town of Titipu"), "THE GONDOLIERS" (or "The King of Barataria"), "THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD" (or "The Merryman and his Maid"), "IOLANTHE" (or "The Peer and the Peri") and "PATIENCE" (or "Bunthorne's Bride") ..... The company included DARRELL FANCOURT, MARTYN GREEN, SYDNEY GRANVILLE, BRENDA BENNETT, SYLVIA CECIL, ANN DRUMMOND-GRANT, MARJORIE EYRE, EVELYN GARDINER, ELIZABETH NICKELL-LEAN, JOHN DEAN, DEREK OLDHAM, LESLIE RANDS, FRANK STEWARD, ROBERT WILSON and RICHARD WALKER ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by W. S. GILBERT; Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN; Sets designed by CHARLES RICKETTS and WILLIAM NICHOLSON; Costumes designed by GEORGE SHERINGHAM and PERCY ANDERSON; Orchestra conducted by ISIDORE GODFREY; Produced by THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 32 page playbill measures 6" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast lists, read more

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