Ethel Merman "TAKE A CHANCE" Jack Haley / Jack Whiting 1932 Broadway Herald

Description

This is a rare advertising herald (flyer) promoting the
Original
Broadway production of the LAURENCE SCHWAB and B. G. “Buddy” DeSYLVA
musical comedy “TAKE A CHANCE” at the Apollo Theatre in New York City.
(The production opened November 26th, 1932 and ran for 243
performances.) ….. The musical starred JA
CK
HALEY,
ETHEL MERMAN and
JACK WHITING
and the
cast included
SID SILVERS, JUNE KNIGHT, DOUGLAS WOOD, MITZI
MAYFAIR, ROYAL BEAL, JOSEPHINE DUNN, OSCAR RAGLAND, EVANGELINE RALEIGH,
JOHN GRANT, LOUISE SEIDEL, LEE BEGGS, AL DOWNING and ANDREW & LOUISE
CARR …..
Side note: The production premiered on September 12th, 1932 as
Humpty-Dumpty
at the Nixon Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show was a thinly
plotted musical comedy about a theatrical family backing a
musical revue concerning great moments in American history featuring a
cast that included LOU
HOLTZ, SID SILVERS, EDDIE FOY, Jr. and ETHEL MERMAN (in only her third musical). After a disastrous five-performance run in Pittsburgh,
Humpty-Dumpty
closed for repairs. The sketches were reduced, VINCENT YOUMANS was
brought in to beef up the score, and all of the principal cast members,
save MERMAN and SILVERS were replaced. The new line-up featured
JACK WHITING and JUNE KNIGHT as the backer and the star (in a romance of
course) and JACK HALEY as another comic. Retitled
Take a Chance,
the show finally opened at New York’s Apollo Theatre in November and was a surprise hit
….. CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by LAURENCE SCHWAB and B. G. DeSYLVA;
Music by HERB BROWN NACIO and RICHARD WHITING; Additional Dialogue by
SID SILVERS; Additional Songs by VINCENT YOUMANS; Sets designed by CLEON
THROCKMORTON; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE and CHARLES LeMAIRE;
Choreographed by BOBBY CONNOLLY; Miss Merman’s songs arranged by ROGER
EDENS; Directed by EDGAR MacGREGOR; Produced by LAURENCE SCHWAB and
B. G. De SYLVA
….. 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 four page flyer measures 4″ X 7 7/8″ inches and includes wonderful graphics, production credits, one production photo, ticket prices and excerpts from a number of reviews ….. CONDITION: This rare herald is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian.