Ronald Fraser "LA GROSSE VALISE" Harold Rome 1965 Boston Tryout FLOP Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the Pre-Broadway tryout of the ROBERT DHERY, GERARD CALVI and HAROLD ROME musical flop "LA GROSSE VALISE" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts beginning November 10th, 1965. (The production would open December 14th, 1965 at the Fifty-Fourth Street Theatre in New York City and close after only seven performances.) ..... "Direct from Paris", the musical starred RONALD FRASER and VICTOR SPINETTI and featured MONDO et GROSSO, PAT ELLIS, FRANCE ARNELL, JOYCE JILLSON, GUY BERTIL, JOHN MAXIM and BRIGITTE VALADIN ..... CREDITS: Book by ROBERT DHERY; Music and Orchestrations by GERARD CALVI; Lyrics by HAROLD ROME ("Call Me Mister", "Fanny", "Pins and Needles", "Wish You Were Here", "Destry Rides Again", "I Can Get It For You Wholesale", "The Zulu and the Zayda");  Sets designed by JACQUES DUPONT; Scenery and Costumes supervised by FREDERICK FOX; Choreographed by COLETTE BROSSET; Directed by ROBERT DHERY; Produced by JOE KIPNESS and ARTHUR LESSER ..... 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 wonderful graphics on the front and promotional text and a ticket order form on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of creasing along the right edge, this rare handbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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