Gaby Deslys "VERA VIOLETTA" Al Jolson / Mae West 1912 Baltimore Advertising Card

Description: This is a rare advertising card (flyer) promoting the two-week, Post-Broadway Tour of the WINTER GARDEN COMPANY musical entertainment "VERA VIOLETTA" at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland beginning November 25th, 1912. (The production opened November 20th, 1911 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and ran for 112 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred GABY DESLYS, "the highest paid and most talked about woman in the world" and the cast included two young performers who would become legendary stars of stage and screen: AL JOLSON and MAE WEST. Other featured actors were HARRY PILCER, DORIS CAMERON, BILLIE TAYLOR, ERNEST HARE, JAMES B. CARSON, KATHLEEN CLIFFORD, BARNEY BERNARD, FLORENCE DOUGLAS, JOSE COLLINS, MELVILLE ELLIS, STELLA MAYHEW, CLARENCE HARVEY, MAIDIE BERKER, CAMILLE TRUESDALE, DOROTHY SCHERER, LEW QUINN, the GORDON BROTHERS, CHARMAIN FURLONG, HARRY FISHER, JAMES GIORGI, BABE DAKIN and JANE LAWRENCE. (Note: No members of the cast other than GABY DESLYS are mentioned by name in the text of the card.) ..... CREDITS: Music by EDMUND EYSLER; Book and Lyrics by LEONARD LIEBLING and HAROLD ATTERIDGE from the German of LEO STEIN; Lyrics by HAROLD ATTERIDGE; Additional Music and Lyrics by GEORGE M. COHAN, JEAN SCHWARTZ, LOUIS A. HIRSCH, MELVILLE GIDEON, EDWARD MADDEN and HARRY PILCER; Costumes designed by MELVILLE ELLIS; Choreographed by WILLIAM J. WILSON and JOSEPH SMITH; Staged by LEWIS MORTON; Produced by THE WINTER GARDEN COMPANY ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and heralds were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page card measures 3 1/2" X 6 1/2" inches, is printed on a heavy card stock and includes a wonderful photo of GABY DESLYS on one side and performance dates, ticket prices and promotional text on the other side ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a corner crease and light edge wear, this rare flyer 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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Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

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