Description: This is a rare programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of ANDRE CHARLOT'S new revue "RATS!" at the Vaudeville Theatre in London. (The production opened February 21st, 1923 and closed September 22nd, 1923 after 259 performances.) ..... The revue starred NORAH BLANEY and GWEN FARRAR, VELMA DEANE, REX O'MALLEY, ROBERT HOBBS, HERBERT MUNDIN and ALFRED LESTER and featured WALLACE ATKINS, ELVERA HENDERSON, DORMA WARD, ERNEST PIERCE, PEGGY WILLOUGHBY, JOAN ELKINS, OLIVE LINDFIELD, DORIS THOMSON and MARJORIE COGLE ..... Biographical note: NORAH BLANEY (1897 - 1944) and GWEN FARRAR (1893 - 1983) were well-known music hall performers who met while entertaining the troops during World War I. As well as their on-stage relationship, the two were also lovers, of which they made no secret. Defying convention, they lived together. In 2014, a theatre company set up by partners Alison Child and Rosie Wakley to put lesbians center stage and tell their stories, performed their first show partly based on Gwen and Norah's lives. The play, called "All the Nice Girls" has been performed throughout the United Kingdom in theatres, community halls, pubs and care homes. (Reprinted in part from Exploring Surrey's Past website) ..... Side note: It was in the musical revue "RATS!" that the Ronald Jeans and Philip Braham song "KU KLUX KLAN" (Fox Trot) was introduced ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by RONALD JEANS; Music by PHILIP BRAHAM; Dances Staged by O. D. HARRIS; Dialogue Staged by HERBERT MASON; Conceived and Produced by ANDRE CHARLOT ..... DETAILS: The twelve page program measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light vertical fold and minor soiling, this rare program 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.
Price: 79.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-14T04:46:53.000Z
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