Description: This is a rare program (playbill) from the week of February 8th, 1930 for the vaudeville bill at the historic B.F. KEITH'S PALACE THEATRE in New York City ..... The Palace Theatre, located at 1564 Broadway (at 47th) in midtown-Manhattan opened March 24th, 1913 and until 1929, attained legendary status among vaudeville performers as the flagship of the monopolistic Keith-Albee organization, and the most desired booking in the country. To "Play the Palace" meant that an entertainer had reached the pinnacle of his vaudeville career. Performer Jack Haley wrote: Only a vaudevillian who has trod its stage can really tell you about it ... only a performer can describe the anxieties, the joys, the anticipation, and the exultation of a week's engagement at the Palace. The walk through the iron gate on 47th Street through the courtyard to the stage door, was the cum laude walk to a show business diploma. A feeling of ecstasy came with the knowledge that this was the Palace, the epitome of the more than 15,000 vaudeville theaters in America, and the realization that you have been selected to play it. Of all the thousands upon thousands of vaudeville performers in the business, you are there. This was a dream fulfilled; this was the pinnacle of variety success. (Wikipedia) ..... Headlining the current bill was FANNY BRICE, Star of the "Ziegfeld Follies" In Person in Songs by Billy Rose. Others on the bill included the International Enigma JOE MENDI "More Man Than Animal"; JACK and KAY SPANGLER in "The Lobbyists"; PAT HENNING and Company in "Versatility"; The Scintillating Star of "Blackbirds" ADELAIDE HALL Singing Songs - Accompanied at the Pianos by the Messrs. DANDRIDGE and TATE. All Songs Written by CECIL MACK; Star of "Artists and Models", "A Night In Spain" and "Pleasure Bound" PHIL BAKER "A Bad Boy From a Good Family"; Sensational "KIKUTAS" Oriental Wonder Workers and GEORGE K. ADOLPH - GLADYS and EDDIE offer "Dances as You Like Them" ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page program measures 6" X 9 1/8" inches and includes production credits, list of entertainers, promotional text, schedule of upcoming attractions and wonderful vintage advertising, but no photos or bios. The front cover features MAXINE LEWIS who would be appearing the following week with the Harry Carroll Revue ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear, 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: 49.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2025-02-08T01:34:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Theater
Product: Playbills / Programs
Genre: Vaudeville / Burlesque
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original / Reproduction: Original - U.S.
Date: 1930 - 1939
