I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York. (See cut song below) ....... This is a rare October 25th, 1949 playbill from the five-night, Pre-Broadway engagement of the new JOHNNY MERCER and ROBERT EMMETT DOLAN musical comedy "TEXAS LI'L DARLIN'" at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. (The production would open November 25th, 1949 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and run for 293 performances.) ..... The musical starred KENNY DELMAR and featured DANNY SCHOLL, MARY HATCHER, LORING SMITH, FREDD WAYNE, LENORE LONERGAN (replaced out-of-town by KATE MURTAH), BETTY LOU KEIM, JARED REED, RAY LONG and the TEXAS RHYTHM BOYS ..... CREDITS: Music by ROBERT EMMETT DOLAN; Lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER ("St. Louis Woman", "Texas Li'l Darlin", "Top Banana", "Li'l Abner", "Saratoga", "Foxy"); Book by JOHN WHEDON and SAM MOORE; Music Orchestrated by ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT; Sets designed by THEODORE COOPER; Costumes designed by ELEANORE GOLDSMITH; Choreographed by AL WHITE, JR.; Staged by PAUL CRABTREE; Produced by Studio Productions and Anthony Brady Farrell Productions ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... BONUS: Includes a political insert for the character "Easy Jones" who in the show was running for the Texas State Senate (last scanned image) ..... CUT SONG: The list of musical numbers includes "Family Tree" which was cut out-of-town ..... CONDITION: This playbill 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.