This is a rare Shubert Theatre ticket envelope and ticket stub from the July 4th, 1953 matinee performance of the Original Broadway production of the COLE PORTER musical "CAN-CAN" at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 7th, 1953 and ran for 892 performances.) ..... The musical starred LILO and PETER COOKSON and featured HANS CONRIED, GWEN VERDON, ERIK RHODES, PHIL LEEDS, ROBERT PENN, RICHARD PURDY and C. K. ALEXANDER ..... CREDITS: Book by ABE BURROWS ("Guys and Dolls", "Three Wishes For Jamie", "Can-Can", "Silk Stockings", "Say, Darling", "First Impressions", "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"); Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by MOTLEY; Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Directed by ABE BURROWS; Produced by FEUER and MARTIN ..... DETAILS: This rare Shubert Theatre ticket envelope measures 4 1/4" X 2 1/2" inches and has advertising for Three Feathers Reserve on both the front and backside. The July 4th, 1953 ticket stub measures approx. 1 1/2" X 1 5/8" inches ..... CONDITION: With the exception of tiny staple holes in the ticket stub, this rare set 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.