This is a rare June 10th, 1918 program (playbill) from the Pre-Broadway engagement of the JEROME KERN and EDGAR ALLAN WOOLF musical "HEAD OVER HEELS" at the Tremont Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production would open August 29th, 1918 at George M. Cohan's Theatre in New York City and run for 100 performances.) ..... The musical starred MITZI HAJOS and featured FAN HAGGERTY, MARIE HOLLYWELL, MARTHA BOWES, FLORENCE BROWNE, IRMA MARWICK, ETHEL SEELEY, DORIS FAITHFULL, ADELINE FISET, DOROTHY SMOLLER, DOROTHY BAILEY, SHELAGH COURTENAY, GRACE MacKINNON, DOROTHY MacKAYE, LAMBERT TERRY, BOYD MARSHALL, CHARLES C. WILSON, ROBERT EMMETT KEANE, GEORGE F. MARION, EDITH ALLEN, MARGARET JARMAN, VICTOR LeROY, THOMAS WALSH, CARRIE McMANUS, JOSEPH DUNN, JAMES OLIVER, GEORGE OBEY and EDWARD MATTHEWS ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "Sitting Pretty", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Very Warm For May", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Sally", "Music in the Air"); Book and Lyrics by EDGAR ALLAN WOOLF; Dramatized by LEE ARTHUR from the story "Shadows" by NALBRO BARTLEY; Sets designed by GATES and MORANGE and JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by WILLIAM H. MATTHEWS, FRANCES and FAIBSEY; Orchestra conducted by HAROLD A. LEVEY; Dances Staged by ROBERT MARKS (replaced out-of-town by JULIAN MITCHELL); Directed by GEORGE MARION; Produced by HENRY W. SAVAGE ..... DETAILS: The 32 page program measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CUT SONGS: The list of musical numbers includes "Butterflies of Fashion" and "A Girl For Each Day of the Week" which were cut out-of-town ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare 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.

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