This is a rare July 16th, 1956 "Stagebill" playbill from the two-week, Summer Stock engagement of the GEORGE MANKER WATTERS and ARTHUR HOPKINS play "BURLESQUE" at the Hinsdale Summer Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (The Original Broadway production opened September 1st, 1927 at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City and ran for 372 performances.) ..... The play starred BERT LAHR and featured JOHANNA DOUGLAS, VALERIE EAST, IRENE ALLERIE, AL ROSSI, WILLIAM GREEN, NICK BRUZAN, ARLENE GOLONKA, DOROTHY KONRAD, MILLICENT CEDAR, BOB BALL, FAY ROOPE, EDDIE FRITZ, Jr., LEONARD JENNINGS, TAALKEUS BLANK, GUY RICHIE, VIRGINIA BODDY, KAY ANN TAYLOR, RITA RAMSEN, CAMILLE MONTE and CHERI ROSS ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE MANKER WATTERS and ARTHUR HOPKINS; Sets designed by JACK BATES; Staged by FAY ROOPE; Produced by SIDNEY BLACKMER, RUTH BURCH, ROBERT GIST and FAY ROOPE ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 6 5/8" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate creasing and minor 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.