This is a rare August 8th, 1949 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the IRVING BERLIN and ROBERT E. SHERWOOD musical comedy "MISS LIBERTY" which played the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The production opened July 15th, 1949 and ran for 308 performances.) ..... The musical starred EDDIE ALBERT, ALLYN McLERIE, MARY McCARTY, CHARLES DINGLE, PHILIP BOURNEUF, ETHEL GRIFFIES, HERBERT BERGHOF and TOMMY RALL and featured ROWAN TUDOR, EVANS THORNTON, DONALD McCLELLAND, EMILE RENAN, SID LAWSON, BILL BRADLEY, ALLEN KNOWLES, KAZIMIR KOKIC, ROBERT PAGENT, STEPHANIE AUGUSTINE, TRUDY DeLUZ, MARILYN FRECHETTE, MARIA KARNILOVA, VIRGINIA CONWELL, JOE MILAN, EDDIE PHILLIPS, ED CHAPPEL, HELENE WHITNEY, ROBERT PENN, JOHNNY V. R. THOMPSON, ROBERT PATTERSON, ELIZABETH WATTS, DAVID COLLYER, PATRICIA HAMMERLEE, NORMA DOGGETT, DOLORES "Dody" GOODMAN and JANICE RULE ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"); Book by ROBERT E. SHERWOOD; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by MOTLEY; Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Directed by MOSS HART; Produced by IRVING BERLIN, ROBERT E. SHERWOOD and MOSS HART ..... DETAILS: The forty page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" 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. Includes a full page ad for the new studio cast recording of "MISS LIBERTY" on RCA Victor Records ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.