ORIGINAL STAGE PRODUCTION OF PORGY AND BESS FILMED FROM AUDIENCE IN MID SHOTS. ORIGINAL CAST AND SETS.(The production opened December 1st, 1937 and ran for 200 performances.) ..... The musical starred ED WYNN and featured PAUL HAAKON, VIVIAN VANCE ("I Love Lucy"), DOROTHY STONE, CHARLES COLLINS, LEO CHALZEL, the FIVE REILLYS, JOHN ELLIOTT, RUTHANNA BORIS, DON POPIKOFF, CHARLES SENNA, WILL FERRY, FRANKLYN FOX, CHARLES LA TORRE, ARTHUR KAY, AL BARON, RALPH BLANE, HUGH MARTIN, THE BRIANTS, SUE HASTINGS' MARIONETTES and AL GORDON'S DOGS ..... CREDITS: Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE; Music by HAROLD ARLEN ("You Said It", "Cotton Club Parade", "Life Begins at 8:40", "The Show is On", "Hooray for What", "Bloomer Girl", "St. Louis Woman", "House of Flowers", "Jamaica", "Saratoga" and the classic film "The Wizard of Oz"); Lyrics by E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"); Conceived by E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG; Sets designed by VINCENTE MINNELLI; Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Book Staged by HOWARD LINDSAY; Production Staged and Supervised by VINCENTE MINNELLI; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT
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CLOSED CURTAIN AT OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE OF BROADWAY SHOW " HOORAH FOR WHAT "
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VAUDEVILLE COMIC ACTOR ED WYNN ON STAGE 1930'S POSSES FOR CAMERA AT SHOW "HOORAH FOR WHAT"
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COMPOSER HAROLD ARLEN AT THE PIANO DEMONSTRATES SONGS FOR " HOORAH FOR WHAT" SHOW DIRECTOR 1938
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CURTAIN OPENS ON 1937 BROADWAY MUSICAL " HOORAH FOR WHAT " FIRST ACT WITH ACTORS ,ED WYNN ( STAR) AND CAST - RARE FOOTAGE OF 1930'S BROADWAY MUSICAL FILMED FROM AUDIENCE BY COMPOSER HAROLD ARLEN
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SCENE FROM SHOW " HOORAH FOR WHAT " ED WYNN
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MORE SCENES FROM BROADWAY MUSICAL " HOORAH FOR WHAT "
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DOROTHY STONE ( DAUGHTER OF FRED STONE, ORIGINAL TIN MAN IN THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF " THE WIZARD OF OZ" ) - DANCES ON STAGE
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ENTIRE CAST OF SHOW " HOORAH FOR WHAT" ON STAGE
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NEON LIT MARQUEE FOR SHOW " HOORAH FOR WHAT " YIP HARBURG
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STREAM LINED TRAIN AT OUT DOOR TRAIN STATION ( SANTA FEE LINE )
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HAROLD ARLEN POSES IN FRONT OF STREAM LINED PASSENGER TRAIN AT STATION
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TRAIN LEAVES STATION AND ACCELERATES - SHOT FROM WINDOW OF TRAIN - STATION PASSES BY
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ANYA ARLEN POSSES FROM WINDOW OF TRAIN
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HAROLD ARLEN PRETENDS TO BE ASLEEP ( CU )
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HAROLD ARLEN, YIP HARBURG AND FRIENDS WALK AROUND COUNTRY ESTATE
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TRAFFIC PASSES ON STREET NEW YORK CITY PARK AVENUE
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