Check the listing for details. Cole Porter "DU BARRY WAS A LADY" Bert Lahr / Frances Williams 1940 Program. Listed at 15.99 USD. This is a rare December 2nd, 1940 program (playbill) from the one-week, Post-Broadway engagement of the COLE PORTER musical comedy "DU BARRY WAS A LADY" at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production opened December 6th, 1939 at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City and ran for 408 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred BERT LAHR as "Louis Blore" and featured FRANCES WILLIAMS as "May Daly" (the role created on Broadway by ETHEL MERMAN), BENNY BAKER, RUTH BOND, RONALD GRAHAM, OSCAR RAGLAND, WALTER ARMIN, DAVID SHELLY, EDDIE HANLEY, HAROLD CROMER, SUNNY RICE, DOUGLAS HAWKINS, PHILIP SHAFER, BOB McCHESNEY, EDWARD HAYES, XENIA BANK, DEBORAH STEVENS, STELLA HUGHES, JAN RICHARDS, WILMA SIMONSEN, ROY ROSS, JERRIE KRUGER, JANE SPROULE and DON LIBERTO ..... CREDITS: Book by HERBERT FIELDS and B. G. "Buddy" DeSYLVA; 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", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Sets and Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Directed by EDGAR MacGREGOR; Produced by B. G. DeSYLVA ..... DETAILS: The four page playbill measures 3" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, 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. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!