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1944 "Hats Off To Ice" Broadway ice skating musical Playbill program Sonia Henie

$ 3.69

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Condition: This program is in very good condition, despite being over 70 years old. It has no writing or markings, and all pages are bound in place. There are two small tears along the cover binding edge, but there are no rips or tears of content pages.

    Description

    "Hats Off to Ice" was an ice show originally conceived by figure skating champion Sonja Henie, G.S. Eyssell, and Arthur Wirtz. It became Henie's most popular show. For auction is an original "Playbill" program for "Hats Off to Ice", performed the week of October 1, 1944. Headliners were Freddie Trenkler, Carol Lynne, Lucille Page and Geoffe Stevens. The show featured various skating, dancing and musical productions from a large cast
    1944 "Hats Off To Ice" Broadway ice skating musical Playbill program Sonia Henie
    1944 "Hats Off To Ice" Broadway ice skating musical Playbill program Sonia Henie
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    Description
    "Hats Off to Ice"
    was an
    ice show originally conceived by figure skating champion Sonja Henie
    , G.S. Eyssell, and Arthur Wirtz. The show was
    presented at the Center Theater, Rockefeller Plaza
    , New York City and ran
    from 1944-1946
    for a total of 889 performances. It became Henie's most popular show. The
    Center Theatre
    was located at 1230 Sixth Avenue, the southeast corner of West 49th Street in Rockefeller Center. Seating 3,500, it was originally designed as a movie palace in 1932 and later
    achieved fame as a showcase for live musical ice-skating spectacles
    . It was
    demolished in 1954
    , the only building in the original Rockefeller Center complex to have been torn down.
    For auction is an original "Playbill" program for "Hats Off to Ice", performed the week of October 1, 1944
    . Headliners were
    Freddie Trenkler, Carol Lynne, Lucille Page and Geoffe Stevens
    . The show
    featured various skating, dancing and musical productions
    from a large cast. The program measures appx 9 x 6 1/2 inches,
    contains 26 pages
    , and is printed on semi-glossy paperstock. Contents include a
    cast listing
    ;
    profiles on Henie and Wirtz
    ; the
    seating design of the theater
    ; a
    synopsis of the acts and scenes
    ; and
    advertisements
    from local and national companies. Reflecting the World War II theme, there is a
    page on which are listed the names of theater and production company employees serving in the armed forces
    .
    This program is in
    very good condition
    , despite being
    over 70 years old
    . It has no writing or markings, and all pages are bound in place. There are two small tears along the cover binding edge, but there are no rips or tears of content pages.
    A nice item for the Broadway program collector.
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