Two Porgy & Bess Items: 1942 B'way Revival Program & Decca Pamphlet

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Two Porgy & Bess Items: 1942 B'way Revival Program & Decca Pamphlet
Two items regarding the 1942 Broadway revival of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.
The first is a Souvenir Program for the 1942 Broadway revival. The program is 20 pages long, including covers, and measures 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". It includes biographical information on Gershwin,  librettist DuBose Heyward, and musical director Alexander Smallens, a summary of the story, photographs from the play, a piece on how the revival came to be produced, information on the players and director, and excerpts from press reviews.
This program dates from sometime after May 1942, because it shows Etta Moten as Bess. Etta Moten replaced the original lead, Anne Brown, in that month. Other cast members included Todd Duncan, Avon Long, Harriet Jackson, Georgette Harvey, Warren Coleman, Edward Matthews, and Amanda Lillie Hubbard.
The second item is a promotional pamphlet from Decca Records for its album of selections from the 1942 revival (Decca Album No. A-145) featuring Todd Duncan and Anne Brown with Alexander Smallens conducting. The pamphlet is 8 pages long, including covers, and measures about 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
Condition: The program has an old fold mark -- probably from when the original purchaser stuffed it into their coat pocket -- and some flattened dimples. There is some scuffing on the back cover. The record pamphlet is in nice shape. Neither item contains any pen or pencil notations.
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