Gilbert, Billy (1894-1971). American comedian, actor and film director. - Original "Playbill" for the New Century Theatre 1947 Production of "the Chocolate Soldier", Signed by the Comedian & Actor Billy Gilbert.

New York: Playbill Incorporated, (1947). (1947). - Small quarto, 9 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide. Stapled white wraps illustrated with a portrait of Billy Gilbert on the front cover. The soiled covers are slightly creased with a small hole to the rear cover near the spine. 32 pages, with illustrations throughout. Good.

Boldly signed by the comic actor Billy Gilbert vertically along the right edge of his cover portrait.

The child of singers with the Metropolitan Opera, Billy Gilbert (1894-1971) began working in Vaudeville at the age of 12. Following his early childhood success, Gilbert starred as a comedian and actor in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows. Known for his comic sneeze routines, Gilbert was also a writer and film director.

Composed by Oscar Straus after George Bernard Shaw's play "Arms and the Man", "The Chocolate Soldier" is an operetta with a libretto by Rudolf Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson. It premiered in 1908 at the Theater an der Wein. English versions found success on Broadway and London. Good .

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