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URIS THEATRE Under the direction of James and Joseph Nederlander and Gerard Oestreicher Sherwin M. Goldman and Houston Grand Opera present PORGY AND BESS Music by George Gershwin Libretto by DuBose Heyward Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwing Founded on the play "Porgy" by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward starring Donnie Ray Albert Clamma Dale Wilma Shakesnider Abraham Lind-Oquendo Esther Hinds Delores Ivory-Davis Robert Mosley Irene Oliver also starring Andrew Smith George Robert Merritt Alexander B. Smalls Elizabeth Graham Barbara Ann Webb and Larry Marshall as Sportin' Life Sets Robert Randolph Costumes Nancy Potts Lighting Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr. Additional scenic elements for Kittiwah Island designed by John Rothgeb Choreographer and Assistant Director Mabel Robinson Production Stage Manager and Assistant Director Helaine Head Musical Preparation George Darden Conductor Ross Reimueller Music Director and Chorus Master John DeMain Production Directed by Jack O'Brien Presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. 757 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017 The producers with to express their gratitude to Louis Aborn, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gershwin, Jennifer Heyward, Robert Kimball, Kay Swift and Mrs. Edgar Tobin for their assistance, advice, and confidence. [[advertisement]] [[image: drawing of English Beefeater]] BEEFEATER The Gin of England [[image: drawing of bottle of Beefeater Gin]] IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND BY KOBRAND, N.Y., N.Y. 94 PROOF. 100% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS [[/advertisement]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[advertisement]] [[image: color photo of unhappy woman sitting on an overflowing suitcase on an airport luggage belt]] If your soft pack got scrunched in the suitcase, try our hard pack. Benson & Hedges 100's [[box]] Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. [[/box]] 17 mg "tar," 1.1 mg. nicotine, av. per cigarette - hard pack, by FTC Method; 18 mg. "tar," 1.1 mg. nicotine, av. per cigarette - soft pack, FTC Report, Apr. '76. [[/advertisement]]