Early to Bed (1944, Fats Waller. Flatbush stop of the "Subway Circuit" tour) - repro

Fats Waller and George Marion Jr.’s smash-hit 1943 musical comedy 'Early to Bed' completed a celebrated 1944 touring company engagement at Brooklyn's historic Flatbush Theatre under the banner of the legendary "Subway Circuit." The breathless farcical plot unfolds inside a luxurious, sun-drenched estate in Martinique, tracking an American collegiate track team who mistakenly select the mansion as an elite boarding academy, collapsing into frantic panic when they discover the home is actually a high-society house of ill-repute run by an eccentric madame. Featuring a hot jazz score composed by Waller, the production featured an elite ensemble cast, tracking a major commercial hit.