
Facade (1967, pre-rehearsal version of "Mata Hari" created from Tom Morrow's art) - repro
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Edward Thomas, Jerome Coopersmith, and Martin Charnin’s highly ambitious musical tragedy 'Mata Hari' launched its historic, chaotic out-of-town developmental phase under its rare initial pre-rehearsal title, 'Facade'. Conceived as a grand-scale, operetic chronicle of the notorious WWI double-agent, the narrative tracks the glamorous exotic dancer as she orchestrates a cutthroat campaign of international espionage, collapsing into a star-crossed romance with a blind captain before her federal execution. The text captures the early, unrevised title concept layout designed by legendary theatrical illustrator Tom Morrow before producer David Merrick initiated extensive preview overhauls.

