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Paper, intaglio. Size: B2 (cca. 70 x 50 cm). Poster for the Hungarian performance of Hello Dolly in the Metropolitan Operetta Theatre Hello Dolly is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart based on Thornton Wilder s 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955 Hello Dolly was first produced on Broadway by David Merrick in 1964 winning a record 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical a record held for 35 years The show album Hello Dolly An Original Cast Recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 The album reached number one on the Billboard album chart on June 6 1964 and was replaced the next week by Louis Armstrong s album Hello Dolly The show has become one of the most enduring musical theatre hits enjoying three Broadway revivals and international success It was also made into a 1969 film that was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won three source wikipedia org The poster shows a scene from the performance black and white photo in front of a black background The text and the umbrella in the lady s hand is yellow which adds some colour to the black and white composition Fine, light fold marks and wear, restored tear.