Desirable original program for Billie Holiday's legendary two-show performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City, on November 10, 1956, 22 pages, 7.75 x 10.25, with the main program page listing shows at 8:30 p.m. and midnight for "Lady Sings the Blues, The Songs and Story of Miss Billie Holiday," which lists the Chico Hamilton Quintet, an intermission, and then Holiday's performance with narration by Gilbert Millstein of The New York Times, who, in between songs, read aloud four lengthy passages from Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues. Holiday's supporting musicians are named on page 15: Coleman Hawkins, Buck Clayton, Roy Eldridge, Al Cohn, Kenny Burrell, and Carl Drinkered. In fine condition.
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