George Gershwin "MORRIS GEST'S MIDNIGHT WHIRL" Buddy De Sylva 1920 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "POPPYLAND" from the o
riginal production of the musical revue "MORRIS GEST'S MIDNIGHT WHIRL" at the Century Grove on the roof of the Century Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 27th, 1919 and ran for 68 performances.) ..... With music by GEORGE GERSHWIN, the revue starred BESSIE McCOY DAVIS
and the cast included PEGGY FEARS, BERNARD GRANVILLE, GRACE BEAUMONT, PEGGY BELL, BENNETT and RICHARDS, LESLIE BURNETT, BILLIE CARMENT, CLARA CARROLL, GERTRUDE COATES, GLADYS DALE, ELAINE DORE, FLORET DUVAL, CAROLYN ERWIN, BESS FULLER, MINNIE HARRISON, KATHERINE HATFIELD, MAY HENNESSEY, MADELINE HURLOCK, FAY KING, MAY LESLIE, LILLIAN LITTELL, HELEN LOVETT, GERTRUDE MILLER, PEGGY MITCHELL, MARGARET MORRIS, LILLIAN POMPAN, DICK RATH, GEORGE RATH, HELEN SHIPMAN, LEE SMITH, BETTY SQUIRES, REX STORY, JAMES WATTS, ANNETTE WEBER, PEARL WEBER, W. WOODS and GLADYS ZELIAN ..... CREDITS: Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Of Thee I Sing", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Sketches and Lyrics by BUDDY DeSYLVA and JOHN HENRY MEARS; Sets designed by JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by SCHNEIDER-ANDERSON; Staged by EARL LINDSAY; Book Staged by JULIAN MITCHELL and DAVID BENNETT; Produced by MORRIS GEST
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1920 by T. B. Harms and Francis, Day and Hunter, New York City. The back cover advertises Gershwin's "Swanee" (third scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a name written lightly on the front cover, this rare piece of sheet music is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.