Description
This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "'CAUSE YOU WON'T PLAY HOUSE" from the Original Broadway production of LEONARD SILLMAN's musical revue "NEW FACES" at the Fulton Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 15th, 1934 and ran for 149 performances.) ..... This was the first edition of LEONARD SILLMAN's signature revue which would continue through the late 1960's. The cast included IMOGENE COCA, NANCY HAMILTON, HILDEGARDE HALLIDAY, JAMES SHELTON, ROGER STEARNS, O. Z. WHITEHEAD, CHARLES WALTER, KENNETH BATES, GORDON ORME, EDWARD POTTER, HELEN O'HARA, JUNE McNULTY, FRANCES DEWEY, MARVIN LAWLER, ALAN HANDLEY, TEDDY LYNCH, HARRY PETERSON, REEDER BOSS, EDITH SHERIDAN, SANDRA GOULD, MOYNE RICE, BEVERLY PHALON, PEGGY HOVENDEN, MILDRED TODD and BILLIE HAYWOOD ..... CREDITS: Music mostly by WARBURTON GUILBERT, DONALD HONRATH, MARTHA CAPLES, JAMES SHELTON and MORGAN LEWIS; Lyrics and Sketches mostly by VIOLA BROTHERS SHORE, NANCY HAMILTON and JUNE SILLMAN; This song written by MORGAN LEWIS and E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"); Sets and Costumes designed by SERGEI SOUDEIKIN; Production Supervised by ELSIE JANIS; Production Conceived and Directed by LEONARD SILLMAN; Produced by CHARLES DILLINGHAM ..... DETAILS: The over-sized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1934 by Harms Inc., New York ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing in the lower right corner, 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.
