Lew Leslie's "BLACKBIRDS of 1930" Ethel Waters / Eubie Blake 1930 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "MEMORIES OF YOU" from the
"World's Funniest and Fastest Revue Glorifying the American Negro", the 1930 edition of "LEW LESLIE'S BLACKBIRDS" at the Royale Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 22nd, 1930 and ran for only 57 performances.) ..... The musical revue starred ETHEL WATERS, FLOURNEY MILLER and the BERRY BROTHERS and featured MANTAN MORELAND, MERCIA MARQUIZ, BROADWAY JONES, BLUE McALLISTER, NEEKA SHAW, JIMMY BASKETTE, MINTO CATO, CRAWFORD JACKSON, BILL BAILEY, ROY ATKINS, J. LEWIS JOHNSON, MARMETTA NEWTON, MARIE ROBINSON, ESTELLE BERNIER, LOUISE UGGAMS, EMMA JONES, CECIL MACK'S BLACKBIRD CHOIR and EUBIE BLAKE and his BLACKBIRDS ORCHESTRA ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by EUBIE BLAKE and ANDY RAZAF; Book by FLOURNEY MILLER and AL RICHARDS; Sets designed by WARD and HARVEY; Orchestra conducted by EUBIE BLAKE; Costumes designed by VINCENTE MINNELLI; Conceived, Produced and Directed by LEW LESLIE
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9 1/4" X 12 1/4" inches and is copyrighted 1930 by Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is a previous owner's name written on the cover, light staining, the start of splits at both the top and bottom seam, minor edge wear and a small section torn from the outside margin of the back cover. Despite these flaws, this rare piece of sheet music 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.
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