Rodgers & Hart "THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE" Eddie Albert / Burl Ives '38 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR" from the
Original Broadway production of the
GEORGE ABBOTT, RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART musical comedy "THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE"
at the Alvin Theatre in New York City
. (The production opened November 23rd, 1938 and ran for 235 performances.) ..... The cast included
EDDIE ALBERT, JIMMY SAVO,
BOB LAWRENCE, JAMES WILKINSON, RONALD GRAHAM, TEDDY HART, GEORGE CHURCH, CLIFFORD DUNSTAN, BURL IVES (in his Broadway debut), BYRON SHORES, CARROLL ASHBURN, JOHN O'SHAUGHNESSY, WYNN MURRAY, MURIEL ANGELUS, MARCY WESCOTT, OWEN MARTIN, BETTY BRUCE, HEIDI VOSSELER, DOLORES ANDERSON, JOHN CLARKE, FLORINE CALLAHAN, CLAIRE WOLF, ALICE CRAIG and FLORENCE FAIR ..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Lyrics by LORENZ HART (together, the composer and lyricist collaborated on "The Boys From Syracuse", "A Connecticut Yankee", "Babes In Arms", "By Jupiter", "Pal Joey", "I Married An Angel", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Higher and Higher", "Too Many Girls" and "On Your Toes"); Book by GEORGE ABBOTT based on William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by GEORGE BALANCHINE; Produced and Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT
..... DETAILS: The over-sized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1938 by Chappell and Company, Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear, 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.
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