Sophie Tucker (Signed) "LEAVE IT TO ME!" Cole Porter 1938 Broadway Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare autographed piece of sheet music for the song "MOST GENTLEMEN DON'T LIKE LOVE" introduced by SOPHIE TUCKER (who signed the front cover) in the Original Broadway production of the
COLE PORTER musical comedy "LEAVE IT TO ME!"
at the Imperial Theatre in New York City
. (Following tryouts in New Haven and Boston, the production opened November 9th, 1938
at the Imperial Theatre
and ran for 291 performances.) .....
Starring in the show were WILLIAM GAXTON and VICTOR MOORE with SOPHIE TUCKER and TAMARA in supporting roles and t
he musical marked the Broadway debuts of two entertainment legends: MARY MARTIN and GENE KELLY. Others in the cast included RUTH BOND, BEVERLY HOSIER, WILLIAM LILLING, WALTER MONROE, EDWARD H. ROBINS, APRIL, MILDRED CHENAVAL, RUTH DAYE, AUDREY PALMER, KAY PICTURE, CHET BREE, GEORGE E. MACK, WALTER ARMIN, JAMES W. CARR, MAURICE KELLY, ROY ROSS, JACK SEYMOUR, JACK STANTON, WALTER B. LONG, Jr., EUGENE SIGALOFF, JOSEPH KALLINI, HANS HANSEN, IVAN IZMAILOV, DEAN CARLTON, PETER LOPOUHIN, ALEXANDER ASRO, JOHN ELIOT, JOHN PANTER, ROY ROSS, MICHAEL FORBES, THOMAS JAFOLLO, DON CORTEZ, J. COLVILLE DUNN, CHARLES CAMPBELL, STANTON BIER, ALEXIS BOLAN, ADELE JERGENS, NANCY LEE, RUTH JOSEPH, VIVA SELWOOD, FRANCES TANNEHILL and EDDIE HEISLER ..... CREDITS: Book by BELLA and SAMUEL SPEWACK; Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Let's Face It!", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Sets designed by ALBERT JOHNSON; Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Directed by SAMUEL SPEWACK; Produced by VINTON FREEDLEY
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1938 by Chappell and Co., Inc., New York City. The front cover of the sheet music was signed by SOPHIE TUCKER (close-up in the third scanned image) and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CONDITION: With the exception of 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.