Arthur Schwartz "PRINCESS CHARMING" Albertina Rasch Ballet 1930 FLOP Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "YOU" introduced by EVELYN HERBERT and ROBERT HALLIDAY in the
Original Broadway production of the JACK DONAHUE, ARTHUR SWANSTROM, ALBERT SIRMAY and ARTHUR SCHWARTZ musical comedy "PRINCESS CHARMING" at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (A revised version of the 1926 West End production
at the Palace Theatre in London, the Broadway production opened October 13th, 1930 and closed November 29th, 1930 after only 56 performances.) ..... The musical starred EVELYN HERBERT, GEORGE GROSSMITH, Jr., VICTOR MOORE, HOWARD ST. JOHN and ROBERT HALLIDAY and the cast included JEANNE AUBERT, IRENE BOSTICK, RAOUL DE TISNE, DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE, BETTY GALLAGHER, ROY GORDON, YVONNE GREY, PAUL HUBER, DOROTHEA JAMES, JOHN KANE, ERNEST McCHESNEY, DUKE McHALE, WILMA ROELOFF and the ALBERTINA RASCH BALLET ..... CREDITS: Book by JACK DONAHUE from the original by FRANZ MARTOS, ARTHUR WIMPERIS and LAURI WYLIE; Music by ALBERT SIRMAY and ARTHUR SCHWARTZ ("Three's a Crowd", "The Band Wagon", "Inside U.S.A.", "At Home Abroad", "The Gay Life", "Jennie"); Lyrics by ARTHUR SWANSTROM; Sets designed by JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by CHARLES LeMAIRE; Ballets by ALBERTINA RASCH; Directed by EDWARD CLARKE LILLEY and BOBBY CONNOLLY; Produced by BOBBY CONNOLLY and ARTHUR SWANSTROM
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9 1/8" X 12" inches and was copyrighted in 1930 by Harms, Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There are chipped edges to the outside corners and bottom seam, tape repairs along the inside seam, a store stamp on the back cover and a tear in the top edge 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.