Description
This is a beautiful piece of sheet music for the song "LOVE FOR SALE" from the Original Broadway production of the COLE PORTER and HERBERT FIELDS Sociological Musical Satire "THE NEW YORKERS" at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 8th, 1930 and ran for 168 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included MARIE CAHILL (in her final Broadway appearance), ANN PENNINGTON, CLAYTON, JACKSON & DURANTE (Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson and Jimmy Durante), MARJORIE ARNOLD, HILDA KNIGHT, OWEN COLL, HOPE WILLIAMS, CHESTER BREE, RICHARD CARLE, BARRIE OLIVER, RALPH GLOVER, FRANCES WILLIAMS, CHARLES KING, TAMMANY YOUNG, BILLY CULLOO, ELIZABETH WELCH, DONALD McGINNIS, STANLEY HARRISON, OSCAR RAGLAND and FRED WARING'S PENNSYLVANIANS ..... CREDITS: Book by HERBERT FIELDS based on a story by E. RAY GOETZ and PETER ARNO; 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 GEORGE HALE; Sets designed by DALE STETSON from Sketches by PETER ARNO; Costumes designed by PETER ARNO; Book Directed by MONTY WOOLLEY; Special Numbers Staged by FRED WARING; Produced by E. RAY GOETZ ..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1930 by Harms Inc., New York City and Chappell & Co. Ltd., London. The back cover shows titles available in sheet music from Cole Porter's "FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN" (third scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of clear archival tape along the inside seam and moderate 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.
