Irving Berlin "AS THOUSANDS CHEER" Clifton Webb / Ethel Waters 1933 Sheet Music

Description

This is a beautiful piece of sheet music for the song "NOT FOR ALL THE RICE IN CHINA" from the
Original Broadway production of the IRVING BERLIN and MOSS HART musical revue "AS THOUSANDS CHEER" which played the Music Box Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 30th, 1933 and ran for 400 performances.) ..... The musical starred MARILYN MILLER, CLIFTON WEBB, HELEN BRODERICK and ETHEL WATERS and the cast included LESLIE ADAMS, JEROME COWAN, THOMAS HAMILTON, PEGGY CORNELL, HAL FORDE, HARRY STOCKWELL, HAMTREE HARRINGTON, HAROLD MURRAY and the CHARLES WEIDMAN DANCERS ..... Side Note
: The IRVING BERLIN and MOSS HART revue contained satirical sketches and witty or poignant musical numbers, several of which became standards, including "
Heat Wave
", "
Easter Parade
", "Supper Time" and "Harlem on my Mind". The sketches were loosely based on the news and the lives and affairs of the rich and famous, and other people of the day, such as
Joan Crawford
,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
,
Noël Coward
and
Josephine
Baker
. The revue was a successor to the creators'
Face the Music
and was
Marilyn Miller
's last stage appearance before her death. It was also the first Broadway show to give an
African-American
star
equal billing with whites, however ETHEL WATERS
would have to wait until the end of the run to see her name above the title
. (Wikipedia)
..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Face the Music", "As Thousands Cheer", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"); Book by MOSS HART; Sets designed by ALBERT JOHNSON; Costumes designed by VARADY and IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by CHARLES WEIDMAN; Directed by HASSARD SHORT; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1933 by Irving Berlin Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light 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.