Ivor Novello "PERCHANCE TO DREAM" London 1945 "Love Is My Reason" Sheet Music

Description

This is a beautiful piece of sheet music printed in England for the song "LOVE IS MY REASON" from the
Original
West End production of the IVOR NOVELLO musical romance "PERCHANCE TO DREAM" at the London Hippodrome. (The production opened April 21st, 1945 and ran for 1022 performances.) ..... The musical starred IVOR NOVELLO, OLIVE GILBERT, MURIEL BARRON, ROMA BEAUMONT, ROBERT "Bobbie" ANDREWS and in her only musical, MARGARET RUTHERFORD (who was replaced early in the run by ZENA DARE) and featured DUNSTAN HART, EDGAR ELMES, ANNE PINDER, VICTOR BOGGETTI, JAMES MILNER, HARRY FERGUSSON, LILIAN HUTCHINS, PHYLLIS THOMPSON, LINDA HOWARD, FRANCES LEAK, RICCY CHISHOLM, HILARY DE CHARVILLE, NOELLE RAWSON, MENA VERLAINE, PAT BARRY, LAWRENCE DREWE and GORDON DUTTSON. The Principal Dancers were LAWRENCE DREWE, BERYL MORINA and ROY GUNSON ..... CREDITS: Devised, Written and Composed by IVOR NOVELLO; Lyrics by IVOR NOVELLO; Orchestra conducted by HARRY ACRES; Sets designed by JOSEPH CARL; Costumes designed by F. DAWSON; Choreographed by FRANK STAFF; Staged by WILLIAM NEWMAN; Directed by JACK MINSTER; Produced by TOM ARNOLD
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 8 5/8" X 11" inches and is copyrighted 1945 by Chappell and Co., Ltd., London ..... 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.