Johnny Mercer "GARRICK GAIETIES" Imogene Coca / Edith Meiser 1930 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of the sheet music for the JOHN MERCER and EVERETT MILLER song "OUT OF BREATH" ("and Scared To Death Of You") from the
final edition
of the musical revue "THE GARRICK GAIETIES" at the Guild Theatre in New York City. (The production opened June 4th, 1930 and ran for 158 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included ALBERT CARROLL, EDITH MEISER, PHILIP LOEB, STERLING HOLLOWAY, NAN BLACKSTONE, RUTH CHORPENNING, HILDEGARDE HALLIDAY, WILLIAM TANNEN, ROGER STEARNS, JAMES NORRIS, OTTO HULETT, CYNTHIA ROGERS, THELMA TIPSON, EDITH SHELDON, IMOGENE COCA, VELMA VAVRA, DONALD STEWART, RAY HEATHERTON, TED FETTER, EDWIN GILCHER, EVELYN LA TOUR and KATE LAWSON ..... CREDITS: Music by MARC BLITZSTEIN
("The Cradle Will Rock", "Pins and Needles", "Regina", "Reuben, Reuben", "Juno", "Threepenny Opera"), VERNON DUKE
("Garrick Gaieties", "Ziegfeld Follies", "At Home Abroad", "Cabin in the Sky", "Jackpot", "The Littlest Revue", "Sadie Thompson", "The Pink Jungle", "Two's Company");
HAROLD GOLDMAN, NED LEHAC, EVERETT MILLER, PETER NOLAN, WILLARD ROBISON, CHARLES M. SCHWAB, KAY SWIFT, RICHARD MYERS and HAROLD GOODMAN; Book by CARROLL CARROLL, LEOPOLDINE DAMROSCH, GRETCHEN DAMROSCH FIN LETTER, LANDON HERRICK, STERLING HOLLOWAY, BENJAMIN M. KAYE, NEWMAN LEVY, SALLY HUMASON
and LOUIS M. SIMON;
Lyrics by ALLEN BORETZ,
IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess", "Lady In the Dark"),
E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Hold On To Your Hats", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"), PAUL JAMES, RONALD JEANS, JOHNNY "John" MERCER
("St. Louis Woman", "Top Banana", "Texas L'il Darlin'", "Saratoga", "Li'l Abner"), HENRY MYERS, EDWARD ELISCU, JOSIAH TITZELL, THOMAS McKNIGHT, NEWMAN LEVY and MARC BLITZSTEIN;
Sets
designed by KATE DRAIN LAWSON;
Costumes designed by
KATE DRAIN LAWSON and LOUIS SIMON
; Orchestra conducted by TOM JONES; Dances Staged by OLIN HOWLAND; Directed by PHILIP LOEB; Produced by THE THEATRE GUILD
..... 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 ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a price sticker on the back cover and a small tear in the bottom edge, 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.