Rodgers & Hart "THE GIRL FRIEND" Eva Puck / Sam White 1926 Broadway Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "THE BLUE ROOM" from the
Original Broadway production of the
RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART musical comedy "THE GIRL FRIEND"
at
the Vanderbilt Theatre in New York City
. (The Original Broadway production opened March 17th, 1926 and ran for 301 performances. The Original West End production opened September 27th, 1927 at London's Palace Theatre and ran for 401 performances.) ..... The musical starred EVA PUCK and SAM WHITE and the cast included DOROTHY BARBER, OLIVE BEEBE, WALTER BIGELOW, DOROTHY BROWN, ARTHUR C. BUDD, EVELYN CAVANAUGH, AUSTIN CLARK, ROY CLEMENTS, JUNE COCHRANE, GERTRUDE COLE, EVA CONDON, FRANK DOANE, FRANCIS X. DONEGAN, JOEL DUROE, A. GOODRICH, EVE MARIE GRAY, JOHN HUNDLEY, JACK KOGAN, ALICE KOSTA, AINSLEY LAMBERT, EDDIE LESLIE, CAROL LYNNE, WILLIAM MARSHALL, ELIZABETH MEARS, GYPSY MOONEY, JAN MOORE, HERMAN NEWMAN, VIRGINIA OTIS, LEON ROSE, DOROTHY ROY, PAUL SABIN, SILVIA SHAWN, HELEN SHEPARD, K. SMITH STANLEY, EVELYN RUTH URILDA and SANFORD WOLF ..... CREDITS: Book by HERBERT FIELDS; Music by
RICHARD RODGERS;
Lyrics by LORENZ HART (Rodgers and Hart's collaborations include "The Girl Friend", "Pal Joey", "On Your Toes", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Connecticut Yankee", "Higher and Higher", "The Boys From Syracuse", "By Jupiter", "Chee-Chee", "Simple Simon", "I Married an Angel" and "Jumbo"); Sets designed by P. DODD ACKERMAN; Costumes designed by JOHN BOOTH, Jr., HUGH WILLOUGHBY and GRACE CARSON; Choreographed by JACK HASKELL; Directed by JOHN HARWOOD; Produced by LEW FIELDS
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1926 by Harms, Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There are two punctures in the title page, transparent tape reinforcements throughout and moderate edge wear. 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.