Ted Snyder "PASSING SHOW OF 1917" Sam M. Lewis / Harry Fox 1917 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "MEET ME AT THE STATION DEAR" introduced by GLADYS CLARK and HENRY BERGMAN
in
the
Original Broadway production of the Winter Garden's Annual Revue "THE PASSING SHOW OF 1917"
at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City
. (The production opened April 26th, 1917 and ran for 196 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included
IRENE FRANKLIN,
the vaudeville team of JOHN MILLER and JAMES MACK, DE WOLF HOPPER,
JOHNNY DOOLEY, YVETTE RUGEL,
MARIE NORDSTROM,
GLADYS CLARK, HENRY BERGMAN,
FRANKLYN BATIE, JOHN T. MURRAY, EFFIE WESTON, DONALD KERR, WANDA LYON, ROSIE QUINN, ALICE VAN RYKER, MILDRED LA GUE, GEORGE SCHILLER, JOHN CRONE, BURTON GREEN, ZEKE COLVAN,
JOHN CRONE, DOLLY CONNOLLY, EMILY MILES, MURIEL DAE,
CLAUDE ALLEN, FRED J. ARDATH, WILLIAM SINGER, TOM LEWIS, RAE HARTLEY, JESSIE REED, GRACE KEESHON, MARION MOONEY, INEZ FRANCES, TRIXIE RAYMOND, CAROLINE MAYWOOD, VIOLA QUINN, YVONNE GOURAUD, Mlle. SWIRSKAIA, O. E. PATAPOVITCH, NAT CARR, DUDLEY FARNSWORTH and MURRAY EVANS ..... CREDITS: This song by TED SNYDER, SAM M. LEWIS and JOE YOUNG; Most Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG ("Maytime", "Sinbad", "Poor Little Ritz Girl", "Blossom Time", "The Student Prince", "The Desert Song", "Rosalie", "Up in Central Park", "The Girl in Pink Tights") and OTTO MOTZAN; Dialogue and Lyrics by HAROLD ATTERIDGE; Choreography by ALLEN K. FOSTER; Staged by J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 5/8" X 13 5/8" inches and is copyrighted 1917 by Waterson, Berlin and Snyder Company. The front cover features HARRY FOX who had been one of the stars of "The Passing Show of 1912" and apparently recorded this song ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There are rust spots in the lower right corner of the first two inside pages, a previous owner's name written on the front cover and a small tear in the top edge of the back cover. 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.