Willie and Eugene Howard "PASSING SHOW OF 1921" Ray Perkins 1921 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "HOW IS IT BY YOU? BY ME IT'S FINE!" introduced by
WILLIE HOWARD in
the Winter Garden's Annual Fall Revue "THE PASSING SHOW OF 1921" which played the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened
December 29th, 1920 and ran for 191 performances.) ..... "The Passing Show" began in 1912 (not counting an 1894 production at the Casino Theatre) as a Winter Garden Extravaganza. Like earlier productions, the 1921 edition starred WILLIE and EUGENE HOWARD, who would appear in nearly every other edition. The musical also starred MARIE DRESSLER and HARRY WATSON and featured INA HAYWARD,  CORTEZ and PEGGY, EMILY MILES, JOE QUALTERS, IRVING O'HAY, JOSEPH SCHRODE, ABE ARONSON, ANTHONY JOCHIM, W. H. PRINGLE, JACK E. RICE, ROBERT GILBERT, FRANCIS X. MAHONEY, JOHNNY BERKES, CLEVELAND BRONNER, the MELLETTE SISTERS, FLO SUMMERVILLE, ELSA MAY, IRVING O'HAY, FRANKIE GRACE, SAMMY WHITE, KATHLEEN O'HANLON and THEODORE ZAMBOUNI..... CREDITS:
This song written by RAY PERKINS and JOHN W. BRATTON;
Music by JEAN SCHWARTZ; Incidental Music by AL GOODMAN; Additional Music by LEW POLLOCK; Dialogue and Lyrics by HAROLD ATTERIDGE; Art Direction by WILLIAM WEAVER; Costumes designed by CORA MacGEACHY; Choreography by MAX SCHECK; Staged by J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT
..... DETAILS: The six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9 1/4" X 12 1/4" inches and is copyrighted 1921 by M. Witmark and Sons of New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of edge chipping to the lower right corner of the cover and moderate 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.