Willie and Eugene Howard "PASSING SHOW OF 1922" Al Sherman 1923 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "WANITA" ("WANNA EAT? WANNA EAT?") introduced by
WILLIE and EUGENE HOWARD
in the Winter Garden's Annual Fall Revue "THE PASSING SHOW OF 1922" which played the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened
September 20th, 1922 and ran for 85 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 1922 edition starred WILLIE and EUGENE HOWARD. The cast also included EMILY MILES, SAM ASH, ETHEL SHUTTA (who made her Broadway debut in this production), FRED WALTON, NAN HENDERSON, ROSE LEE, WILLIAM BRAND, ARTHUR MARGETSON, ALEXANDER FRANK, WILBUR DE ROUGE, NAT NAZARRO, Jr., GEORGE ANDERSON, FRED ALLEN, NELLIE BREEN, GEORGE HASSELL, ALFRED GILDAY, ARTHUR CHARMION, MADELINE SMITH, the LOCKFORDS, FLO SUMMERVILLE, LOUISE WAYNE, PORTLAND HOFFA and FLORENCE DARLING ..... CREDITS: This song written by SAM COSLOW and AL SHERMAN; Music by ALFRED GOODMAN; Book and Lyrics by HAROLD ATTERIDGE; Additional Lyrics by JACK STANLEY; Art Direction by WATSON BARRATT and ROLLO WAYNE; Costumes by MAX WELDY of Paris from Designs by ERTE of "Harper's Bazaar"; Choreography by ALLAN 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. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1922 by Stark and Cowan, Inc. of New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The covers are detached at the seam, there is a heavy vertical fold, slight bleeding to the back cover 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.