Jerome Kern "ROBERTA" Bob Hope / Tamara / Lyda Roberti 1933 Broadway Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND" from the
Original Broadway production of the JEROME KERN and OTTO HARBACH musical comedy "ROBERTA" at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 18th, 1933 and ran for 295 performances.) ..... The musical introduced the standard, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", and the cast included BOB HOPE, TAMARA, LYDA ROBERTI, BOBBY JARVIS, RAYMOND MIDDLETON, HELEN GRAY, JANE EVANS, FAY TEMPLETON, BOBETTE CHRISTINE, SYDNEY GREENSTREET, WILLIAM HAIN, MARION ROSS, NAYAN PEARCE, MAVIS WALSH, ED JEROME, BERENICE ALAIRE, GRETCHEN SHERMAN, VIRGINIA WHITMORE, WILLIAM TORPEY, GEORGE DJIMOS, STANISLAW SARMATOFF, FRED MacMURRAY, ALAN JONES and the CALIFORNIA COLLEGIANS ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Sunny", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally", "Music In the Air", "Very Warm For May"); Book and Lyrics by OTTO HARBACH ("Bright Eyes", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Roberta", "The Firefly", "Wildflower", "Sunny", "Rose-Marie", "Song of the Flame", "The Desert Song", "No, No, Nanette") adapted from ALICE DUER MILLER's novel "Gowns by Roberta"; Sets designed by CLARK ROBINSON; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE; Choreographed by JOSE LIMON and the CHARLES WEIDMAN GROUP; Directed by HASSARD SHORT (Uncredited); Produced by MAX GORDON
..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1933 by Jerome Kern through T. B. Harms Co., New York City
..... CONDITION: With the exception of a price sticker on the cover and light 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.