Oscar Hammerstein "FREE FOR ALL" Richard Whiting 1931 Broadway FLOP Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for "SLUMBER SONG" (Good-Night) from the Original Broadway production of the
obscure OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, LAURENCE SCHWAB and RICHARD A. WHITING musical comedy "FREE FOR ALL"
at
the Manhattan Theatre in New York City
. (The production opened
September 8th, 1931
and closed after only fifteen performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included JACK HALEY, AL DOWNING, LILLIAN BOND, DOROTHY KNAPP, TAMARA, PETER LANG,
GUS HOWARD,
EDWARD EMERY, DAVID HUTCHESON, THELMA TIPSON, VERA MARSH, PETER HIGGINS, DON TOMKINS, DORRIS GRODAY, PHILIP LORD, CHARLES ALTHOFF, JEANETTE LOFF, SETH ARNOLD, JOHN DONAHUE, G. PAT COLLINS, GRACE JOHNSTON, E. SAULPAUGH and EDWARD WALTERS ..... CREDITS: Book
and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Wildflower", "Rose Marie", "Sunny", "Song of the Flame", "The Desert Song", "Golden Dawn", "Show Boat", "The New Moon", "Sweet Adeline", "Music in the Air", "Very Warm for May", "Sunny River", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Carmen Jones", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music") and LAURENCE SCHWAB;
Music by
RICHARD A. WHITING
; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE; Choreographed by BOBBY CONNOLLY; Directed by
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
; Produced by SCHWAB and MANDEL
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1931 by Fifth Avenue Music Corporation, New York City. The backside features songs from Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg's "The New Moon" ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor 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.