Dave Stamper "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" Gene Buck / Marilyn Miller 1919 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare large format piece of sheet music for the song "TULIP TIME" from the Original Broadway production of the Thirteenth Annual Edition of the "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" ("A National Institution") at the New
Amsterdam
Theatre in New York City. (The production opened
June 16th, 1919 and ran for 171 performances.) ..... The "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES" were the most lavish musical productions on Broadway between 1907 and 1931. Blending beauty, music and talent with over 100 graceful and elegant "Ziegfeld Girls" in priceless gowns, jewels and flowers, audiences knew they would be treated to the most memorable evening possible. The key to the ongoing success of the "Follies", even in the worst of times was producer FLORENZ ZIEGFELD, JR. ..... The 1911 edition of the "Follies" starred EDDIE CANTOR, MARILYN MILLER, BERT WILLIAMS,
VAN and SCHENCK, DELYLE ALDA, JOHNNY DOOLEY,
RAY DOOLEY, EDDIE DOWLING, PHIL DWYER, the FAIRBANKS TWINS, GEORGE LeMAIRE, JESSIE REED and JOHN STEELE
..... CREDITS: This song by DAVE STAMPER (Music) and GENE BUCK (Lyrics);
Additional Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Annie Get Your Gun", "Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"),
GENE BUCK, DAVE STAMPER, RENNOLD WOLF, JOSEPH McCARTHY, HARRY TIERNEY
and VICTOR HERBERT; Sets designed by JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by LADY DUFF-GORDON and Madame FRANCIS; Staged by NED WAYBURN; Produced by FLORENZ ZIEGFELD, Jr.
..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 3/8" X 13 1/4" inches and is copyrighted 1919 by T. B. Harms and Francis, Day and Hunter, New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is a seam split about two-thirds of the way up from the bottom, light soiling to the cover, several tiny edge tears 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.