Frank Fay "TATTLE TALES" Janet Reade (Barbara Stanwyck) 1933 FLOP Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "I'LL TAKE AN OPTION ON YOU" from the Pre-Broadway tryouts of the
FRANK FAY and FELIX YOUNG musical revue "TATTLE TALES". (Following an extensive tour, the production would open June 1st, 1933
at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City
and close after only 28 performances.) ..... The revue starred FRANK FAY, JANET READE (who would be replaced by BARBARA STANWYCK before the Broadway opening) and GUY ROBERTSON (who was eliminated out-of-town) and featured BETTY GRABLE (replaced out-of-town), JANE MORGAN (who would be making her Broadway debut), DON CUMMING, LILLIAN RAYNOLDS, JOHN DYER, JERRY ARCHER, EDYTH EVANS, RAY MAYER, Miss TOVA, WILLIAM HARGRAVE, DOROTHY DELL, EVELYN PAGE, HELEN EADES, JAMES MACK and MARY BARNETT ..... CREDITS: Sketches by FRANK FAY and NICK COPELAND; Music and Lyrics by LEO ROBIN, RALPH RAINGER, EDWARD WARD, FRANK FAY, WILLIAM WALSH, HOWARD JACKSON, GEORGE WAGGONER, WILLARD ROBISON, EDDIE BIRNBRYER and EDWARD ELISCU; Sets designed by MARTIN; Costumes designed by ELIZABETH ZOOK; Choreographed by DANNY DARE and LEROY PRINZ;
Supervised by EDWARD ELISCU;
Directed by FRANK FAY
;
Produced
by FELIX YOUNG
..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1933 by Harms Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of the start of a split at the top seam 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.