Rodgers & Hart "UP and DOING" Leslie Henson / Binnie Hale '41 London Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare
piece of sheet
music for the song "THIS CAN'T BE LOVE" from the
Original West End production
of the musical revue "UP and DOING" at the Saville Theatre in London. (The production opened May 20th, 1941 at the Saville Theatre and ran for 332 performances.) ..... The musical starred LESLIE HENSON, BINNIE HALE, CYRIL RITCHARD and STANLEY HOLLOWAY and the cast included PATRICIA BURKE, CARROLL GIBBONS, ENID LOWE, JOHN E. COYLE, GRAHAM PAYN, DAWN LESLEY, HEDLI ANDERSON, LOIS DAVIS, BOBBIE CHARMAN, JOSE DALMAINE, PAT GAUNT, MOLLY GAY, JOAN HOWARD, DOROTHY MACLAREN, ENID NEAL and MAUREEN RISCOE ..... CREDITS: Sketches by DOUGLAS FURBER and others; Songs by MANNING SHERWIN,
RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART (Rodgers and Hart's collaborations include "Pal Joey", "On Your Toes", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Connecticut Yankee", "Higher and Higher", "The Boys From Syracuse", "By Jupiter", "Chee-Chee", "Simple Simon", "I Married an Angel" and "Jumbo"), REGINALD PURDELL,
PHIL PARK, ARTHUR RISCOE, BICKLEY REICHNER, ROBERT GRAHAM, DIANA MORGAN, HARRY JACOBSON, MACK DAVIES, MACK DAVID, ANDRE KOSTELANTZ, TOMMIE CONNOR, WILL A. COBB, JOHN H. FLYNN, PERCY FRENCH, HOUSTON COLLISSON and MILTON HAYES; Sets designed by MICHAEL RELPH; Costumes designed by WILLIAM CHAPPELL; Choreographed by FREDDIE CARPENTER; Staged by LESLIE HENSON and ROBERT NESBITT; Produced by FIRTH SHEPHARD
..... DETAILS: The oversized four page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9 3/4" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1938 by Chappell and Co., Inc., New York City and Victoria Music Publishing Co., Ltd., London ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a name written at the top of the front cover and the bottom of the back cover, a store stamp in the lower right corner, light soiling and minor creasing, 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.