This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song “PRETTY BABY” introduced by DOLLY HACKETT
in
the
Annual Winter Garden Revue “THE PASSING SHOW OF 1916” at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The
production opened June 22nd, 1916 at the Winter Garden Theatre and closed October 21st, 1916 after 140 performances.) ….. “The Passing Show” began in 1912 (not counting an 1894 production at the Casino Theatre) as a Winter Garden Extravaganza and became an annual event until 1924. The cast of the 1916 edition included ED WYNN, MARGARET COGHLAN, CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN, GRACE KEESHON, HERMAN TIMBERG, MILDRED ANDERSON, TED ANDREWS, GEORGE BALDWIN, ELSIE BAMBRICK, JANE BARTON, GUSSIE BERG, JACK BOYLE, JULIA BOZZO, BLY BROWN, DAVID BROWN, MILLIE CARLSON, BERT CLARK, JAMES CLEMONS, GEORGE COLLINS, GUY COLLINS, HATTIE DARLING, MARJORIE DAYTON, ANN DELMORE, ANDREW DEMAREST, FRANCES DEMAREST, ETHEL DENNISON, WILLIAM DUNN, ELSIE DURANT, PEARL EATON, NANCY EVERETT, HENRIETTA FAUST, the FORD SISTERS, BETTY GANS, BOB GILBERT, MARION GLOVER, DOLLY HACKETT, AGNES HALL, GRACE HALL, ONA HAMILTON, ANDREW HARPER, WILLIAM HARPER, HAROLD HEALY, WILLIAM HEALY, MABEL HILL, STELLA HOBAN, FLO HOWE, JAMES HUSSEY, MABEL KELLY, MA-BELLE, CHARLES MACK, MONA MAHLER, CHARLOTTE MARMONT, FRANK McMASTERS, DOLORES MENDEZ, EMILY MILES, CLYDE MILLER, SOPHIE MILLS, FLORENCE MOORE, EVELYN PARKS, BLANCHE PARKS, MARION PARKS, ANN PAULEY, RUTH RANDALL, TRIXIE RAYMOND, MATT RIORDAN, CLARENCE ROCKWELL, SARANOFF, JOHN SWOR, GLADYS TURNER, FRED WALTON, DOROTHY WEST, LOVETT WILDER and CHARLES WILSON
….. CREDITS: This Song by TONY JACKSON, GUS KAHN and EGBERT VAN ALSTYNE; Most Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG (“Maytime”, “Sinbad”, “Poor Little Ritz Girl”, “Blossom Time”, “The Student Prince”, “The Desert Song”, “Rosalie”, “Up in Central Park”, “The Girl in Pink Tights”) and OTTO MOTZAN; Book and Lyrics by HAROLD ATTERIDGE; Choreography by ALLAN K. FOSTER; Staged by JACOB J. SHUBERT and J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT
….. DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 3/4″ X 13 5/8″ inches and is copyrighted 1916 by Jerome H. Remick Company of New York City and Detroit ….. CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is edge chipping at the bottom seam, the start of a split at the top seam, creasing to the lower right corner of the cover and small edge tears to the title page. 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.