Elsie Janis "MISS INFORMATION" Jerome Kern / Irene Bordoni 1915 FLOP Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "SOME SORT OF SOMEBODY" introduced by ELSIE JANIS and MAURICE FARKOA in the
Original Broadway production of the
ELSIE JANIS and JEROME KERN musical comedy "MISS INFORMATION"
at George M. Cohan's Theatre in New York City
. (
The production opened October 5th, 1915 and closed November 13th, 1915 after only 47 performances
.) .....
The musical starred ELSIE JANIS and the cast included SINEAD ALVORD, PAULETTE ANTOINE, IRENE BORDONI, JULIA BRUNS, THOMAS DE VASSEY, MELVILLE ELLIS, ANNIE ESMOND, MAURICE FARKOA, HOWARD EASTABROOK, FRANK FURLONG, LEAVITT JAMES, ALBERT LAMSON, FRANCIS D. McGINN, DIANE OSTE, FRANK RAINGER, EUGENE REVERE, VIVIAN RUSHMORE, ALBERT STUART, REYNOLDS SWEETLAND and DAVID TODD..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Sunny", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally", "Music In the Air", "Very Warm For May"); Lyrics by ELSIE JANIS; Book by PAUL DICKEY and CHARLES W. GODDARD; Additional Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER, FRANK TOURS, HERMAN FINCK, RICCARDO DRIGO, FRED E. WEATHERLY and ARTHUR WIMPERIS; Costumes designed by MELVILLE ELLIS; Staged by ROBERT MILTON; Produced by CHARLES DILLINGHAM
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 3/8" X 13 1/8" inches and is copyrighted 1917 by T. B. Harms and Francis, Day and Hunter, New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The sheet music was at one time in a bound volume and has tiny holes along the seam where the pieces of sheet music were stitched together. Otherwise 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.