Helen Kane (Betty Boop) "GOOD BOY" Book by Oscar Hammerstein 1928 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU" introduced by HELEN KANE in the
Original Broadway production of the OTTO HARBACH, HERBERT STOTHART, BERT KALMAR, HARRY RUBY and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical play "GOOD BOY" at Hammerstein's Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 5th, 1928 and ran for 253 performances.) ..... The cast included HELEN KANE (the inspiration for the animated cartoon character "Betty Boop"), SAM HEARN, EFFIE SHANNON, EVELYN BENNETT, CHARLES BUTTERWORTH, EDDIE BUZZELL, LESTER BERNARD, ARIEL MILLARS, MILTON DOUGLASS, BARBARA NEWBERRY, DAN HEALY, BORRAH MINEVITCH, DICK NEELY, STAN ROCK, JOSEPH AMES, NEIL STONE, ELSIE PERCIVAL, GUS QUINLAN, VIRGINIA CASE, JACK O'HARE, TOM MARTIN, ARTHUR SULLIVAN, GORDON MERRIT, AUSTIN CLARK, MORRIS TEPPER, BOB ABBOTT, MURIEL GREEL, WILLIAM MEEK, PHIL DALY, LOUISE BLAKELEY, HOWARD RAYMOND, JEAN UNGER and WILL WHITE ..... CREDITS: Book by OTTO HARBACH ("Bright Eyes", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Roberta", "The Firefly", "Wildflower", "Sunny", "Rose-Marie", "Song of the Flame", "The Desert Song", "No, No, Nanette"), OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Show Boat", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music") and HENRY MYERS; Music and Lyrics by HERBERT STOTHART, BERT KALMAR and HARRY RUBY; Sets designed by JOHN WENGER; Costumes designed by MARK MOORING; Choreographed by BUSBY BERKELEY; Book Staged by REGINALD HAMMERSTEIN; Produced by ARTHUR HAMMERSTEIN
..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9 1/8" X 12 1/4" inches and is copyrighted 1928 by Harms Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling to the cover and minor 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.