Harry Tierney "RIO RITA" Ethelind Terry / Bert Wheeler 1926 Broadway Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "FOLLOWING THE SUN AROUND" from the Original Broadway production of the GUY BOLTON, FRED THOMPSON, HARRY TIERNEY and JOSEPH McCARTHY musical "RIO RITA" which played the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (The production opened February 2nd, 1927 at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre, moved to the Lyric Theatre on December 26th, 1927 and ran for 494 performances.) ..... The cast included ETHELIND TERRY as "Rita", WALTER PETRIE, HELENE C. CLIVE, ROBERT WOOLSEY, VINCENT SERRANO, BERT WHEELER, ADA-MAY, J. HAROLD MURRAY, ALF P. JAMES, JUAN VILLASANA, AL CLAIR, YVONNE SINCLAIR, BOBBIE STOREY, DOROTHY WEGMAN, PEGGY BLAKE, GLADYS GLAD, MARY CONWAY, KAE ENGLISH, HARRY RATCLIFF, DONALD DOUGLAS, PEDRO RUBIN, ALBERTO CARRILLO, COLETTE, AVIS ADAIRE, KATHERINE BURKE and the ALBERTINA RASCH DANCERS ..... CREDITS: Music by HARRY TIERNEY; Lyrics by JOSEPH McCARTHY; Book by GUY BOLTON and FRED THOMPSON; Sets designed by JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by JOHN W. HARKRIDER; Dances staged by SAMMY LEE and ALBERTINA RASCH; Production staged by JOHN HARWOOD; Produced by FLORENZ ZIEGFELD ..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1926 by Leo Feist, Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling to the cover, small pieces of transparent tape reinforcing the top and bottom seam inside, a handwritten note in pencil to the title page and edge wear to the inside page, this 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.
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