Jay Gorney "MEET THE PEOPLE" Nanette Fabray / Jack Gilford 1940 Sheet Music

Description

This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "IN-CHI-CHI-CASTENANGO" from the
Original West Coast production and Pre-Broadway engagement of the JAY GORNEY and HENRY MYERS musical revue "MEET THE PEOPLE" at the Hollywood Playhouse in Los Angeles, California. (The production would open December 25th, 1940 at the Mansfield Theatre in New York City and run for 160 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included a number of talented young people who would make their Broadway debuts including NANETTE FABRAY (then known as Nanette Fabares), JACK ALBERTSON and JACK GILFORD. Others in the cast included FAY McKENZIE, JUNE SILLMAN, MARION COLBY, PATRICIA BRILHANTE, BERNICE PARKS, BERYL CAREW, SUE ROBIN, MARIE DeFOREST, LOIS PAUL, EDDIE JOHNSON, JACK ARKIN, JACK BOYLE, ANGUS HOPKINS, KENNETH PATTERSON, ROBERT DAVIS, ROBERT NASH, LEON BELASCO, GENE DORIAN, DOROTHY ROBERTS, TED ARKIN, NATALIE BURNS, WILLIAM ORR, RAFE EISENBERG, ROBERT NASH, ELIZABETH TALBOT-MARTIN, PEGGY RYAN, KENNETH PATTERSON and BARNEY PHILLIPS ..... CREDITS: Music by JAY GORNEY; Lyrics by HENRY MYERS; Sets designed by FREDERICK STOVER; Costumes designed by GERDA VANDERNEERS and KATE LAWSON; Sketches Directed by MORTIMER OFFNER; Production Staged by DANNY DARE; Produced by THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE ALLIANCE
..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1940 by Mills Music, Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a handwritten price and light soiling to the back cover (third scanned image) 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.