7th May, 2020 10:00 EDT
P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis
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Wodehouse, P.G., and Jerome Kern
Bill
New York: T.B. Harms Company, 1918. 4to. 6 pp. 26 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (67.3 x 59.6mm). Sheet music from the Wodehouse, Guy Bolton and Jerome Kern vehicle, “Oh Lady! Lady!!” Illustrated wrappers designed by Malcolm Strauss; contemporary retailer’s name, and price rubber stamps on front wrapper. In frame. McIlvaine J17.
Originally performed at the Princess Theatre in New York City beginning February 1, 1918, and running for 219 performances. Produced by F. Ray Comstock and William Elliott, staged by Robert Milton and Edward Royce, and starring Vivienne Segl and Carl Randall. Book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, and music by Jerome Kern. Wodehouse later adapted the play into the novel "The Small Bachelor" (1927). “Bill” would reappear in the 1927 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II hit, Show Boat, the only song not written by either man.
Sold for $500
Estimated at $300 - $500
New York: T.B. Harms Company, 1918. 4to. 6 pp. 26 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (67.3 x 59.6mm). Sheet music from the Wodehouse, Guy Bolton and Jerome Kern vehicle, “Oh Lady! Lady!!” Illustrated wrappers designed by Malcolm Strauss; contemporary retailer’s name, and price rubber stamps on front wrapper. In frame. McIlvaine J17.
Originally performed at the Princess Theatre in New York City beginning February 1, 1918, and running for 219 performances. Produced by F. Ray Comstock and William Elliott, staged by Robert Milton and Edward Royce, and starring Vivienne Segl and Carl Randall. Book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, and music by Jerome Kern. Wodehouse later adapted the play into the novel "The Small Bachelor" (1927). “Bill” would reappear in the 1927 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II hit, Show Boat, the only song not written by either man.
