GEORGE GERSHWINLivre Rare Book
Gershwin, George; and Gershwin, IraBiblio.com
'S WONDERFUL: Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley Present Fred and Adele Astaire in the New Musical Comedy SMARTY. Music by George Gershwin Book by Fred Thompson and Robert Benchley Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. FUNNY FACE.
192799583<p>New York: New World Music Corporation 1927. 1927. Very good. - Quarto 12 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover bound in decorative black red & white wraps with pictorial ads for other sheet music by George Gershwin. The covers are slightly rubbed & creased with a couple of tiny tears to the edges. 4 pages numbered 2 through 5 laid loose as issued within the covers. The pages are slightly soiled with a short tear to the top edge of the last leaf. Very good.</p><p>RARE sheet music for Gershwin's song '''S Wonderful" performed in the original pre-Broadway production of "Funny Face" then titled "Smarty" at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia.</p><p>Originally called "Smarty" George & Ira Gershwin's musical would subsequently be renamed "Funny Face" after it first opened in Philadelphia on October 11 1927 to bad reviews. The musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and his sister Adele was the first time Astaire danced in evening clothes. Following major rewrites the play traveled to Washington and Atlantic City before opening as "Funny Face" at Broadway's Alvin Theare on November 22 of 1927.</p> New York: New World Music Corporation, 1927. paperback
