Lew Leslie "BLACKBIRDS" Adelaide Hall / Bill Robinson 1928 Broadway Sheet Music

Description

This is a beautiful piece of sheet music for the standard "I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE (BABY)" introduced by ADELAIDE HALL in the
Original Broadway production of the Distinctive and Unique Entertainment "LEW LESLIE'S BLACKBIRDS of 1928" at the Liberty Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 9th, 1928 at the Liberty Theatre, later moved to the Eltinge Theatre and ran for 519 performances.) ..... With an "All-Star Cast of 100 Colored Artists", the musical starred ADELAIDE HALL, AIDA WARD, BILL "Bojangles" ROBINSON and TIM MOORE and featured RUTH JOHNSON, MARJORIE HUBBARD, CRAWFORD JACKSON, BLUE McALLISTER, LLOYD MITCHELL, MANTAN MORELAND, GEORGE W. COOPER, ELIZABETH WELSH, ROSE POINDEXTER, MINA MAE McKINNEY, PHILLIP PATTERSON, BILLIE CORTEZ, JOSEPH ATTLES, CLEMENT HALL, LELIA BOYNTON, ELOISE UGGAMS, BURKIE JACKSON, CORALIE GARRY, JEWELL FISHER, THELMA SALMONDS, IRMA MILES, DOROTHY IRVING, JULIA MOSES, BERNICE SMITH, HELEN VOGELSANG, MARION JONES, BLANCHE HOWELL, BABY FISHER, JACKIE GODFREY, LOUISE UGGAMS, JOHNNY HUDGINS, WILLARD McLEAN, CHESTER JONES, HARRY "Shorty" LUCAS, the BLACKBIRDS BEAUTY CHORUS, the CECIL MACK BLACKBIRD CHOIR and the World Famous PLANTATION ORCHESTRA ..... CREDITS: Music by JIMMY McHUGH; Lyrics by DOROTHY FIELDS; Sets designed by PREMIER SCENIC STUDIOS; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE; Produced and Directed by LEW LESLIE
..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9 1/8" X 12 1/8" inches and is copyrighted 1928 by Jack Mills Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing 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.