This is a very interesting book which was a program for a film that was released in 1954 titled "This Is Cinerama." This process was the beginning of motion pictures as we know them today. Cinerama’s three-eyed camera burst out of the flat frame that had enclosed conventional film story telling. This process gave the illusion of depth and the sense of movement that previous movies lacked.

The movie "This Is Cinerama" was a Lowell Thomas and Merian C. Cooper Cinerama Presentation...

This is a nice music book of easy piano arrangements from the 20th Century-Fox presentation of “Doctor Dolittle” by Leslie Bricusse. The copyright is 1967.

Some of the songs include:

* Fabulous Places
* Talk To The Animals
* Where Are The Words
* My Friend The Doctor
* And more

The music is in very good condition. The cover has some minor wear to the edges and corners. There is a name written on the front cover on the right edge...

This is a very nice song and music book titled "Great Theme Songs – Outstanding Hit Themes From Stage, Motion Pictures and TV. There is no copyright listed for the book, but I believe most of the songs are from the 1950’s and 1960’s. W...

One look at the title and cover picture of this book will leave no doubt of the era that it came from. The book is titled “NOW! – A One Act Musical.” The music and lyrics are by Gilbert M. Martin and the book is by Dennis Eliot.

From the inside front cover:

It’s now! It’s all about love! It’s a one-act musical for teenagers! And it’s terribly concerned about people loving people...

This is a nice vintage song book titled "Meet Cole Porter At The Piano." Chappell & Company, Inc. of New York published the book. Piano settings are by Dr. Albert Sirmay...

This is an interesting book – an Opera in Three Acts titled "Samson And Delilah." The music is by Camille Saint-Saens. Libretto is by Ferdinand Lemaire and the English Translation is by Walter Ducloux. G. Schirmer of New York/London published the book that has a 1964 copyright.

There is no actual music included in the book.

The book is in good condition - inside and out. The outer cover has some minor wear to the edges and corners...

This is a music book titled “The Music Man – A Musical Comedy – Principal Chorus Vocals.” The book, music and lyrics are by Meredith Wilson. The book was published by Music Theatre International of New York...

This is a theater book titled "Doctor Bosko’s Invention – A Novelty in Five Skits" by James C. Parker, author of Crashing Society and The Marlenburg Necklace. The play was published by The National Drama Company in Memphis, Tennessee, and has a copyright of 1935.

"Doctor Bosko’s Invention" is a novelty play, designed especially for amateur and high school production...

The first several pages have pictures of the actual production and short explanations of the scenes shown.

Some of the songs included in the book:

* At the End of the Day
* Do You Hear the People Sing?
* A Heart Full of Love
* Who Am I?
* Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
* And more.

The book is in very good condition – inside and out. The outer cover has some minor wear to the edges and corners. The right edge of the cover has a slight upward curl...

This is a group of four short theater skits from the "March’s Famous Funny Farces" series by the March Brothers, Publishers, Lebanon, Ohio. Two of the items have a copyright of 1920 – the other two have a 1912 copyright.

The titles are:

1. An Up-To-Date Proposal by Jeannette Joyce

2. A Proposal in Grandma’s Day by Jeanette Joyce

3. Scat! By Louise Rand Bascom

4...

This is a book for an opera in one act titled "L'Heure Espagnole" (The Spanish Hour) by Franc Nohain. The music for this opera was by M. Ravel...

This is a program from State Fair Music Hall of Dallas, Texas, for the production of "Gypsy." It starred Kay Ballard, Jack Cassidy and Julienne Marie in the lead rolls. The musical was produced Tom Huges and directed by Gus Schirmer, Jr.

The program gives short bio’s of all the main characters that include Jan Tanzy, Phil Leeds, Anne Russell, Peg Murray, Merle Letowt, and James Pompeii.

The back pages of the program include bio’s of the executive staff of the State Fair M...