Contract SIGNED BY GEORGE and IRA GERSHWIN selling the rights to seven songs which formed the basis for the musical score to the 1930 Broadway musical "GIRL CRAZY."
New York, NY: RKO Pictures, Inc., 1931. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Very good+ condition. Item #020634
Two-page typed contract (complete) between the composers and RKO Pictures, Inc. dated March 9, 1931. The document, signed by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, formalizes former agreements to secure the copyright to seven previously unpublished songs that were all incorporated in the musical "Girl Crazy" which opened on Broadway on October 14, 1930. The songs include: 1) Boy, What Love Has Done To Me. 2) But Not For Me. 3) Could You Use Me. 4) Embraceable You. 5) I Got Rhythm. 6) Sam and Delilah. 7) Bidin' My Time. CONDITION: minor creasing and staple holes. Countersigned, and with the stamp and embossed seal of Notary Public Ralph Kravette. These songs and this musical performance launched Ginger Rogers' career.
Price: $25,000.00