HELLZAPOPPIN
by John S. (Ole) Olsen and Harold O. (Chic) Johnson. (Lambs Club)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Privately published, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Ole (original illustration). First edition, presentation copy. Two copies with printed wrappers bound- in of HELLZAPOPPIN - one copyrighted 1938, the other copyrighted 1940 - custom-bound in full, crushed moroccan leather, gilt ruled, dentelles, heavy marbelized endpapers, with gilt titles front cover - First Copy of the First Edition of HELLZAPOPPIN Winter Garden Theatre Sept 22, 1938 - Dec 17, 1941 1404 Performances Presented to Lambs Club by The Authors and Producers Olsen and Johnson. On flyleaf is a full page original illustration in black ink signed Ole with two cartoon figures flanking the inscription: "To The Lambs/ Lest You Forget/ The Maniacs Olsen (signed) and Johnson (signed)/ March 14, 1943" with one figure proclaiming "sons of fun", the other bearing a placard "Hellzapoppin" The musical revue, a vaudevillian romp with risque humor, had songs by music and lyrics by Sammy Fain and Charles Tobias. The revue was a hit, running for over three years, and was at the time the longest-running Broadway musical, with 1,404 performances. A national tour followed, and a movie version with the playwright performers plus Martha Ray, followed in 1941. In 1976, there was a stage revival starring Jerry Lewis and Lynn Redgrave, but it closed on the road, never making it back to Broadway.
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- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011173
- Title
- HELLZAPOPPIN
- Author
- John S. (Ole) Olsen and Harold O. (Chic) Johnson. (Lambs Club)
- Illustrator
- Ole (original illustration)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Privately published
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ABAA-BOSTON ,
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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