Lot 425
Kern, Jerome (1885-1945) Academy Award winning composer whose Broadway hit Show Boat introduced the concept of the serious musical play. Kern's songs, including "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Ol' Man River" and "The Way You Look Tonight," are standards in the American musical canon.
Typed Document Signed ("Jerome D. Kern"). One page, 8½ x 11", n.p. (New York?), December 30, 1931. Being a contract with H.B. Harms Company. Mailing folds, staple holes at top left and minor wrinkling at top edge. Fine condition.
This contract between Kern and music publisher H. B. Harms Company concerns rights to the music from The Cat and The Fiddle, Kern's 1931 Broadway show. Surely this contract, paying Kern one dollar "and other valuable consideration," worked out well for the Harms Company -- MGM adapted The Cat and The Fiddle for the big screen, featuring the ever popular Jeanette MacDonald and Ramon Navarro. While not a huge hit, the movie was a respectable success and helped open the door for Kern's move to writing for Hollywood musicals.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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