A single-page musical manuscript, dating to October 1927, bearing the personal letterhead of George Gershwin at 132 East 22nd Street, New York, New York. The page presents the first five measures of Funny Face, the celebrated Gershwin Broadway musical that opened at the Alvin Theatre on November 22, 1927, starring Fred and Adele Astaire.
The document is typewritten with pencil-marked notations throughout, reflecting active rehearsal use in the weeks immediately preceding the show’s Broadway debut. The page is both annotated in pencil and signed in black ink by Gershwin himself, making this both a working manuscript and a signed autograph artifact of the highest order.
Dimensions: 8.5 inches wide × 9 inches tall
Condition: Minimal jagged edges, muffed graphite on surface, no creasing, no holes, no tears. Mint + Condition.