{"product_id":"14218-kern-jerome-hammerstein-oscar-stothart-herbert-can-t-help-lovin-dat-man-autograph-musical-quotation","title":"Kern, Jerome. (1885–1945) \u0026 Hammerstein, Oscar. (1895–1960) \u0026 Stothart, Herbert. (1885–1949) \"Can't Help Lovin Dat Man\" - Autograph Musical Quotation","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAutograph musical quotation of the beloved song \"Can't Help Lovin Dat Man of Mine\" by the important Broadway and Hollywood composer, penned on a leaf from the visitor's book of the manager's office at the London Hippodrome in 1928 and boldly signed. The leaf is also signed and dated on recto and verso by \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eseveral other prominent figures of the era,\u003c\/span\u003e including librettist and producer Oscar Hammerstein (1895 - 1960), composer and songwriter Herbert Stothart (1885 - 1949), producer and screenwriter Laurence Schwab (1892 - 1952) and Polish artist Jan Junosza de Rosciszewski (\"Tom Titt\"). 20 x 25 cm.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eCan't Help Lovin' Dat Man\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\" with music by \u003c\/span\u003eJerome Kern\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, and lyrics by \u003c\/span\u003eOscar Hammerstein II\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, is one of the most famous songs from their classic 1927 \u003c\/span\u003emusical play\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, adapted from \u003c\/span\u003eEdna Ferber\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e's novel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThe song, written in a \u003c\/span\u003eblues\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e tempo, is sung in the show by several characters, but is most closely associated with the character \u003c\/span\u003eJulie\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, the biracial leading lady of the showboat \"Cotton Blossom\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eKern's first collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein, the popular musical \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eSunny,\u003c\/i\u003e had played successfully at the Hippodrome in 1926. Returning to London in 1928, Kern saw an even greater success with the London premiere of their watershed musical \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane -- from which this iconic song is taken.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093543506079,"sku":"14218","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Kern_Amqs_14218a138.jpg?v=1722188730","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14218-kern-jerome-hammerstein-oscar-stothart-herbert-can-t-help-lovin-dat-man-autograph-musical-quotation","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}