This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "ON THE BOULEVARD" introduced by LILLIAN RUSSELL in the Original Broadway production of the JOSEPH M. WEBER and LEW M. FIELDS musical burlesque "WHOOP DEE DOO" at Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall in New York City. (The production opened September 24th, 1903 at Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall, transferred on May 16th, 1904 to the New Amsterdam Theatre and closed May 28th, 1904 after 165 performances.) ..... The cast included LILLIAN RUSSELL, JOE WEBER, LEW M. FIELDS, MARION ALEXANDER, EVA ALLEN, WILLIE ARCHIE, MYRTLE ARLINGTON, FLORENCE AVERILL, CARRIE BOWMAN, MINNIE BRITTON, HELEN BROOKS, MATTIE CHAPIN, MAY CHAPIN, EDNA CHASE, MARIE CHRISTIE, PETER F. DAILEY, CARTER DE HAVEN, LIBBY DIAMOND, V. DOLERO, HELEN DU HERON, HATTIE FORSYTHE, CHARLES HALTON, OLLIE HATFIELD, BENA HOFFMAN, MOLLIE HOFFMAN, HELGA HOWARD, SOPHIE JORDAN, ETHEL KELLY, JOHN T. KELLY, MYRTLE KING, IRLA LaBARRA, MAUDE LeROY, FREDA LINYARD, AGNES LYNN, MABEL LYNN, ROSE MALVENE, JANE MANDEVILLE, LOUIS MANN, LIZZIE McCOY, LORETTA McDONALD, MILDRED MEADE, MAUD MORRIS, VERA MORRIS, GERTIE MOYER, RUTH PIERCE, ILMA PRATT, JESSIE RICHMOND, MAE SHERWOOD, WINNIE SIEGRIST, MADELEINE SOMERS, EVIE STETSON, DAISY THOMPSON, DOROTHY WATSON, ANGIE WEIMARS and MINNIE WHITMORE ..... CREDITS: This Song by EDGAR SMITH and ALFRED MULLER-NORDEN; Dialogue by EDGAR SMITH; Music by WILLIAM T. FRANCIS; Additional Songs by J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON and BOB COLE; Orchestra conducted by WILLIAM T. FRANCIS; Sets designed by JOHN H. YOUNG; Costumes designed by CAROLINE SEIDLE; Staged by BEN TEAL; Produced by JOE WEBER and LEW M. FIELDS ..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 3/4" X 13 7/8" inches and is copyrighted 1903 by M. Witmark and Sons, New York City ..... CONDITION: With the exception of the start of a split at the top seam, light soiling to the back cover and moderate edge wear, this rare piece of sheet music is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.