The 30 Minute Rule begins April 15 at 7:00 PM EDT. An Initial Bid Must Be Placed By April 15 at 6:00 PM EDT To Participate After 6:00 PM EDT
Handwritten musical manuscript in pencil by Frederick Loewe, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.5 x 12.5, no date but circa 1959. Loewe writes twenty-four lines of music for one of his most famous and popular songs from Camelot, "Then You May Take Me to the Fair." It is an early draft of the melody from his personal archive, written during the creation of his classic musical. Loewe also writes the title on the front, noting the singers as, "Guenevere, men." In fine condition.
Camelot, based on the Arthurian legend and T. H. White's The Once and Future King, opened on Broadway in New York on December 3, 1960 and had a run of 873 performances over two years. Production was staged by Moss Hart, with Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, and Robert Goulet in the leading roles (Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot).
Written in collaboration with Alan Jay Lerner, the musical symbolized to many Americans an ideal society during the presidency of John F. Kennedy. In fact, its admirers included President and Mrs. Kennedy, whose White House circle was often likened to Camelot. It is not an exaggeration to say that Lerner and Loewe perfected the musical-theater art form in America, and produced some of the best-loved musicals of the twentieth century.
