Original BYE BYE BIRDIE Musical Script  Rare! Dick Van Dyke

I am assuming this is from the 60s as it has a list of the actors from the original musical.

This is a neat estate find! I know nothing about the original owner. I am helping a friend sell some items from an Estate his company is working on. 

This script is being sold as is, as found and as shown from one collector to another. To avoid copying, etc. there are no returns whatsoever.

You are getting exactly what you see in the condition that you see it. If you have any questions, please fee free to ask.  

I am not an expert so please feel free to correct me if I am wrong. I have tried to do a bit of research, but have only found a final version for the screenplay as opposed to this unique musical copy which appears to be “unpublished work” by Michael Stewart according the the main page.  It was the property of Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. It appears to be a very rare/scarce copy as I can not find one anywhere.

I have not found one like this for sale, sold or even an image of one similar! They must have all been given back except this one! Ha! As it states on the sticker on the front, it was supported to be marked up, erased and then returned. Lucky for us someone kept a copy!

 unpublished work by Michael Stewart, writer of the book with the same name, starring Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera 

Music and Lyrics copyright 1960 by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams

The condition is shown. It is about 60 years old. The script got some use and as shown there is some black ink ( or whatever on the top right corner of many pages. This does not take away from reading the script at all.

There are pencil marks and edits that appear to have been erased but you can make out some of the writing in areas. Some pages have some yellowing or discoloration, but I am guessing the original paper was ivory as opposed to bright white.

All in all, this is just a cool piece to have in one’s collection.

Feel free to ask me any questions or correct me if I am wrong. I am not an expert but just a gal who knows a lot of random stuff about a lot of random stuff.

Thanks so much for looking!