This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "I DARE NOT LOVE YOU" sung by EVELYN HERBERT and HARRY WELCHMAN in the Original Broadway production of the HARRY B. SMITH and SIGMUND ROMBERG musical "PRINCESS FLAVIA" at the Century Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 2nd, 1925 at New York's Century Theatre, transferred on February 1st, 1926 to the Shubert Theatre and closed March 13th, 1926 after 152 performances.) ..... The musical starred EVELYN HERBERT as "Princess Flavia", HARRY WELCHMAN as "Rudolf, Crown Prince of Ruritania", WILLIAM PRINGLE as "General Sapt", JOHN CLARKE as "Rupert of Hentzau", WILLIAM DANFORTH as "Franz Teppich", JAMES MARSHALL as "Lieut. Fritz von Tarlenheim" and ALOIS HAVRILLA as "Gilbert Bertrand" and the cast included WILLIAM DUMBREILE, JOSEPH TONER, EARLE LEE, DUDLEY MARWICK, PHIL DARBY, EDMUND RUFFNER, JOSEPH C. SPURIN, WILLIAM MOORE, WILLIAM H. STAMM, DONALD LEE, FELICIA DRENOVA, MARGARET BREEN, MAUDE ODELL, LUCILLE ARNOLD, MIRIAM LAX, SONIA VESKOVA, ETHEL LOUISE WRIGHT, LILLIAN BAKER, MARJORIE MAY, HELEN FREDERIC, BYRDEATTA EVANS, MARIE LAVALLE, GEORGE HAROLD, HERBERT GOFF, EUGENE SCUDDER, DUDLEY MARWICK and JOSEPH C. SPURIN ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by HARRY B. SMITH based on the novel and stage play "The Prisoner of Zenda" by ANTHONY HOPE; Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG ("Maytime", "Sinbad", "Poor Little Ritz Girl", "Blossom Time", "The Student Prince", "The Desert Song", "Rosalie", "Up in Central Park", "The Girl in Pink Tights"); Orchestra conducted by ALFRED GOODMAN; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT; Costumes designed by ERNEST SCHRAPPS; Choreographed by MAX SCHECK; Staged by J. C. HUFFMAN; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT ..... DETAILS: The oversized ten page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9 1/4" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1925 by Harms Inc., New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The seam is split and has been repaired inside with transparent tape, there is edge chipping at the top seam and in the top right corner of the cover, light creasing and minor edge wear. Despite this flaw, this rare piece of sheet music 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.