This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD OLD SPORT" from the Original Broadway production of the GEORGE M. COHAN musical play "THE MAN WHO OWNS BROADWAY" at the New York Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 11th, 1909 and ran for 128 performances.) ..... The musical starred RAYMOND "Hitchy-Koo" HITCHCOCK and the cast included FLORA ZABELLE, STANLEY FORDE, SCOTT WELSH, GEORGE LYDECKER, LORA LIEB, FRANCES GORDON, MARK SULLIVAN, MAUDE MORRIS, W. J. FORD, ARMAND KING, RALPH HARLOWE, CURT KARPE and THOMAS SHIELDS ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by GEORGE M. COHAN; Orchestra conducted by KARL WEIXELBAUM; Musical Numbers arranged by CHARLES GEBEST; Sets designed by ERNEST ALBERT and UNITT and WICKES; Directed by GEORGE M. COHAN; Produced by COHAN and HARRIS ..... DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 1/2" X 13 1/2" inches and is copyrighted 1909 by Cohan and Harris Publishing Co., New York City ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The covers are detached at the seam, there's a clipped corner at the lower right, considerable edge wear with chipped edges, a San Francisco music store stamp on the front cover and light soiling and sticker residue on the back cover. Despite these flaws, 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.