HARMS, THOMAS B. He became the first publisher to discover that printing the sheet music of a successful Broadway show was quite profitable. He published "The Bowery," "Reuben, Reuben," and "Push Them Clouds Away" from the show A Trip To Chinatown in 1892. "The Bowery" was an instant success, while "Push Them Clouds Away" sold thousands of copies. Founder, T. B. Harms Company.
The following three Documents Signed are payment checks endorsed on verso for residual compensation for songs the publisher, Harms, owned.
Max Steiner (1888-1971) Academy Award-winning Austrian-American composer of music for theatre productions and films. He probably is known best for the score he composed for the classic Gone with the Wind and for the score and hugely popular theme song for the film A Summer Place. $425.00Herbert Hupfeld wrote one of the most popular songs in movie history, You Must Remember This, from Casablanca. $425.00Oscar Levant (1906-1972) American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was more famous for his mordant character and witticisms, on the radio and in movies and television, than for his music. $200.00 (Item ID: 1770)
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