Okay kids, it's show and tell time.
I am one of the very few people in these United States who has never seen a production of GREASE, never watched the movie version of GREASE, and to my knowledge I've never played any of the music from GREASE. However, I'm about to play auditions for (wait for it...) GREASE, so I looked to see what materials I have in order to get familiar with the music beforehand. I knew I had a published score with the binding hardly cracked, but I'd forgotten that a couple of years ago a director friend had unloaded some items from productions past that he no longer needed or wanted, and because of its age and uniqueness and the fact that I love handwritten scores, I couldn't resist taking this one.
So for the viewing pleasure of a few of you, here's an artifact from way back, an early Samuel French rental score. You can't tell just by looking at the picture, but its pages measure 12.5" wide by 15" tall. A standard music stand won't accommodate it without a sturdy piece of cardboard or something placed behind it for support.
