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Music and Lyrics script for the 1973 musical, created circa 2000s, likely for an unproduced revival. Includes only the musical numbers from the play. Based on the classic 1812 children's book by Johann David Wyss. The play was produced by Barry and Fran Weissler for their National Theater Company, a touring group founded in 1968, and played to schools throughout the US in the 1970s. Playwright Jerome Coopersmith wrote prolifically for television and the stage throughout the mid- to late-twentieth century. He is best remembered today for his writing for "Hawaii Five-O" (1968-1980), and the 1974 Christmas television special "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," but also contributed episodes for "Armstrong Circle Theater," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Combat!," "Spenser for Hire," and others. In 1965, he received a Tony nomination for the Sherlock Holmes Broadway musical "Baker Street," and wrote and co-wrote a number of off-Broadway plays, including a biographical play about the early life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for Coopersmith, lyricist Annette Leisten, and composer Sheldon Markham. Approximately 50 leaves, lacking pagination. Xerographic duplication, printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a paper clip at the center of the top edge.