The Blue Moon - Vintage Theatrical Poster
A Musical Comedy Poster from Edwardian London, 1906.
 
The Blue Moon, Musical Comedy Poster was created by Philip Schermerhorn and the single colour lithograph was Printed by the Metropolitan Printing Co. in 1906
 
The Blue Moon was originally staged in Northampton in1904, the lyrics were by Percy Greenbank and Paul Rubens, and the music composition by Rubens and Howard Talbot. The story was set in India during the period of the British Raj, a love story involving a girl and a young British army officer.
 
There were London concerts in 1905 and the act toured the UK before going abroad to America and Australia. The press notices were in general favourable and the act ran for 182 performances.