Hammerstein, Oscar, II. Autograph lyrics to "Oh What a Beautiful Morning!" from "Oklahoma!"; accompanied by a typed note signe...

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Hammerstein, Oscar, II. Autograph lyrics to "Oh What a Beautiful Morning!" from "Oklahoma!"; accompanied by a typed note signed ("Oscar") regarding the lyrics, (12 ? x 8 in.; 327 x 203 mm.), The lyrics are written in pencil on a yellow sheet of blue-lined legal folio, no place or date; rust stains from paper clip, marginal splits to horizontal folds. Oscar Hammerstein's most memorable verse from Oklahoma!, Oh What a Beautiful Morning! Hammerstein writes in full: There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, The corn is as high as an elephant's eye And it looks like it's climbin' clear up to the sky! Oh, what a beautiful mornin', Oh, what a beautiful day! I got a beautiful feelin' Everythin's goin' my way! The accompanying typed note signed is approximately (8 ¼ in. x 5 in.; 209 x 127 mm.), on pink-toned "Oscar Hammerstein II" letterhead, dated March 3, 1958, to Lynn Farnol. In full: "Dear Lynn: Here are the 'pencilled lines'. Sincerely, Oscar" Oklahoma! is one of a long line of popular scores Hammerstein produced in his long and successful career. His other great musicals include: Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959). In collaboration with Jerome Kern, the two were known for a number of well-known musicals in the 1920s and 1930s, including Sunny (1925), Show Boat (1927), Sweet Adeline (1929), Music in the Air (1932) and Very Warm for May (1939) as well as the songs I Won't Dance (1935) and The Last Time I Saw Paris (1940). Hammerstein wrote no less than 35 musicals in New York and 2 in London, of which there was a record number of 26 screen adaptations.