Front:
JEROME KERN
YORK,
JAN 2
23
1985
220001
Performing Arts USA
NY
Back:
JEROME KERN
First Day of Issue: January 23, 1985
First Issue Location: New York, New York
Among all the popular songs America sings, the melodies
written for the stage and theater are among her best
loved. And one of the first songwriters to bring the magic
of music to the theater was the great American composer
Jerome Kern. In 1903, at the age of eighteen, Jerome
Kern made his professional debut in London as a com-
poser for musical reviews. Kern's fame grew, and in
1904, his first Broadway musical The Red Petticoat was
produced. After this Broadway success, the tender
melodies and imaginative tunes of Jerome Kern were
featured in more than fifty stage and film musicals.
However, Kern's greatest achievement was his unforgett-
able musical score for the 1927 Folk Opera Showboat.
With lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, Kern gave the world
such tunes as Ol' Man River, Make Believe and Smoke
Gets in Your Eyes. Today, Jerome Kern is widely recog-
nized as one of the most imaginative composers of
musical comedies for the stage and theater. This
Maximum Card honors the 100th anniversary of his birth.
No. 85-1
©1985 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by John Benson.
