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large, strange city, and after eight
months of “knocking on doors” and
having exhausted his finances, Mr.
Frank decided to return to Phila
delphia. This was in the summer
of 1949, and a telephone call chang
ed his course. He was engaged as
one of a duo-piano team being us
ed as background and support
for a long tour of Gian Carlos Me-
notti's famous Broadway produc
tions “The Medium” and “The Tel
ephone.” During that same season,
he was engaged as soloist with Paul
Whitman conducting an all-Gersh
win concert. At that time, he
started doing quit a bit of accom
panying for singers, and in the en
suing years accompanied such out
standing artists as Lawrence Win
ters of the New York City Center
Opera Company; Jerome Hines,
Martha I.ipton, Bryan Sullivan,
Flank Guarrea (all from the Met
ropolitan < tpera Co.)
In 1950 he was engaged as Mu
sical Director for Kurt Weill's
“Knickerbocker Holiday" starring
Burl Ives. This show in particular
gave Sherman the incentive to com
bine the Musical Production phase
of show business with his other
classical endeavors. < >n July 26,
1956, he was invited to appear as
guest soloist with the National
Symphony in Washington, I). C..
for the Sesquicentenni.nl Celebra
tion in a Gershwin Memorial Con
ceit as part of the famous Water
gate Series.
From then', Sherman Frank wa<
engaged as piano soloist perform
ing the Grieg Concerto on tour in
the Song of Nonva) m 195u. Pro
duction Director of the company uf
the Song of Norway, Robert Jarvis,
m the summer of 1951 persuaded
him to come into the field of sum
mer operetta as an assistant con
ductor for the I.ambcrtville Music
Circus in New Jersey, which pre
sented Annie Get Your Gun. Car
men Jones, Naughty Marietta and
many other hits. (He got practical
experience in the field as a pianist
for the Radio City Music Hall Pro
ductions in New York Cityi. Dur
ing the performances which he con
ducted at I.ambertville, the most
important agent and manager in the
field of summer operettas . . . Hen
ry Wless . . . saw Sherman con
duct. and was responsible for his
rapid rise to success.
hollowing a season at Lambert-
ville, Mr. Frank was engaged as
associate Musical Director for the
Starlight Theater in Kansas City,
Mo., which presented among other
outstanding musicals the Vagabond
King, Showboat and Carousel. He
remained there during the 1952,
1953 and 1954 seasons. During
these years, he became Musical Di
rector for the elaborate annual mu
sical spectaculars of the Oldsmo-
bile and Cadillac Divisions of Gen-
eial Motors. These are termed In
dustrial shows, which have helped
immeasurably to stimulate sales
and create good will within the au
tomotive industry, and at the same
time to create tremendous oppor
tunities for Show Business people.
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