Mayor Victor Schiro New Orleans "Hey, Look Me Over" (Wildcat) Sheet Music 1962?

Description

Up for sale is an unusual piece of early 1960s political ephemera that keys off the title of a memorable song from a then popular Broadway musical.  It invites the voter to "Hey, Look Me Over", the "me" representing New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Victor Schiro (and his ticket).  This item would be of interest to a variety of collectors and would look great framed as an attention getting piece of wall decor.
Mayor Victor H. Schiro, had succeeded DeLesseps S. "Chep" Morrison in 1961 and would, in turn, be succeeded by "Moon" Landrieu in 1970.  Schiro was born in 1904 to a Sicilian immigrant family in Chicago, but moved to New Orleans in early childhood.  Growing up, he had spent considerable time in Central America (Honduras).  He returned to New Orleans at 24 and established an insurance agency.  In 1950, he was elected commissioner of public buildings and parks.  In 1954, New Orleans adopted a new charter with a mayor-council form of government; Schiro was elected to the city council.  When "Chep" Morrison resigned the Mayor's office to become the United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States, the council elected Schiro as interim mayor.  He would win full terms on his own in the mayoralty elections of 1962 and 1966.  I believe that the political ad I am selling comes from the 1962 election campaign.
The musical "Wildcat" was based on a book by N. Richard Nash, with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and music by Cy Coleman.  It opened on December 16, 1960 on Broadway (the Alvin Theater) and ran for a total of 171 performances, closing on June 3, 1961.  The star of the show was none other than Lucille Ball (in the only Broadway role of her career), who was also a major investor in the production.  The critics were only lukewarm and the show faltered when Ball developed a series of illnesses that prevented her from performing.  However, the theme song, "Hey, Look Me Over", had enduring popularity and was covered by a host of singing greats including:  Judy Garland, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Mel Torme, Bing Crosby and many others.
Although the title was appropriate and the tune catchy, I think there may have been some risk to using this song in a political campaign.  The "me" in the song is "Wildy", a woman who uses her feminine charms and some clearly illegal tactics to get ahead in the Texas oil fields.  For example, she has the owner of the promising oil claim falsely arrested and then released in order to manipulate him into backing her schemes.  The voters were apparently not bothered by the implications.  On January 27, 1962, Schiro (with 52,685 votes) finished second to Adrian Duplantier (with 57,001 votes), in a 9 candidate Democratic primary field.  In the runoff primary election on March 3, Schiro prevailed, with 94, 157 votes against Duplantier's 73,057 votes.
Please see above for full description of condition and for photos.  (The ruler in the photos is NOT a part of the sale.)  Sold as is.
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Attention International Buyers:  Unfortunately, it appears that international shipping from the US (via the USPS) has become unreliable, because of the pandemic.  Therefore, I have decided to remove the international shipping option.  You are still welcome to bid on this item, but will need to supply a shipping address in the US.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.  Thank you for your understanding.