[Literature] Fitzgerald, F. Scott. (1896–1940). The Evil Eye. A Musical Comedy in Two Acts. Presented by The Princeton University Triangle Club. . New York: The John Church Company. 1915. First edition. Program and piano-vocal score. 92 pp. Folio, publisher's cloth-backed grey stiff cardboard paper wraps, decorated boards. 12" x 9". The orange decorated cover is clean and bright, both front and back boards with a few cracks/tears repaired with tape from the verso and light stains around the edges, the orange cloth backing is bright and intact. Bruccoli A4.


A scarce copy of the Second Princeton Triangle Club show, for which Fitzgerald wrote all lyrics based on the book by E. Wilson Jr.. with music by Paul B. Dickey and F. Warburton Guilbert. The only edition of this scarce publication, preceding This Side of Paradise.


As a freshman at Princeton, Fitzgerald won the 1914-15 competition for the Triangle Club show with his book and lyrics for "Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi!". Although a poor academic showing made him ineligible to perform in the show, his witty lyrics won high praise. The following year he collaborated with Edmund "Bunny" Wilson on another Triangle Club show, "The Evil Eye", again winning the competition, again being barred from performing because of his grades