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In the land of yesterday

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Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

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Sheet music, 1920.

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Title
In the land of yesterday
Additional title: Poor little Ritz girl. In the land of yesterday. Vocal score.
Names
Starmer (Illustrator)
Gerber, Alex, 1895-1969 (Lyricist)
Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951 (Composer)
Collection

Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

Sheet music, 1920.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Poor little Ritz girl, 1920)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustrated by Starmer.
Content: First line of refrain: In beautiful land of yesterday.
Content: First line of text: Back when my grandma was in her teens.
Content: For voice and piano.
Content: Lew Fields presents The poor little rich girl, an original musical novelty--Cover.
Content: Staged by Ned Wayburn--Cover.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: lyric by Alex Gerber ; music by Sigmund Romberg.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Center seam torn and taped; holes punched into center edges.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C216
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14530077
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6eb7b380-c5ff-012f-beb3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1920: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "In the land of yesterday" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-507b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "In the land of yesterday" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-507b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1920). In the land of yesterday Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-507b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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In the land of yesterday