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Along came Ruth

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1914

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Title
Along came Ruth
Names
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1914

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1914
Place: New York
Publisher: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 99-305
Topics
Songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Dedicated to and sung in Henry W. Savage's production of the Pine Tree comedy: 'Along came Ruth'--Bottom center of cover.
Content: First line of chorus: I was growing very fond of Molly.
Content: First line of text: I had girls by the score.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Irving Berlin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C774
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14654734
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f8118940-c641-012f-39c6-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1888: Creator Born
  • 1914: Created
  • 1989: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Along came Ruth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1914. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-52b1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Along came Ruth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-52b1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1914). Along came Ruth Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-52b1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Along came Ruth