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The sheath gown in Darktown

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

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Sheet music, 1908.

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Title
The sheath gown in Darktown
Additional title: Bandana land. Sheath gown in Darktown. Vocal score.
Names
Allen, Mord (Lyricist)
De Takacs, André C. (Illustrator)
White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Lemonier, Tom, 1870-1945 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1908.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1908
Place: New York
Publisher: Gotham-Attucks
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Bandana land, 1908)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Cameo photographs of [Bert Williams], by White N.Y., and Walker? on cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated by De Takacs.
Content: Direction, F. Ray Comstock--Cover.
Content: First line of chorus: Oh there's trouble down in old Darktown.
Content: First line of text: Miss Belladonna Sophie Brown has been to gay Paree.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Content: Williams and Walker's musical comedy success, Bandana Land--Cover.
Statement of responsibility: words by "Mord" Allen ; music by Tom Lemonier.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Covers separated; edges frayed and torn; some corners missing.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C485
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14535796
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c0a758d0-c5fe-012f-df93-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1908: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The sheath gown in Darktown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f11a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The sheath gown in Darktown" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f11a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1908). The sheath gown in Darktown Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-f11a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The sheath gown in Darktown