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When Reuben comes to town

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1900

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Title
When Reuben comes to town
Additional title: A Reuben from the country came to town the other day. [first line]
Additional title: When Reuben comes to town. [first line of chorus]
Names
Goodwin, J. Cheever (John Cheever), 1850-1912 (Lyricist)
Levi, Maurice (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1900

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900
Place: New York
Publisher: The Rogers Bros. Music Pub. Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
City & town life
Characters and characteristics in opera
Humorous songs
Musicals
Man-woman relationships
Interpersonal conflict
Rural men
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: "In central park" [ musical]
Content: On cover: Cast members in costume.
Statement of responsibility: words by J. Cheever Goodwin ; music by Maurice Levi.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21733753
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21733759
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 710e8bf0-c597-012f-f9fe-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

  • 1850: Creator Born
  • 1900: Issued
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When Reuben comes to town" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ab9e42a-4e3a-ffe8-e040-e00a180622be

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When Reuben comes to town" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ab9e42a-4e3a-ffe8-e040-e00a180622be

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). When Reuben comes to town Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ab9e42a-4e3a-ffe8-e040-e00a180622be

Wikipedia Citation

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When Reuben comes to town