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

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Sheet music, 1916.

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Title
At siesta time
Additional title: Chu chin chow. At siesta time. Vocal score
Names
Torrens, Grace (Composer)
Anderson, Arthur, -1942 (Lyricist)
Hardy, Dudley, 1867-1922 (Illustrator)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1916.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1916
Place: [London]
Publisher: J.W. Stern
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Chu chin chow, 1916)
Topics
Musicals
Musical revues & comedies -- United States -- 1911-1920
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: "Direct from 4 year's run at His Majesty's Theatre, London"--Cover.
Content: "[F.] Ray Comstock and Morris Gest present a musical tale of the East"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Center fold partially ripped.
Content: Cover illustrated by Dudley Hardy.
Content: First line of refrain: At siesta time on the house top.
Content: First line of text: Heat of the noon day!
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 by Arthur Anderson ; music by Grace Torrens.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14528488
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C105
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21320580-c5ff-012f-ac61-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1916: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "At siesta time" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1916. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-7244-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "At siesta time" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 28, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-7244-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1916). At siesta time Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-7244-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Wikipedia Citation

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At siesta time