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Rhoda and her pagoda

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
Rhoda and her pagoda
Additional title: Rhoda Rye was a London lass, taking and trim and tiny. [first line of song]
Additional title: Rhoda, Rhoda ran a pagoda, selling tea and syrup and soda. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: San Toy. Rhoda and her pagoda. [uniform title]
Names
Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924 (Composer)
Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933 (Lyricist)
Brown, Chamberlain (Former owner)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: Cincinnati ; Chicago; New York ; [etc.]
Publisher: The John Church Company
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Aristocracy (Social class)
Social classes
Chinese -- Men -- To 1899
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Collective cover page: Selections from San Toy, the new Chinese musical comedy, book by Edward Morton, music by Sidney Jones.
Content: Cover contains signature of former owner at top right: Chamberlain Brown.
Content: Cover design includes drawing of two Asian men, one holding a banner emblazoned with title information, and the other holding a banner containing publisher information.
Content: Summary: Rhoda Rye dons a Chinese costume and sets up a pagoda in London from which to sell tea and Chinese goods; the people of London go to her shop for tea; a duke comes and flirts with her so Rhoda closes the pagoda, since he has become a Lady and is part of the upper class.
Statement of responsibility: words by Adrian Ross ; music by Lionel Monckton.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7fa01540-c595-012f-59b7-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1861: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1924: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rhoda and her pagoda" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95d1cd19-fff4-2e80-e040-e00a1806214c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rhoda and her pagoda" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95d1cd19-fff4-2e80-e040-e00a1806214c

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Rhoda and her pagoda Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95d1cd19-fff4-2e80-e040-e00a1806214c

Wikipedia Citation

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Rhoda and her pagoda