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Title
The belle of the barber's ball / words & music by Geo. M. Cohan
Creator
Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942, composer
Contributor
Starmer, illustrator
Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942, lyricist
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1911
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
For voice and piano. ; Title from cover.. ; Illustrated title page: green/orange/white drawing of plants and berries ; photograph of Geo. M. Cohan. ; "Starmer." ; "As introduced in Cohan & Harris' Minstrels presenting George Evans and 100 Honey Boys"--Cover. ; Publication date inferred from advertising excerpts. ; Advertisement and excerpts for "In Dear Old Tennessee" on page 2 ; advertisement for The Gem dance folio for 1911, with illustrated cover and contents list, on unnumbered page. ; Copyright, 1908, by Cohan & Harris Publishing Co..
Extent
1 score (5 pages) ; 35 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T10
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/8178
Language
English
Subject
Choruses, Secular (Unison) with piano
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with piano
Popular music--United States--1901-1910
Popular music--United States--1911-1920
African Americans--Songs and music
Balls (Parties)--Songs and music
Songs with piano
Minstrel music
Racism in language
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States
African American women
Scores. (lcgft)
Popular music. (lcgft)
Love songs. (lcgft)
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1900's A-G
T10
2
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.

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