Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels : Sheet music song album of the songs sung in the show / W. E. Nankeville, managing director ; Wm. Franklin Riley, general manager
Contributor
Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels, contributor Haverly, Jack, 1837-1901, compiler Wilson, George, 1844- performer Rossiter, Will, 1867-1954, publisher Last, Jay T., collector
For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Illustrated title page with blue type font. Includes a lithographic portrait of George Wison as himself and in blackface with the words "Waltz Me Again" printed beneath. ; Songs in the collection are copyrighted between 1897 and 1902. ; Advertisement on page [2]: "Program." ; Advertisements on the bottom of pages [2-12]. ; Advertisements on pages [14-17]. ; Verses 4-5 printed as text on page [6].
Blackface entertainers Songs with piano Blackface Minstrel music Love--Songs and music Narcotics Divorce Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898 Soldiers Weddings Nostalgia Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character) Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States African American women African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.) Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's H-Z T11 1 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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