For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; "The grandest minstrel organization in the world" -- cover. ; "Management of Chas. D. Wilson." ; Illustrated title page in red, maroon, and white ; portrait of Lew Dockstader as himself, and in blackface. ; Advertisement on page [2]: "Lew Dockstader and his great minstrel company...everybody works but father..." ; Advertisement on page [3]: "Lew Dockstader and his great minstrel company fifteenth annual tour..." ; Advertisement on page [19]: "Lew Dockstader and his "All Star" collection of minstrel celebrities." ; Advertisement on page [20]: "I'll be waiting in the gloaming sweet Genevieve." ; Songs in this collection are copyrighted between 1904 and 1905.
Mothers of soldiers Working class Pirates Waltzes Racism in language Blackface Food Money Tobacco Love--Songs and music Nostalgia Songs with piano Heroes Minstrel music African Americans--Songs and music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Popular music--United States Songbooks, English--United States Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's A-G T10 10 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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