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The naked truth

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

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Sheet music, 1920.

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Title
The naked truth
Additional title: Greenwich Village follies of 1920. Naked truth. Vocal score.
Additional title: The Greenwich Village Follies of 1920.
Names
Anderson, John Murray (Lyricist)
Swanstrom, Arthur, 1888-1940 (Lyricist)
Sloane, A. Baldwin (Alfred Baldwin), 1872-1926 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1920.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Greenwich Village follies, 1920)
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: First line of chorus: Now you'll find the naked truth in Greenwich Village.
Content: First line of text: 'Ere the days of drouth and pillage.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: The Bohemians (Inc.) Present The Greenwich Village Follies of 1920--Cover
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: lyric by John Murray Anderson and Arthur Swanstrom ; music by A. Baldwin Sloane.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 32 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C126
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14527960
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 75370380-c5ff-012f-7303-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1920: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The naked truth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f57-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The naked truth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f57-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1920). The naked truth Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-4f57-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The naked truth