I want to know where Tosti went : (when he said "good-bye")

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Title
I want to know where Tosti went : (when he said "good-bye")
Additional title: Broadway brevities. I want to know where Tosti went. Vocal score.
Names
Smith, Chris, 1879-1949 (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: Shapiro, Bernstein
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Broadway brevities, 1920)
Topics
Blackface entertainers
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover photograph of Bert Williams, in blackface.
Content: First line of refrain: I know just where Columbus went.
Content: First line of text: I has no education.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Successfully introduced by Bert Williams in George LeMaire's 'Broadway brevities' at the New York Winter Garden--Cover.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: [words and music] by Chris. Smith.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 32 cm.
Center seam torn.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C268
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14533090
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6d2451f0-c5ff-012f-8364-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1879: Creator Born
  • 1920: Created
  • 1949: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I want to know where Tosti went : (when he said "good-bye")" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-c2d1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I want to know where Tosti went : (when he said "good-bye")" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-c2d1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1920). I want to know where Tosti went : (when he said "good-bye") Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-c2d1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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I want to know where Tosti went : (when he said "good-bye")