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The old town

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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 old town
Additional title: Hitchy-koo. Old town. Vocal score.
Names
Caldwell, Anne, 1867-1936 (Lyricist)
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 (Composer)
Collection

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

Sheet music, 1920.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1920
Place: New York
Publisher: T.B. Harms
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Hitchy-koo, 1920)
Topics
Musicals
Musical revues & comedies -- United States -- 1911-1920
Wayburn, Ned
Hitchcock, Raymond, 1865-1929
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: "Book by Glen MacDonough[,] lyrics by Glen MacDonough and Anne Caldwell"--Cover
Content: "Raymond Hitchcock presents Hitchy koo"--Cover.
Content: "Staged by Ned Wayburn"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: First line of burthen: I'd like to gather one more wild oat.
Content: First line of text: I'm getting near fifty.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by Anne Caldwell ; music by Jerome Kern.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Center seam torn and taped.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14528532
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C158
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76dca510-c5ff-012f-37a5-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1920: Issued
  • 1936: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The old town" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73c0-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The old town" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73c0-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1920). The old town Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-73c0-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Wikipedia Citation

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The old town