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She is a sensible girl

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Music Division

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
She is a sensible girl
Additional title: In know a nice girl, without title or wealth, but she's not a bit worse for that. [first line of song]
Additional title: She is a sensible girl, never forgets she's a lady. [first line of chorus]
Names
Dacre, Harry, 1860-1922 (Composer)
Dacre, Harry, 1860-1922 (Lyricist)
Gilson, Lottie (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; Chicago ; [etc.]
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Characters and characteristics in opera
Women -- United States -- 1890-1899
Waltzes
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Lottie Gilson's new waltz song "hit" introduced in Fritz in a mad house. The season's greatest success as sung by the peerless Lottie Gilson as "Collie." Cover includes photograph of Lottie Gilson.
Content: Summary: Describes a sensible woman, one who though lacking in the highest intelligence is filled with common sense and goodness.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Harry Dacre.
Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88fef7d0-c595-012f-58ec-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

  • 1860: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1922: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "She is a sensible girl" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9634b8df-caba-d4dc-e040-e00a180676eb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "She is a sensible girl" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9634b8df-caba-d4dc-e040-e00a180676eb

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). She is a sensible girl Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9634b8df-caba-d4dc-e040-e00a180676eb

Wikipedia Citation

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She is a sensible girl