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The smile

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1154263


Item data

Title

The smile

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1892

Names

Le Brunn, George, 1863-1905 (Composer)
Morris, Alfred J. (Lyricist)
Tilley, Vesta, 1864-1952 (Singer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1892
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co. ; H. Beresford

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Smiling
Deception -- 1800-1899
Humorous songs

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: On cover: As sung by Vesta Tilley.
Content: Page 5 contains texts for an additional 3 verses and chorus.
Statement Of Responsibility: written by Alfred J. Morris ; composed by Geo. Le Brunn.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (8 p.) ; 35 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21742284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2f096e40-c58e-012f-2d18-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1892

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The smile" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f096e40-c58e-012f-2d18-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). The smile Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f096e40-c58e-012f-2d18-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The smile" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f096e40-c58e-012f-2d18-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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