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The toy monkey

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
The toy monkey
Additional title: "Click! click" said the monkey on a stick, "never in a shop I'll stay!" [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Fresh from the paintpot, a monkey on a stick posed in the window of a shop. [first line]
Additional title: Geisha. Toy monkey. [uniform title]
Additional title: I'll wish him a polite good-day. [alternative title]
Names
Greenbank, Harry (Lyricist)
Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: Boston ; [etc.]
Publisher: White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Characters and characteristics in opera
Toys -- 1890-1899
Upper class -- England -- 1800-1899
Humorous songs
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Former owner's signature on cover at top right [cut off; illegible].
Content: Verso of title page contains the title "I'll wish him a polite good-day" with texts of two verses and choruses.
Content: Pages 6-7 contain dance music for solo piano.
Content: Summary: A toy monkey wanders out of a store to see society, but they ignore him. Trying to return he gets damaged; the storemen try to fix him but in vain.
Content: On cover: Sung by Miss Letty Lind...song and dance from teh Japanese muical play The geisha.
Statement of responsibility: words by Harry Greenbank ; music by Lionel Monckton.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 32 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b2523010-c591-012f-712b-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

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The toy monkey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1702-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The toy monkey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1702-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). The toy monkey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1702-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The toy monkey