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The wedding of the Reuben and the maid

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2000937


Item data

Title

The wedding of the Reuben and the maid

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1901

Names

Levi, Maurice (Lyricist)
Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936 (Lyricist)
Starmer (Cover designer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1901
Place: New York
Publisher: Rogers Bros. Music Publishing

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Honeymoons
Betrothal
Humorous songs
Musicals

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Summary: The narrator relates humorous stories concerning Reuben and the maid who becomes his bride.
Content: Contains 16 measures labeled Dance music at end of vocal part.
Content: Cover design by Starmer includes caricature of a man and woman dressed to be married; cover also includes photograph of the four principals from In Washington in costume.
Content: Remainder of title: The cyclonic success in the Rogers Bros. latest farce In Washington by John J. McNally, management of Klaw & Erlanger
Statement Of Responsibility: lyric by Harry B. Smith ; music by Maurice Levi
Date: Copyright date: 1901

Physical Description

Extent: 6 p. ; 36 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21695015
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5bd072b0-c599-012f-3f97-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1901

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The wedding of the Reuben and the maid" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5bd072b0-c599-012f-3f97-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). The wedding of the Reuben and the maid Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5bd072b0-c599-012f-3f97-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The wedding of the Reuben and the maid" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5bd072b0-c599-012f-3f97-58d385a7bc34

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