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Title
The widow
Additional title: But when you come to tell her how you love her. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Do you know her, have you met her? [first line]
Additional title: Trip to Chinatown. Widow. [uniform title]
Names
Hoyt, Charles H. (Charles Hale), 1859-1900 (Lyricist)
Gaunt, Percy (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1892

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co. ; Francis, Day & Hunter
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Widows -- 1800-1899
Humorous songs
Flirting
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Collective cover: Songs from Hoyt's A trip to Chinatown [with list of songs].
Content: Back cover is an advertisement and reproduction of the first page of the song But yesterday by B.H. Janssen.
Statement of responsibility: [words by Chas. H. Hoyt] ; music by Percy Gaunt.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21742284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 41b51de0-c58e-012f-4832-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1859: Creator Born
  • 1892: Issued
  • 1900: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The widow" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/658ca5fe-4625-9ab4-e040-e00a18067d1e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The widow" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/658ca5fe-4625-9ab4-e040-e00a18067d1e

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). The widow Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/658ca5fe-4625-9ab4-e040-e00a18067d1e

Wikipedia Citation

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The widow