How McCarthy lost the fight
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Item data
Title
How McCarthy lost the fight
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1893
Names
Girard, Edward, 1870-1948 (Actor)
Jerome, Charles F. (Composer)
Jerome, Charles F. (Lyricist)
Donnelly, Henry V. (Actor)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons ; Chas. Sheard & Co.
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
Fighting
Humorous songs
Songs, Irish
Genres
Notes
Content: On cover: Sung with unbounded success by Donnelly & Girard.
Content: Rear cover contains a list of the "latest and best comic songs published in America & England" by M. Witmark & Sons.
Content: On cover: comic monotone song.
Content: Name of former owner at bottom of rear cover: L. Flatow.
Content: Page [5] contains texts of song and 5 additional verses.
Content: Under caption title: contineous comic song.
Statement Of Responsibility: Charles F. Jerome.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 34 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a843550-c58e-012f-30e4-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1893
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MLA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "How McCarthy lost the fight" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a843550-c58e-012f-30e4-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). How McCarthy lost the fight Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a843550-c58e-012f-30e4-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "How McCarthy lost the fight" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a843550-c58e-012f-30e4-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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