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Title
Drifting along with the tide
Additional title: George White's scandals, 1921. Drifting along with the tide. Vocal score
Names
Cravens, Junius (Illustrator)
Jackson, Arthur J. (Lyricist) (Lyricist)
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (Composer)
Collection

Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)

Sheet music, 1921.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1921
Place: New York
Publisher: Harms
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (George White's scandals, 1921)
Topics
Musicals
Musical revues & comedies -- United States -- 1921-1930
White, George, 1890-1968
Baer, Arthur, 1886-1969
Genres
sheet music
Scores
Notes
Content: "Book by 'Bugs' Baer & George White"--Cover
Content: "Entire production staged by George White[,] dialogue rehearsed by John Meehan [and] scenes by The Law Studios"--Cover.
Content: "Third annual production...with Ann Pennington"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated by Junius Cravens.
Content: First line of text: Life is an ocean, restless and wide.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by Arthur Jackson ; music by Geo. Gershwin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Covers separated; edges torn and frayed.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14528508
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C129
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 84e68100-c5ff-012f-889d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1921: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Drifting along with the tide" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1921. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-727d-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Drifting along with the tide" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-727d-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1921). Drifting along with the tide Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-727d-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Wikipedia Citation

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Drifting along with the tide