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American popular songs

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Title
The blue flame : theme
Names
MacDonald, Ballard (Lyricist)
Peters, William Frederick, 1871-1938 (Composer)
Alfred S. Campbell Art Co. (Photographer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1920

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1920
Place: New York
Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 99-318
Topics
Songs
Songs (High voice) with piano
Bara, Theda, 1885-1955
Hobart, George V. (George Vere), 1867-1926
Willard, John, 1885-1942
Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: "A.H. Wood presents Theda Bara (herself) in the spoken drama 'The blue flame' by George V. Hobart and John Willard"--Upper left of cover.
Content: "Founded on a play of the same title by Leta Vance Nicholson"--Middle right of cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: First line of refrain: Little blue flame, your light divine.
Content: First line of text: There is a flame that is lighting our hearts.
Content: For voice and piano.
Content: Full body photograph, by Campbell Studios, of Theda Bara.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: lyric by Ballard MacDonald ; music by Wm. Frederic Peters.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14661860
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C794
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 02b55ed0-c642-012f-428f-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

  • 1920: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The blue flame : theme" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-7395-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The blue flame : theme" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-7395-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1920). The blue flame : theme Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ec306-7395-facb-e040-e00a180678ae

Wikipedia Citation

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The blue flame : theme