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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
Only a hundred girls
Additional title: Oh how I love my darling my Sally and my Sue. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Rounders. Only a hundred girls. [uniform title]
Additional title: When I sail'd from dear old Limerick bound for the Bay of Biscay. [first line]
Names
Engländer, Ludwig, 1853-1914 (Composer)
Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936 (Lyricist)
Seabrooke, Thomas Q. (Thomas Quigley), 1860-1913 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Edward Schuberth & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Harems
Humorous songs
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Musical supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser, Oct. 1, 1899.
Content: Summary: comic song sung by the character Maginnis Pasha; he tells the story of how he was shipwrecked and landed off the coast of Turkey where he was taken captive, made a pasha, and given a harem; chorus and remaining two verses describe the joys, troubles, and foibles of maintaining a harem.
Content: Cover design includes drawing of a woman in supposed Turkish harem costume.
Content: Cover design includes photograph of Thomas Q. Seabrooke.
Content: On cover: As sung by Thomas Q. Seabrooke in George W. Lederer's latest great success at the New York Casino.
Statement of responsibility: words by Harry B. Smith ; music by Ludwig Englander.
Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 65a946d0-c595-012f-d7be-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

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1914: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Only a hundred girls" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94295f94-90b9-4b30-e040-e00a1806375b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Only a hundred girls" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94295f94-90b9-4b30-e040-e00a1806375b

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Only a hundred girls Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94295f94-90b9-4b30-e040-e00a1806375b

Wikipedia Citation

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Only a hundred girls