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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
Six little wives
Additional title: Oh, my name is Yen How, I'm a Mandarin great. [first line of song]
Additional title: San Toy. Six little wives. [uniform title]
Names
Jones, Sidney, 1861-1946 (Composer)
Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933 (Lyricist)
Greenbank, Harry (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: Cincinnati ; Chicago; New York ; [etc.]
Publisher: The John Church Company
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Humorous songs
Musicals
Wives
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Collective cover page: Selections from San Toy, the new Chinese musical comedy, book by Edward Morton, music by Sidney Jones.
Content: Summary: In the style of a patter song, the character Yen How introduces his six wives.
Content: Cover design includes drawing of two Asian men, one holding a banner emblazoned with title information, and the other holding a banner containing publisher information.
Statement of responsibility: by Sidney Jones.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 36 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): 95ea3070-c595-012f-65e5-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1861: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1946: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Six little wives" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/965a9229-cee2-a949-e040-e00a18063d9d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Six little wives" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/965a9229-cee2-a949-e040-e00a18063d9d

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Six little wives Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/965a9229-cee2-a949-e040-e00a18063d9d

Wikipedia Citation

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Six little wives