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g99c117_001


Item data

Title

Tell me pretty maiden

Collection

Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. file)
Sheet music, 1900.

Names

Stuart, Leslie, 1864-1928 (Composer)
Hall, Owen, 1853-1907 (Librettist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1900
Place: London
Publisher: T. B. Harms

Library Location

Music Division
Shelf locator: M.C. (Floradora, 1900)

Subjects

Songs
Musicals
Operas
Musical revues & comedies -- United States -- 1891-1900
Operas & operettas -- United States -- 1891-1900

Genres

Sheet Music
Scores

Notes

Content: "Book by Owen Hall"--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: First line of text: Tell me, pretty maiden, are there any more at home like you?
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Produced at the New York Casino.
Content: Sung by the English girls and clerks in the operetta Floradora.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement Of Responsibility: [music] by Leslie Stuart.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 vocal score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Center seams torn and some taped; outer edges torn and worn.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14528499
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C117
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a3b1d1a0-c5fe-012f-ae46-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1900

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Tell me pretty maiden" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3b1d1a0-c5fe-012f-ae46-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). Tell me pretty maiden Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3b1d1a0-c5fe-012f-ae46-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Tell me pretty maiden" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3b1d1a0-c5fe-012f-ae46-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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