I wish I was back on Broadway
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Title
I wish I was back on Broadway
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899
Names
Browne, Raymond A., 1871-1922 (Lyricist)
Penn, William H. (Composer)
Rawlston, Zelma (Singer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Sol Bloom
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
Women singers
Actresses -- 1890-1899
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- 1890-1899
Genres
Notes
Content: Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser, June 24, 1900.
Content: On cover: sung by Zelma Rawlston on the Cherry Blossom Roof Garden New York, Broadway & 44th St.
Content: Photograph of Zelma Rawlston on cover.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Raymond A. Browne ; music by William H. Penn.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 4 p. ; 33 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b3ea5150-c594-012f-398a-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1899
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I wish I was back on Broadway" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ea5150-c594-012f-398a-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). I wish I was back on Broadway Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ea5150-c594-012f-398a-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I wish I was back on Broadway" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b3ea5150-c594-012f-398a-58d385a7bc34
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