Won't you play house with me?
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Item data
Title
Won't you play house with me?
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1895
Names
Douglas, Lady Sholto (Singer)
Verner, H. C. (Composer)
Verner, H. C. (Lyricist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: Chicago
Publisher: S. Brainard's Sons Co.
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
Children playing
Games -- 1800-1899
Waltzes
Genres
Notes
Content: On cover: Introduced with gfreat success by Lady Sholto Douglas. Cover includes photograph of Lady Sholto Douglas.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by H. G. Verner.
Date: Copyright date: 1895
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 31 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5916e20-c590-012f-1eee-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1895
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MLA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Won't you play house with me?" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d5916e20-c590-012f-1eee-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). Won't you play house with me? Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d5916e20-c590-012f-1eee-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Won't you play house with me?" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d5916e20-c590-012f-1eee-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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