Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI Search this
Physical description:
1 score (5 pages) 36 cm
Type:
Caricatures and cartoons
Songs and music
Advertisements
Caricatures
Sheet music covers
Sheet music
Place:
United States
Moon
Date:
1897
To 1901
1890-1900
Notes:
For voice and piano
Illustrated title page depicts a smiling moon caricaturing a black man. A hot air balloon carries a crowd of people to look at the moon. Signed "Syd Davies"
Publisher's advertisement on the verso of title page gives incipits for "Darkey songs of the era: new, novel and catchy": The wedding of the Chinee and the coon / Cole & Johnson. Lady Africa / Dave Reed, Jr. A red hot coon / Lu Senarens. The famous black mogul's / Cole & Johnson. I guess that will hold you for a while / Smart & Williams. I don't need you never, no more! / Gussie L. Davis. You'll have to choose another baby, now / Cole & Johnson. Coochy, coochy, coochy, coo / M.J. Fitzpatrick. Publisher's advertisement on verso of p. 5 has title page and page of music (reduced) for: Love makes the world go round / words by Clyde Fitch ; music arranged by William Furst. Trusting only you / by Gussie L. Davis ; [illustrated by] Archie Gunn