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Smile on the optimist's song lyrics by Eden P. Greville ; music by Alfred Solman

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Author:
Solman, Alfred 1868-1937  Search this
Cahan, Samuel George 1886-1974  Search this
Greville, Eden P  Search this
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI  Search this
Jos. W. Stern & Co  Search this
Optimist Club of America  Search this
Physical description:
1 score (5, [3] pages) 36 cm
Type:
Songs and music
Advertisements
Caricatures
Cityscapes
Sheet music covers
Sheet music
Place:
United States
Date:
1909
1901-1910
1900-1910
Notes:
"Dedicated by Permission to the Optimist Club of America"
Illustrated title page depicts a caricatured man [William J. Robinson, originator and sole proprietor of the Optimist Club of America?] flying over a cityscape in an airship while smiling and waving his hat. Signed "Cahan"
Publisher's advertisement on verso of page 5 has incipits for "Standard instrumental numbers by Paul Lincke, eminent Berlin composer": Luna waltz = Frau Luna ; The glow worm : idyl = Glühwürmchen ; Unrequited love waltz = Verschmähte Liebe ; Berlin echoes march = Berliner Luft ; Siamese patrol = Siamesische Wachtparade ; Police parade march = Schutzmanns Marsch ; Spring, beautiful spring waltz = Frühling, wie bist du so schön ; Wedding dance waltz = Hochzeitsreigen. Publisher's advertisement on page [8] has page of music for song: If I had a thousand lives to live / words by Sylvester Maguire ; music by Alfred Solman. Advertisement also promotes "Complete Catalogues of Popular and Operatic Vocal and Instrumental Arrangements" and "Stern's edition classic albums"
For voice and piano
Also available online
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Topic:
Optimism  Search this
Popular music  Search this
Smiling  Search this
Songs with piano  Search this
Airships  Search this
American  Search this
Call number:
M1 .B4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_982773