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Show Music, 1905-1945 (continued)
Manuscripts (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 33/9 Buffo dance
see also Buffo dance from Very Good Eddie
Frank Saddler manuscript full score in ink, with some annotations in Kern's hand ; 12 p. + p. 1a, 2a (additional scoring for trumpets and bassoons)
Crossed out title: Girls of yesterday
BOX-FOLDER 33/10 Hyson dance
Frank Saddler manuscript piano score in ink, pencil annotations in Kern's hand ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/10 Hyson dance
Copyist manuscript piano score in ink ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/11 The magic melody
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, pencil notes and annotations in Kern's hand ; 6 p.
Note: Lyric by Schuyler Greene
BOX-FOLDER 33/11 The magic melody
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score in ink ; [2] p. (incomplete)
On verso: Manuscript piano score in pencil of p. 4-5 above ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/11 The magic melody
Printed piano-vocal score ; 7 p.
Note: there is a note in Kern's hand on the copyist manuscript that was also engraved on the printed music: "This song is not a part of the score of 'Nobody Home.'"
Oh, Boy! (1917) lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse
BOX-FOLDER 33/12 Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling
Frank Saddler manuscript full score in ink ; 12 p.
Note: uses Very Good Eddie instrumentation
BOX-FOLDER 33/13 Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling #2
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/14 Be a little sunbeam
Printed piano-vocal score, annotations in Kern's hand in pencil ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/15 Finale act I #9
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in ink and pencil, pencil annotations in Kern's hand, 14 p.; photocopy of copyist piano-vocal score, 14 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/16 Flubby dub
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, with partial voice part sketched in pencil, no lyric ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/17 Letter song #7
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, annotations in pencil ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/27 A little bit of ribbon
Photocopy of copyist piano-vocal score ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/18 Nesting time in Flatbush #13
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, incomplete vocal line, no lyric ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/18 Nesting time in Flatbush #13
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score in ink ; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/19 Oh, daddy, please
Frank Saddler manuscript short score/sketch in pencil, [1] p.; photocopy of copyist piano-vocal score, 9 p.
Titled: Trio -- Lou Ellen -- Judge -- George -- #12
BOX-FOLDER 33/20 Opening act I
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score/sketch in pencil, no lyric ; 6 p.
Package of seeds
see Garden of girls
BOX-FOLDER 33/21 Rolled into one
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, annotations in pencil ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/28 That's the kind of man I'd like to be
Photocopy of copyist piano-vocal score ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/22 Why can't they hand it to me
Parts
Note: this song was used in Riviera Girl
BOX-FOLDER 33/23 Lyric sheets
Typescript lyric sheets, some with annotations in pencil ; [25] p.
Includes:
  • Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling #2 (Jim and Girls, act I scene 1)
  • Be a little sunbeam #11 (Jacky and chorus)
  • Finale act I
  • The first day of May (Trio)
  • Flubby dub (Trio: Jacky, Jim and George)
  • I was looking for a pal like you
  • Ku la loo
  • Letter song
  • Nesting time in Flatbush #13 (Duet: Jim and Jacky)
  • Nesting time in Flatbush
  • Nesting time in Flatbush (Additional chorus: Flatbush)
  • Oh, daddy, please (Trio: Lou Ellen, Judge, and George)
  • A package of seeds
  • Ribbons and laces
  • That's the kind of man I'd like to be (George and girls, act I scene 2)
  • Till the clouds roll by
  • Words are not needed
  • You never knew about me
Oh, I Say! (1913) lyrics by Harry B. Smith
BOX-FOLDER 33/24 Katy-did
Holograph piano-vocal score in ink ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 33/25 Katy-did
Parts
Note: arranged by Charles N. Grant
Includes: A wifie of your own
BOX-FOLDER 33/26 A woman's heart, act II - terzette #4
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, some annotations in Kern's hand ; 10 p.
Oh, Lady! Lady!! (1918) lyrics by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse
BOX-FOLDER 34/1 Before I met you
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/2 Bill
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 2 p.
Note: sketch and notes on back of p. 1
BOX-FOLDER 34/3 The dance I'd do
Holograph piano score in pencil, annotations by Frank Saddler ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/4 Dear old prison days
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil and ink, no lyric ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/5 Do it now #3
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 3 p.
Do look at him
see Miscellaneous/Unidentified Show Music
BOX-FOLDER 34/6 Finale act I #8
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, annotations in pencil (some in Kern's hand), penciled lyric in P.G. Wodehouse's hand ; 12 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/7 Finale I
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 6 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/8 Greenwich village #13
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, annotations in pencil, 2nd set of lyric in pencil in P.G. Wodehouse's hand ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/8 Greenwich village
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 2 p.
I'm to be married today
see Opening act I ; Opening chorus
BOX-FOLDER 34/9 It's a hard, hard world for a man
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil and ink, no lyric ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/10 Little ships come sailing home
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/11 Moon song, opening act II #9
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in ink with a single lyric correction in pencil in P.G. Wodehouse's hand ; 4 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/12 Moon song
Manuscript sketch for introduction in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/12 Moon song - Introduction to act II
Copyist manuscript piano score in ink ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/12 Moon song #9
Frank Saddler manuscript sketch in pencil ; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/12 Moon song
Frank Saddler manuscript piano score/piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/13 Not yet #2
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/14 Oh lady-lady
Max Hirschfeld manuscript piano-vocal score in ink ; [5] p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/15 Opening act I, opening chorus act I #1
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, lyric in pencil in P.G. Wodehouse's hand ; 10 p.
Includes: I'm to be married today
Opening act II
see Moon song
BOX-FOLDER 34/16 Opening chorus, act I
Max Hirschfeld manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, annotations in pencil, some in Kern's hand ; 5 p.
Includes: I'm to be married today
BOX-FOLDER 34/17 Our little nest #4
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in ink ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/17 Our little nest
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score in ink, no lyric ; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/17 Our little nest #4
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 3p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/18 Overture
Max Hirschfeld manuscript piano score in ink, some pencil annotations in Kern's hand ; 9 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/19 Some little girl
Frank Saddler manuscript piano score/sketch in pencil ; 2 p.
Note: Originally "Beach duet" for Century
Wedding scene
see Miscellaneous/Unidentified Show Music
BOX-FOLDER 34/20 Wheatless day
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/21 You found me and I found you #7
Frank Saddler manuscript piano-vocal score in pencil, no lyric ; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 34/22 Oh, Lady! Lady!!
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