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Music, 1913-1954 (continued)
Music from Shows (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 141/42 I'm a Poached Egg
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet; [1] p.
Note: Revised 3rd refrain for Frank Sinatra
Includes: Lawrence Stewart typescript note below lyrics
BOX-FOLDER 11/7 Sophia
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/7 Sophia
Eight Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal scores; 7 p. each
Note: Seven scores have IG holograph emendations
BOX-FOLDER 11/7 Sophia
Three Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 6 p.
Note: Two scores have emendations
BOX-FOLDER 11/7 Sophia
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 5 p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 11/7 Sophia
Manuscript piano fragments; [1] p.
Laid in: IG holograph letter to "Doc," undated
Note: IG holograph letter, undated
BOX-FOLDER 11/8 Sophia
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [31] p.
BOX 11, 139 La-La-Lucille! (1919)
BOX-FOLDER 11/9 Kitchenette
Two Frank Saddler holograph manuscript full scores; 6, 7 p.
Note: One score incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 11/10 Kitchenette
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/11 Love of a Wife
Frank Saddler holograph manuscript full score; 16 p.
Laid in: IG typescript notes; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/12 Money
Frank Saddler holograph manuscript full score; 16 p.
BOX-FOLDER 139/2 (Oo How) I Love to Be Loved by You
Typescript lyric sheet; [1] p.
BOX 11 Ladies First (1918)
BOX-FOLDER 11/13 The Real American Folk Song
GG and Kay Swift holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; [7] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 11/14 The Real American Folk Song
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/14 The Real American Folk Song
Ozalid copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/14 The Real American Folk Song
IG holograph/typescript/photocopy of lyric sheets; [4] p.
Laid in: Envelope with IG holograph manuscript
BOX 11-13 Lady, Be Good! (1924)
BOX-FOLDER 12/32 Act I, Scene II
Stephen O. Jones holograph manuscript full score; 14 p.
BOX-FOLDER 13/1 Act I, Scene III
Paul Lannin holograph manuscript full score; 33 [i.e., 36] p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/15 The Bad, Bad Men
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 11/16 The Bad, Bad Men
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/17 Buy a Little Button from Me
Typescript lyric sheet; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/18 Carnival
Charles Grant holograph manuscript full score; 17 p.
BOX-FOLDER 11/19 End of a String
Typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 12/1 Evening Star
GG holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 12/2 Evening Star
GG holograph manuscript harmony sketch; [1] p.
Note: Adjoined with “Opening, Act I, scene III,” vocal sketch; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 12/3 Evening Star
Photocopy of copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [5] p.
BOX-FOLDER 12/3 Evening Star
Photocopy of GG holograph manuscript lead sheet; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 12/3 Evening Star
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/3 Evening Star
Photocopy of IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/4 Fascinating Rhythm
GG holograph manuscript piano score; [1, 1] p.
Note: Verse only
BOX-FOLDER 12/5 Fascinating Rhythm
GG holograph manuscript piano score; [2] p.
Caption title: Syncopated City
Note: Refrain only
BOX-FOLDER 12/6 Fascinating Rhythm
Manuscript piano-vocal score in the hand of Albert Sirmay; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 12/6 Fascinating Rhythm
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; 4 p.
Note: No lyric
Note: Emendations in an unidentified hand
BOX-FOLDER 12/6 Fascinating Rhythm
Photocopy of sheet music (French)
BOX-FOLDER 12/6 Fascinating Rhythm
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/7 Fascinating Rhythm - Interlude
GG holograph manuscript piano score; [1] p.
Note: Adjoined with “Finale,” piano-vocal score, no lyric; [1] p.
BOX-FOLDER 12/8 Fascinating Rhythm [revised version, circa 1940s]
Typescript lyric sheet
Note: Refrain only
Finale
see Fascinating Rhythm - Interlude
BOX-FOLDER 12/9 Finale, Act I
Max Steiner holograph manuscript full score; 18 p.
Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 12/10 Finale, Act I
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/11 Finale, Act II
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/12 The Half of It Dearie, Blues
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [3] p.
Note: Emendations in the hand of Albert Sirmay
Note: Unidentified sketch material on verso of p. [3]
BOX-FOLDER 12/12 The Half of It Dearie, Blues
Typescript lyric sheets; [9] p.
BOX-FOLDER 12/13 The Half of It Dearie, Blues. Patter
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 12/14 Hang On to Me
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: Emendations in the hands of IG and Albert Sirmay
BOX-FOLDER 12/14 Hang On to Me
Typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
Note: One sheet with corrections
BOX-FOLDER 12/15 I'd Rather Charleston
Typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
Note: One sheet with emendations
BOX-FOLDER 12/16 Juanita
Typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
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