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Music, 1913-1954 (continued)
Music from Shows (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 137/38 Cuts by rehearsal number, undated
Manuscript in the hand of Alexander Smallens; [3] p.
Laid in: Card to Alexander Smallens from the Porgy and Bess orchestra, 1953
BOX-FOLDER 137/38 Timing sheet
Manuscript on bookmark in the hand of Alexander Smallens
Note: Possibly for a suite
BOX 30-31 Primrose (1924)
BOX-FOLDER 30/13 Ballet
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 13 p.
BOX-FOLDER 30/14 Berkeley Square and Kew
GG holograph manuscript full score; 13 p.
Boy wanted
see Boy Wanted from A Dangerous Maid
BOX-FOLDER 30/15 Entrance of Brummell
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; [6] p.
BOX-FOLDER 30/16 Every Girl Has a Method of Her Own
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 30/17 Finale, Act I
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 14 p.
BOX-FOLDER 30/18 Finale, Act I
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 30/19 Finale, Act II
Copyist manuscript full score; 23 p.
BOX-FOLDER 30/20 Four Little Sirens
see also The Sirens from A Dangerous Maid
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 5 p.
Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 30/21 Four Little Sirens
see also The Sirens from A Dangerous Maid
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [6] p.
Note: Incomplete
BOX-FOLDER 31/1 I Make Hay While the Moon Shines
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 31/2 Isn't it Wonderful
GG holograph manuscript full score; 20 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/3 Isn't it Wonderful
GG and William Daly holograph manuscript piano-vocal score; [1, 2] p.
Note: Vocal line in hand of GG
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 31/4 Isn't it Wonderful
Typescript lyric sheets; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/5 The Mophams
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 14 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/6 The Mophams
Typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/7 Naughty Baby
GG holograph manuscript full score; 22 [i.e., 21] p.
Note: Incomplete, p. 4 missing
Note: Earliest known GG orchestration
BOX-FOLDER 31/8 Naughty Baby
GG holograph manuscript sketch; [1] p.
Laid in: IG holograph notes
BOX-FOLDER 31/9 Naughty Baby
Typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/10 Opening, Act I
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 31 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/11 Opening, Act I
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [7] p.
Note: Emendations in an unidentified hand
BOX-FOLDER 31/12 Opening, Act II
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 17 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/13 Overture
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 12 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/14 Pep! Zip! and Punch!
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheets; [4] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/15 Some Faraway Someone
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 12 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/16 Some Faraway Someone
Typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/17 That New-Fangled Mother of Mine
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 7 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/18 That New-Fangled Mother of Mine
Typescript lyric sheets; [3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/19 This is the Life for a Man
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; [3] p.
Caption title: The Place for a Man
BOX-FOLDER 31/20 Till I Meet Someone Like You
Typescript lyric sheets; [4] p.
Caption title: I've Never Met Another Little Girl
BOX-FOLDER 31/21 Wait a Bit, Susie
Typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/22 When Toby Is Out of Town
Orchestrator’s holograph manuscript full score; 13 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/23 When Toby Is Out of Town
IG holograph/typescript lyric sheet; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/24 When You're Not at Your Best
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 31/25 Sketch
GG holograph manuscript melody sketch; [1] p.
In caption: Good T.
BOX-FOLDER 31/26 Libretto
Photocopy of typescript; [131] p.
BOX 31 The Rainbow (revue, 1923)
BOX-FOLDER 31/27 Sweetheart (I'm So Glad That I Met You)
Sheet music
Note: Lyric corrections in various hands, including IG
BOX 31-32, 141 Rosalie (1928)
BOX-FOLDER 31/28 At the Ex-King's Club
Typescript lyric sheets; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/29 Beautiful Gypsy
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [1, 4] p.
Note: Emendations in an unidentified hand
BOX-FOLDER 31/29 Beautiful Gypsy
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [4] p.
Note: No lyric
BOX-FOLDER 31/29 Beautiful Gypsy
Sheet music for "Wait a Bit, Susie"
Note: Emendations in an unidentified hand
Note: Revived as "Beautiful Gypsy"
BOX-FOLDER 31/29 Beautiful Gypsy
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 31/30 Beautiful Gypsy. Introduction
Copyist manuscript piano-vocal score; [2] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/31 Cadet Song
Typescript lyric sheet
BOX-FOLDER 31/32 Comedy Dance
GG holograph manuscript piano score; [3] p.
In caption : Gershwin melody #43; in the hand of IG
Note: Later published as "Merry Andrew"
BOX-FOLDER 31/33 Comedy Dance
Copyist manuscript piano score; [1, 3] p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/33 Comedy Dance
Two copyist manuscript piano scores; 3 p. each
BOX-FOLDER 31/33 Comedy Dance
Ozalid piano score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/33 Comedy Dance
Photocopy of copyist manuscript piano score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 31/34 Dance sequence
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