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It

Score
ca. 1927 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Song sheet for It, from the romantic operetta The Desert Song, as produced at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, presented by Alfred Butt and Lee Ephraim. Book & Lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Frank Mandel, music by Sigmund Romberg.


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TitleIt (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Song sheet for It, from the romantic operetta The Desert Song; book and lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II and Frank Mandel, music by Sigmund Romberg
Physical description
Song sheet for It, from the romantic operetta The Desert Song. Words by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, music by Sigmund Romberg. Pictorial song sheet, decorated with colour illustration featuring a woman wearing riding clothes and a man wearing a turban and face mask, desert landscape on the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm
  • Width: 24.9cm
Content description
Separate numbers available for sale are advertised on the front cover of the music sheet as follows: The Desert Song, Romance, The Riff Song, It, One Alone, One Flower grows alone in your garden, Piano selection and Desert Song Valse.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Alfred Butt in conjunction with Lee Ephraim presents / the Theatre Royal, Dury Lane production / The Desert Song / Book and Lyrics by Otto Harbach Oscar Hammerstsein 2nd & Frank Mandel / Music by Sigmund Romberg / Chappell & Co. Ltd. / 50 New Bond Street, London W.I. & Sydney / Harms Incorporated / 62 & 64 West 45th Street New York' (Printed on front cover.)
  • 'Chappell & Co Ltd' (Stamped on front cover.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Literary references
  • It
  • The Desert Song
Summary
Song sheet for It, from the romantic operetta The Desert Song, as produced at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, presented by Alfred Butt and Lee Ephraim. Book & Lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Frank Mandel, music by Sigmund Romberg.
Collection
Accession number
S.60 1 to 4: 2012

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2012
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