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The Dark Town Strutter's Ball

Song Sheet
1945 (published)
Artist/Maker
Leo Feist Inc. (publisher)
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd (publisher)
Place of origin
New York (published)
London (published)

Song sheet for 'The Dark Town Strutter's Ball' (The musical story of the Dolly Sisters, a Twentieth Century Fox film). The title page incorporates two black and white photographs of the actress Betty Grable. Typical of its kind, this sheet has ukulele chord shapes, Sol-Fa markings and standard chord abbreviations within to accompany the piano arrangement. Lettered with title, credits score, lyrics and copyright details.

Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Song Sheet
TitleThe Dark Town Strutter's Ball
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph print in purple and black
Paper
Printing Ink
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Song sheet for 'The Dark Town Strutter's Ball' (The musical story of the Dolly Sisters, a Twentieth Century Fox film). Offset lithograph print in purple and black. Published by Leo Feist Inc., New York and Francis, Day & Hunter, London. 1945.
Physical description
Song sheet for 'The Dark Town Strutter's Ball' (The musical story of the Dolly Sisters, a Twentieth Century Fox film). The title page incorporates two black and white photographs of the actress Betty Grable. Typical of its kind, this sheet has ukulele chord shapes, Sol-Fa markings and standard chord abbreviations within to accompany the piano arrangement. Lettered with title, credits score, lyrics and copyright details.
Dimensions
  • Folded to height: 27.8cm
  • Folded to width: 21.6cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, c.1991.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with title, credits score, lyrics and copyright details.
  • Stamped with details of S. Foley and Son Music Dealers, Cradley Heath.
  • 'The Musical Story / The Dolly Sisters / Starring - ? Betty Grable / and John Payne / June Haver with / S. Z Sakall and Reginald Gardiner / a 20th Century Fox film / London. Frances, Day & Humber, Ltd. / 138-140. Charing Cross Rd. London. W.C.2 / New York : Leo Feist, Inc. / 2'net.' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Given by Kevin Edge
Subjects depicted
Music
Music
Women
Grable, Betty
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.40 (illus.).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1750-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
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