“The Man Behind the Gun"
date: label: publishing date
content: 1899
name: label: composer
content: Sousa, John Philip
label: publisher
content: John Church Company
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This sheet music is for the song “The Man Behind the Gun” March. The song was composed by John Philip Sousa, and published by The John Church Company in 1899. The cover features an illustrated portrait of John Philip Sousa with a rope tied to an anchor in front of a flag of stars. The song was featured in the operetta <i>Chris and the Wonderful Lamp</i>.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The operetta, <i>Chris and the Wonderful Lamp</i> was composed by John Philip Sousa with libretto and song lyrics by Glen MacDonough. <i>Chris and the Wonderful Lamp</i> opened on Broadway on January 1, 1900, at the Victoria Theatre, where it ran for 58 performances.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0313.01
label: accession number
content: 1983.0313
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0313.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 10 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 26.67 cm