“Mister Dooley”
date: label: publishing date
content: 1902
name: label: lyricist
content: Jerome, William
label: composer
content: Schwartz, Jean
label: user
content: Woodside, Lura
label: performer
content: Seabrooke, Thomas Q.
label: publisher
content: Shapiro, Bernstein and Company
notes: label: Description
content: This sheet music is for the song “Mr. Dooley.” The song was written by William Jerome, and composed by Jean Schwartz. The sheet music was published by Shapiro, Bernstein and Company in 1902. The cover features an image of Thomas Q. Seabrooke, a performer during the time who performed in popular Vaudeville shows such as “The Chinese Honeymoon” where the song “Mr. Dooley” originated. As a known performer, his image was used to help sell the sheet music. The lower portion of the cover also features smaller portraits of composers Jerome and Schwartz.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1154.03
label: accession number
content: 1979.1154
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1154.03
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 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm