THE GAL IN BLUE! [Broadside song sheet].
by (Peckham, Joshua [d. 1858]; and Duley, John Henry [1835-1864])
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Salem, Massachusetts: Joshua Peckham, [between 1852 and 1858]. [1858]., [1858].. Good. - A 9-1/2 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide broadside song sheet with the lyrics of the minstrel song "The Gal in Blue!" centered beneath the bold title within a formal decorated frame. The lyrics of the three stanzas and chorus, written in dialect, begin "I met a pretty yaller gall, her name I do not know, / I meet her every evening, no matter where I go, / She swings de fancy handkerchief that sparkes like the dew, / You'd know her if you seen her, she's always dressed in blue..." To which the chorus responds "She'll set dis darkey crazy, I don't know what to do, / If I can't get dat pretty gal dat I saw dressed in blue. / She'll set dis darkey crazy, I don't know what to do, / If I don't get dat pretty gal dat I saw dressed in blue." The publisher's credits are centered below the lyrics. The song sheet is toned with some heavy dampstaining. Good.
The song sheet is "Published by permission of John H. Duley, of Perham's Opera Troupe". Perham is possibly the same person as Josiah Perham of the "Ethiopian Troupe and Great Burlesque Company", a blackface troupe.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36655
- Title
- THE GAL IN BLUE! [Broadside song sheet].
- Author
- (Peckham, Joshua [d. 1858]; and Duley, John Henry [1835-1864])
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Salem, Massachusetts: Joshua Peckham, [between 1852 and 1858]. [1858].
- Date Published
- [1858].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MUSIC; SONG SHEET; BROADSIDE; MINSTRELS; MINSTREL SHOW; BLACK STUDIES; AFRICAN-AMERICAN; THE GAL IN BLUE; JOHN HENRY DULEY; PERHAM'S OPERA TROUPE; JOSIAH PERHAM; JOSHUA PECKHAM; RARE; DECORATED BORDERS; EPHEMERA; BLACKFACE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CE
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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