Good Evenin', A Real Native Southern Melody by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Will Marion Cook by Paul Laurence Dunbar; Will Marion Cook - 1903

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New York: Jos. W. Stern, 1900. Paperback. Good. cover illustration, photo (portrait), musical scores (some in adverts), [8] pages including wrapper. Second and seventh pages blank. This piece on pages number 3-5. Sixth and last pages have excepts from other pieces of music. Moderately worn front cover (some chipping -- mostly minor-- and three tears, two short and one long, have been reinforced on back by Filmoplast, an adhesive paper tape). 36 cm. One of four songs from The Casino Girl apparently using this same cover. Show-tune as sung by Virginia Earle, whose photo is inset on the cover.

New York: Music Supplement of The N.Y. American and Journal, 1903. Softcover. Good. First edition thus. Folio. Single bifolium making four pages. Music shop stamp at the bottom of each page, tears and chips along the edges, and toning, still a good or better copy of this fragile publication. For voice and piano. Paul Laurence Dunbar is an important African American literary figure and Will Marion Cook was an African American composer who studied under Antonín Dvo?ák, both popular in their own right, they are remembered as a duo for their collaboration on the landmark musical *In Dahomey*, which according to historian Gerald Bordman, was "the first full-length musical written and played by blacks to be performed at a major Broadway house.

Good Evenin'A Real Native Southern Negro MelodyPaul Laurence Dunbar and Will Marion Cook (composers)Music Supplement Of The N.Y. American and Journal, Sunday March 22nd, 1903Large Format - Approximate size of 10 1/2" X 13 1/2"Condition: inside edge tape, 1" edge tear, some tiny dings, light tanning, otherwise it's Good!Please note that I do have a wood burning stove in my home, but all items are stored in plastic bins.

New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co, 1900. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. Two nested bifoliums making eight pages. Edgewear to the outer bifolium including some chips and tears along the fold, as well as some light rubbing and toning, still very good. For voice and piano. Plate number 2068-3. The front cover features a photograph of Virginia Earle. Features several short samples of other songs including "Tobie, I Kind O' Likes You," and "Kunnin' Kaffirs." Paul Laurence Dunbar is an important African American literary figure and Will Marion Cook was an African American composer who studied under Antonín Dvo?ák, both popular in their own right, they are remembered as a duo for their collaboration on the landmark musical *In Dahomey*, which according to historian Gerald Bordman, was "the first full-length musical written and played by blacks to be performed at a major Broadway house." This collaboration predates *In Dahomey* by three years, and while *The Casio Girl* may not be as well… Read More

NEW YORK NY: N.Y. AMERICAN AND JOURNAL. VG+ 4 PAGE FOLIO. MARCH 22, 1903. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: MUSIC SUPPLEMENT OF THE N.Y. AMERICAN AND JOURNAL SUNDAY, MARCH 22,. ISBN: 1903 / BAL4944. BLUE, ORANGE, AND WHITE PICTORIAL FRONT COVER OF A PERIOD ATTIREDWOMAN WITH AN ORANGE MOON IN BACKGROUND. PAPER IS NEWSPAPER-LIKE BUTDEFINITELY OF GREATER THICKNESS THAN IS COMMON TODAY. THE PAPER ISBROWNED WITH A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS, A SMALL HOLE/CHIP AT THE FOLD, AND ATRACE OF MODEST CHIPPING. THIS VERY FRAGILE SURVIVAL IS VERY NICELYPRESERVED AND STILL QUITE FLEXIBLE AND NOT BRITTLE.. Keywords: SHEET MUSIC, AFRO-AMER AUTHOR, AFRO-AMER COMPOSER, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF.

New York: Music Supplement of The N. Y. American and Journal / Harry Von Tilzer, 1902. Softcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Folio. Single bifolium making four pages. Music shop stamp at the bottom of pages three and four, some edgewear including a small chip at the bottom of the fold, else a very good or better copy of this fragile publication. For voice and piano. The front cover features a photo of Abbie Mitchell. Dunbar and Cook discovered Abbie Mitchell singing on her fire escape when she was only 14. In 1898 they cast her in their one-act musical *Clorindy: The Origin of the Cake Walk*, which was the first all-Black musical performed at a major Broadway house. Later, Mitchell would marry Cook and in 1903 she appeared in the first full-length musical by an all-Black cast, Dunbar and Marion's *In Dahomey*, eventually going on to perform in the premier production of Gershwin's *Porgy and Bess* and becoming the first to record the song "Summertime" from that musical. *OCLC* locates only two… Read More

[San Francisco, California]: [San Francisco] Sunday Examiner, 1899. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Photos by Bushnell. Folio. Single bifolium making four pages. Notches in the spine from once being bound within an album, owner stamp and "18" in ink on the front cover, and some light edgewear, still a very good or better copy of this fragile publication. For voice and piano. The front cover features photographs of stage actors Marie Sharp and James Smith. This publication is an alternate version of the song "Darktown is Out To-night," with different lyrics for the verse. This version also heightens the dialect, changing the original phrase "there'll be warm coons a prancin'" to "dere'll be wahm coons a prancin'." Historian Gerald Bordman states that *Clorindy* marked the first time an all-Black production was performed at a major Broadway theater. This one-act musical predates the first full-length musical by an all-Black cast, Dunbar and Cook's *In Dahomey*, by five years. *OCLC* locates eight… Read More