Object Details
- lyricist
- Ford, Walter H.
- composer
- Bratton, John W.
- publisher
- M. Witmark & Sons
- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “I Love You in The Same Old Way.” The song was written by Walter H. Ford and composed by John W. Brattor, and published by Witmark and Sons in 1896. The cover features the portraits of Maxwell and Simpson who originally sang and illustrated the song in their Vaudeville routine. In performances of illustrated songs, pre-photographed scenes that conveyed the content of the song would be projected on the stage behind the performers as a visual aid for the audience.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins
- publishing date
- 1896
- ID Number
- 1979.1154.04
- accession number
- 1979.1154
- catalog number
- 1979.1154.04
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_663820
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d22c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
