Description
Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York [Published Date: 1913]. Sheet music, large format (10.75 x 13.75"). Popular Edition. Paper covers, 6 pages (including covers). For voice and piano. Words by Lew Brown and music by Malvin Franklin; Cover art by Starmer. Illustrated title page in orange, grey, and white; decorative pattern with border. Second page has advertisement with illustrated title page and excerpt for You're A Great Big Blue Eyed Baby by A. Seymore Brown. Back cover has advertisement with illustrated title page and excerpt for That Tango Tokio, by Al Bryan and Jack Wells, with a list of additional titles published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. First line of verse: Willie Brown left New York town and went to gay Paree; First line of chorus: Oui, oui, Marie, oui, oui! You do look good to me.
Condition & notes
In good condition with a few 1" or smaller nicks and tears and creasing along edges. Light overall aging and soiling as well, but otherwise unmarked. Lew Brown (1893 - 1958), one of the most influential lyricists of the early 20th century, is best known for his collaborations with Albert von Tilzer and later the De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson trio, creating hits like Good News and Sonny Boy. Malvin M. Franklin (1889 - 1981), a prolific American composer and ragtime musician, contributed to musical comedies, piano rolls, and film scores. This piece exemplifies their early contributions to the popular music scene of the Tin Pan Alley era. A note about the cover art : Some of the most creative and eye-catching cover art of the ragtime-era were done by one of the prolific, but elusive, Starmer Brothers. Their work was of consistently high quality and they were turning out nearly a quarter of all large format covers from the late 1890s to around 1919. The identity of the artists was unknown until an invoice was discovered with a printed heading describing "Starmer" as artist and medical draughtsman. Not much else is known about the Starmer family.
