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<dl><dd>For voice and piano</dd>
<dd>"Williams &amp; Walker's latest laughing success!! Introduced in their New Play 'The policy shop' [i.e. 'The policy players']."</dd>
<dd>Illustrated t.p. depicts a red cityscape and red crescent moon with face in a green sky with clouds. A woman flies to the moon in a hot air balloon, holding out a piece of paper. Portrait of Williams and Walker in upper left corner (from photograph). Signed with monogram: CAE?</dd>
<dd>Publisher's advertisement on p. [6] has incipits for "Popular Instrumental Compositions by Well Known Composers": Espanita : waltzes / Geo. Rosey. Birth of the rose : waltzes / Max S. Witt. The handicap : march / Geo. Rosey. How do you do? : march / Max S. Witt. Pickaninny's serenade : polka / R. Aronson. Sweet repose : waltzes / Max S. Witt. The rainbow dance : characteristic ; King Carnival : march ; The scorcher : march and two step / George Rosey. Wedding chimes : waltzes / George Wiegand. Publisher's advertisement on p. [8] has first page of music (reduced) for "New and Beautiful Waltzes" and "Grand and Inspiring Marches": The spirit of liberty : march and two-step ; La Susana : Spanish waltzes ; A rag-time skedaddle : march and cake-walk ; The scorcher : march and two-step ; Rendez-vous-valse ; A night off : march and two-step / George Rosey. Hot time in Mobile : march two step and cakewalk / Stanley Carter. My lady love : waltzes / George Rosey. Folies-bergere : march and two step / by Paul Lincke ; arr. by George Rosey</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Musicals; Songs with piano; Popular music; African Americans; Humorous songs; Williams, Bert, 1874-1922; Walker, George, 1873-1911; Moon; Faces; Balloons (Aircraft); Women; Clouds</div>
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<dl><dd>Shipp, Jesse, 1859-1934. cmp</dd>
<dd>Williams &amp; Walker (Comedy team) prf</dd>
<dd>Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI</dd></dl></div>
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