Contents


Collection Overview

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Arrangement of the Collection

Search Terms

After the ball

All that glitters is not gold

Aloma

American fantasy of quodlibets

Betty be good (start)

Betty be good (end)

Blue jeans

Brother Rat

Buddies (start)

Buddies (cont.)

Buddies (end)

Burlesque

The constant nymph

East is west

Experience (start)

Experience (end)

Fashion girl

50 miles from Boston

Fireman's flame (start)

Fireman's flame (end)

45 minutes from Broadway

Founders

G & S cocktail

George Washington Jr. (start)

George Washington Jr. (end)

The girl who wasn't

The golden grotto

Good doctor

Happy (start)

Happy (end)

Harmony Hall

Helen of Troy, N.Y. (start)

Helen of Troy, N.Y. (end)

Honey girl (start)

Honey girl (end)

Inn mates

Judy

June moon

The kingdom of love

The kiss burglar

A kiss in Xanadu

Kosher Kitty Kelly

Lady Billy (start)

Lady Billy (end)

Little Johnny Jones (start)

Little Johnny Jones (end)

Little Nellie Kelly (start)

Little Nellie Kelly (end)

Lollipop

The love waltz (start)

The love waltz (end)

The magic ring/Mitzi (start)

The magic ring/Mitzi (cont.)

The magic ring/Mitzi (cont.)

The magic ring/Mitzi (end)

Marigold

Mary

Masquerade (start)

Masquerade (end)

The matinee girl (start)

The matinee girl (end)

Medea

Mr. Pepys

My girl (start)

My girl (end)

The naughty mamzelle

No other girl (start)

No other girl (end)

Oh boy! (start)

Oh boy! (end)

Oh lady lady (start)

Oh lady lady (end)

Old folks

The old homestead

Opera

Orpheus in the underworld

Our wives

Paris bound

Plain Jane (start)

Plain Jane (end)

Poppy (start)

Poppy (cont.)

Poppy (cont.)

Poppy (cont.)

Poppy (end)

Porgy

Prunella

Queen high

Quincy Adams Sawyer

Raggedy Ann

Rosalie runs riot

Snow White

Some girl

Sonny

Story book land

Sweet little devil (start)

Sweet little devil (end)

Teddy Somersault

1066 and all that (start)

1066 and all that (end)

13 Rue de l'Amour

Top hole (start)

Top hole (end)

The two bouquets (start)

The two bouquets (end)

Under fire

Up she goes

The vagabond king (start)

The vagabond king (end)

Vamping Venus

Wilson in the Promised Land

A woman's revenge

The Yankee prince (start)

The Yankee prince (end)

Olympic revels

The invincibles

Sunday costs five pesos

[no title -- revue?] (start)

[no title -- revue?] (end)

Snow White (start)

Snow White (end)

Girofle, Girofla (start)

Girofle, Girofla (end)

[no title -- revue?]

Snow White

Steppin' around

Flo Flo

Beggar on horseback

[misc.]

Miss Blue Eyes

The love waltz

Dig, dig, dig

When Shakespeare's ladies sing

Oh say can you see L.A.

Oh marry me

Wonderful waltz [was "The love waltz"]

Complaining angel

Work & wages

Old Knockles

The wandering minstrel

Earliest editions

Sustained objection

Where the bee sucks

Danse electrique

La cigale (start)

La cigale (cont.)

La cigale (end)

Norma travestie

The transferred ghost

Cruiskeen lawn

Soft shoe shuffle

Your heart

Half the day's gone

Gypsy caravan

A cold stare

Cherries and plums

Norma

Il talismano

I puritani

La sonnambula

Carmen

Mefistofele

Fra Diavolo

Morocco bound

The lads of the village

Don Pasquale

La figlia del reggimento

Linda di Chamounix Lucrezia Borgia

John and Angelina

No cards

A G & S cocktail

The land of bon-bons

Andrea Chenier Faust

Our toys

Romeo e Giulietta

Mirella

Phroso

Jeanne d'Arc

Harmony Hall

If I had money

Richard the Third

Erminie

The mountebanks (start)

The mountebanks (end)

Caller Herrin'

Castle Bang

Cups and saucers

Corsican brothers

Music hath charms

Chilperic

Hoodman blind

A jug of punch

Le cour & la main

Valse chantée

La fille de Madame Angot

My uncle the ghost

The poor little Savoyard

The pretty girl milking her cow

Honour, riches, marriage, blessing

O bid your faithful Ariel fly

The lion who wouldn't

The haunted mill

I'd once a London lover

Mary wreathed her shining hair

Ruy Blas

Love's sweet summer

Mary's song

L'etoile du nord

Les Huguenots

Le prophete

Il flauto magico

Le nozze di Figaro

Morocco bound (German: Nach Marocco)

The blind beggars

The black squire

Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus

[misc. songs]

Business in great waters

Coach and five

Fit to be tied

Peter Patter

Siren song

New York

Petite Poucette

Full fathom five

Come unto these yellow sands

[misc. unidentified]

Shenandoah

The silver king

Plain fancy chorus

The talk of N.Y.

Effie Deans

Le mariage aux lanternes

The springtime of the heart

[misc. unidentified]

The Yankee prince

The maypole dance [misc.]

La la Lucille

[Miscellaneous]

An American idea (start)

An American idea (end)

Beggar on horseback

Grand Hotel (start) [#2003-066]

Grand Hotel (continued) [#2003-066]

Grand Hotel (end) [#2003-066]

The M. Abbott Van Nostrand (AC 1934) Theatre Collection Music Holdings, ca. 1900-1950

Finding aid prepared by John Lancaster.

Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

© 2003

Collection Overview

Creator: Van Nostrand, M. Abbott (Morris Abbott), collector
Title: The M. Abbott Van Nostrand Theatre Collection Music Holdings
Dates: ca. 1900-1950
Abstract: Contains primarily multi-part manuscript orchestrations of early-twentieth-century musicals. Some printed sheet music and some later materials are also included.
Extent: 64 oversize archives bozes(32 linear ft.)
Language: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish

Biographical Note

The material formed a single unit as received from Mr. M. Abbott Van Nostrand, and presumably was housed together at Samuel French, Inc. as it is listed in this finding aid.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection consists primarily of multi-part manuscript orchestrations of early-twentieth-century musicals. However, some printed sheet music and some later materials are also included.

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Search Terms

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Arrangement of the Collection

The material is arranged in a single unit as received from Mr. M. Abbott van Nostrand.

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After the ball

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All that glitters is not gold

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Aloma

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1
American fantasy of quodlibets

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1
Betty be good (start)

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2
Betty be good (end)

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2
Blue jeans

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2
Brother Rat

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2
Buddies (start)

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3
Buddies (cont.)

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4
Buddies (end)

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4
Burlesque

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4
The constant nymph

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4
East is west

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4
Experience (start)

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5
Experience (end)

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5
Fashion girl

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5
50 miles from Boston

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5
Fireman's flame (start)

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6
Fireman's flame (end)

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6
45 minutes from Broadway

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7
Founders

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7
G & S cocktail

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7
George Washington Jr. (start)

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8
George Washington Jr. (end)

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8
The girl who wasn't

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8
The golden grotto

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8
Good doctor

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8
Happy (start)

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9
Happy (end)

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9
Harmony Hall

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9
Helen of Troy, N.Y. (start)

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10
Helen of Troy, N.Y. (end)

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10
Honey girl (start)

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11
Honey girl (end)

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11
Inn mates

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11
Judy

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11
June moon

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12
The kingdom of love

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12
The kiss burglar

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13
A kiss in Xanadu

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13
Kosher Kitty Kelly

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13
Lady Billy (start)

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14
Lady Billy (end)

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14
Little Johnny Jones (start)

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15
Little Johnny Jones (end)

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15
Little Nellie Kelly (start)

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16
Little Nellie Kelly (end)

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16
Lollipop

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16
The love waltz (start)

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17
The love waltz (end)

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17
The magic ring/Mitzi (start)

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18
The magic ring/Mitzi (cont.)

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19
The magic ring/Mitzi (cont.)

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20
The magic ring/Mitzi (end)

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20
Marigold

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20
Mary

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20
Masquerade (start)

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21
Masquerade (end)

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21
The matinee girl (start)

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22
The matinee girl (end)

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22
Medea

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22
Mr. Pepys

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22
My girl (start)

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23
My girl (end)

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23
The naughty mamzelle

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24
No other girl (start)

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25
No other girl (end)

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25
Oh boy! (start)

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26
Oh boy! (end)

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26
Oh lady lady (start)

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27
Oh lady lady (end)

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27
Old folks

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27
The old homestead

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27
Opera

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27
Orpheus in the underworld

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27
Our wives

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27
Paris bound

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27
Plain Jane (start)

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28
Plain Jane (end)

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28
Poppy (start)

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29
Poppy (cont.)

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30
Poppy (cont.)

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31
Poppy (cont.)

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32
Poppy (end)

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33
Porgy

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33
Prunella

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33
Queen high

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33
Quincy Adams Sawyer

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34
Raggedy Ann

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34
Rosalie runs riot

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34
Snow White

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34
Some girl

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34
Sonny

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34
Story book land

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34
Sweet little devil (start)

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35
Sweet little devil (end)

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35
Teddy Somersault

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35
1066 and all that (start)

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36
1066 and all that (end)

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36
13 Rue de l'Amour

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36
Top hole (start)

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37
Top hole (end)

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37
The two bouquets (start)

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38
The two bouquets (end)

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38
Under fire

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38
Up she goes

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38
The vagabond king (start)

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39
The vagabond king (end)

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39
Vamping Venus

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39
Wilson in the Promised Land

Box



39
A woman's revenge

Box



39
The Yankee prince (start)

Box



40
The Yankee prince (end)

Box



40
Olympic revels

Box



40
The invincibles

Box



40
Sunday costs five pesos

Box



40
[no title -- revue?] (start)

Box



41
[no title -- revue?] (end)

Box



42
Snow White (start)

Box



43
Snow White (end)

Box



43
Girofle, Girofla (start)

Box



44
Girofle, Girofla (end)

Box



44
[no title -- revue?]

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45
Snow White

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45
Steppin' around

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45
Flo Flo

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45
Beggar on horseback

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45
[misc.]

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46
Miss Blue Eyes

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46
The love waltz

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47
Dig, dig, dig

Box



47
When Shakespeare's ladies sing

Box



47
Oh say can you see L.A.

Box



47
Oh marry me

Box



48
Wonderful waltz [was "The love waltz"]

Box



48
Complaining angel

Box



49
Work & wages

Box



49
Old Knockles

Box



49
The wandering minstrel

Box



49
Earliest editions

Box



49
Sustained objection

Box



49
Where the bee sucks

Box



49
Danse electrique

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49
La cigale (start)

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50
La cigale (cont.)

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51
La cigale (end)

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51
Norma travestie

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51
The transferred ghost

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51
Cruiskeen lawn

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51
Soft shoe shuffle

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51
Your heart

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51
Half the day's gone

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51
Gypsy caravan

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51
A cold stare

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51
Cherries and plums

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51
Norma

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51
Il talismano

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51
I puritani

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51
La sonnambula

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51
Carmen

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51
Mefistofele

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51
Fra Diavolo

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52
Morocco bound

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52
The lads of the village

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52
Don Pasquale

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52
La figlia del reggimento

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52
Linda di Chamounix Lucrezia Borgia

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52
John and Angelina

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52
No cards

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52
A G & S cocktail

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52
The land of bon-bons

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52
Andrea Chenier Faust

Box



52
Our toys

Box



52
Romeo e Giulietta

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52
Mirella

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53
Phroso

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53
Jeanne d'Arc

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53
Harmony Hall

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53
If I had money

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53
Richard the Third

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53
Erminie

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54
The mountebanks (start)

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55
The mountebanks (end)

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55
Caller Herrin'

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55
Castle Bang

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55
Cups and saucers

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55
Corsican brothers

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55
Music hath charms

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55
Chilperic

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56
Hoodman blind

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56
A jug of punch

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56
Le cour & la main

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56
Valse chantée

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56
La fille de Madame Angot

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56
My uncle the ghost

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56
The poor little Savoyard

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56
The pretty girl milking her cow

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56
Honour, riches, marriage, blessing

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56
O bid your faithful Ariel fly

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57
The lion who wouldn't

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57
The haunted mill

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57
I'd once a London lover

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57
Mary wreathed her shining hair

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57
Ruy Blas

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57
Love's sweet summer

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57
Mary's song

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57
L'etoile du nord

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57
Les Huguenots

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57
Le prophete

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57
Il flauto magico

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57
Le nozze di Figaro

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57
Morocco bound (German: Nach Marocco)

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57
The blind beggars

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57
The black squire

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57
Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus

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57
[misc. songs]

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58
Business in great waters

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58
Coach and five

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58
Fit to be tied

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58
Peter Patter

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58
Siren song

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58
New York

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58
Petite Poucette

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58
Full fathom five

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58
Come unto these yellow sands

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58
[misc. unidentified]

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59
Shenandoah

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59
The silver king

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59
Plain fancy chorus

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59
The talk of N.Y.

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60
Effie Deans

Box



60
Le mariage aux lanternes

Box



60
The springtime of the heart

Box



60
[misc. unidentified]

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61
The Yankee prince

Box



61
The maypole dance [misc.]

Box



62
La la Lucille

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62
[Miscellaneous]

Box



63
An American idea (start)

Box



64
An American idea (end)

Box



64
Beggar on horseback

Box



65
Grand Hotel (start) [#2003-066]

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66
Grand Hotel (continued) [#2003-066]

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Grand Hotel (end) [#2003-066]