Johnson Howard George Meyer (5 results)

Unbound. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. (unpaginated) Slight scuffing to the cover edges; previous owner name on the front cover. There is a 1" closed tear at the head of the rear cover. The score is clean.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (unpaginated) There is a 1/2" closed tear on the fore-edge, not affecting the score. The score is clean.

Sheet music. 4to, pp. 3 including front. Words by Tracey and Johnson, music by Meyer. Cover in black, pink and white. Photo of Madge Evans, a child movie star, surrounded by silhouettes of WWI soldiers. Light soil, some small tears, o/w VG.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated printed paper covers. 13½'' x 10¾''. Contains 4 pages folded sheet music including the covers. Scored for piano and solo voice with lyrics. Without any tears to the edges and in Very Good sharp condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC. …

Condition: Overall very good plus. Julian Eltinge (18811941) was the most commercially successful and popular female impersonator of his time. Beginning with drag performances in his adolescence, he developed a convincing portrayal of female charactersshocking audiences at the end of shows by revealing that he was in costumeand had a successful career on the vaudeville circuit and on Broadway, followed by appearances in several silent films and, as mores around crossdressing changed, in nightclubs. Offered here are five pieces of sheet music written for Eltinge, three of which are from the 1910 musical comedy The Fascinating Widow. A New York Times review of the Widow remarks that "once over the initial unpleasantness of the idea of female impersonation, which is not easy for people of delicate sensibilities, there is nothing especially displeasing about Mr. Eltinge's efforts at femininity", and notes Eltinge's popularity and ability to draw crowds.[1] Titles Included: "In the Land of Wedding Bells." Howard Johnson and Geo. W. Meyer. New York: Leo. Feist Inc., 1917. 4 pp. Very good plus. "The Crinoline Girl". Julian Eltinge and Percy Wenrich. New York: Leo. Feist, 1914. 6 pp. Very good. "The Fascinating Widow". E. Ray Goetz and Kerry Mills. New York: F.A. Mills Inc., 1911. 8 pp. Near Fine. The Fascinating Widow ["Jack-O-Lantern Moon"]. Julian Eltinge, Jack Mahoney, and Percy Wenrich. New York: The Wenrich-Howard Co., 1913. 6 pp. Very good. The Fascinating Widow ["With Down-Cast Eye"]. Otto Hauerbach and Karl Hoschna. New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London, and Paris: M. Witmark & Sons, 1910. 6 pp. Excellent. [1] "Eltinge in Musical Play. Female Impersonator Seen at the Liberty in 'The Fascinating Widow.'" The New York Times, September 12, 1911. Five pieces of sheet music (see full inventory below).…