Norman Karyl (9 results)
Published by Jerome H. Remick & Co, New York, 1922
- Softcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. Sheet music. Quarto. Single bifolium with a single-sheet-insert making six pages. Insert age toned, minor edgewear, and exterior rubbed, still a complete and very good copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint, "I'm Through - 4." The back cover features a short sample of "My Buddy" by Gus Kahn and… Walter Donaldson. The front cover features a picture of the author of this song, the influential drag queen Karyl Norman "The Creole Fashion Plate.".
Published by Jerome H. Remick & Co, New York, 1922
- Softcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated "Operatic Edition". Quarto. Single bifolium with a single-sheet-insert making six pages. Edgewear including chips and tears, exterior rubbed and lightly soiled, and some toning, complete but just a good or better copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint, "Don't Leave Me Mammy - 4." The bac…k cover features a short sample of "Yoo-Hoo" by B.G. De Sylva and Al Jolson. The front cover has a picture of influential drag queen, Karyl Norman "The Creole Fashion Plate.".
Nobody lied (when they said that I cried over you), lyric by Karyl Norman and Hyatt Berry, music by Edwin J. Weber
yric by Karyl Norman and Hyatt Berry, music by Edwin J. Weber.
Published by NY: Remick, 1922
- Softcover
Seller: Bristlecone Books RMABA, Ridgway, CO, U.S.A.Bristlecone Books RMABA
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Illus wraps, 4to, 6p. sheet music, 9x12 inches, with photo of Norman "The Creole Fashion Plate" in drag, wraps, Very Good crease-free, store stamp on btm right of front cover, nice copy see the scan. No names or tares.
More images1922 Nobody Lied Karyl Norman Operatic Edition Sheet Music LGBTQ
Lyrics by Karyl Norman and Hyatt Berry, music by Edwin J. Weber
Language: English
Published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, 1922
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Sheet Music
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, VA, U.S.A.The Archives
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original large-format sheet music, complete as issued, with illustrated Art Deco cover featuring Karyl Norman, 'The Creole Fashion Plate.' Rear cover advertises 'California' by Cliff Friend and Con Conrad. Copyright 1922. A visually striking Jazz Age vocal ballad sheet music issue a…ssociated with vaudeville female impersonator and recording artist Karyl Norman, one of the best-known stage performers of the early 1920s. The elegant cover illustration depicts Norman in elaborate blue theatrical costume framed within an early Art Deco window motif, reflecting the transition from Edwardian decorative design into modern commercial graphics. Interior music remains clean and highly displayable, with the operatic arrangement intended for stage or parlor performance. Jerome H. Remick & Co. was among the most important American popular-music publishers of the era, and this issue survives as an appealing example of theatrical and LGBTQ-adjacent performance culture from the Prohibition-era entertainment world. Condition: Very Good. Moderate edge wear and corner rubbing with light creasing and mild age toning. Spine fold remains sound and pages securely attached. Interior music pages clean and complete with no major tears or markings. Rear cover lightly soiled from handling, consistent with age. Karyl Norman (1896-1947), billed here as 'The Creole Fashion Plate,' was a celebrated vaudeville female impersonator whose lavish costumes and sophisticated stage persona made him one of the highest-paid nightclub and theater entertainers of the 1920s. Norman became especially associated with lavish costume revues and blues-influenced popular songs during the height of Prohibition-era nightlife culture. Composer Edwin J. Weber was active in Tin Pan Alley during the 1910s and 1920s, contributing sentimental ballads and theatrical songs for popular vocal performance. Lyricists Karyl Norman and Hyatt Berry collaborated on material tailored to stage presentation and personality-driven performance styles common in vaudeville circuits of the period.
Published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., USA, 1922
Seller: Kazoo Books LLC, Kalamazoo, MI, U.S.A.Kazoo Books LLC
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Add to basketPamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Sheet Music with light blue illustrated covers. Some tears have been carefully repaired with tape. 12 X 9 format with 6 pages. Name in pencil on front.
Beside a babbling brook; as sung by Karyl Norman, "The Creole Fashion Plate"
Norman, Karyl, [aka George Francis Peduzzi] lyric by Gus Kahn, music by Walter Donaldson
Published by Jerome H. Remick & Co, New York, 1923
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Sheet Music
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerSheet_music. [6p] 9x12 inches, sheet music, wraps with photo of Norman garbed as Tom Sawyer (overalls, doffed straw hat) mild wear and marks. Gay female impersonator and singer born in Baltimore in 1897. He billed himself as "The Creole Fashion Plate", and was known for his gowns, mostly made by his mother with whom he traveled.
More imagesFinocchio's Drag Queen Club SF 1950s Program
Walter Hart; Nicky Gollucci; Li-Kar; Frank Doran; Niles Marsh; Johnny Mangum; De LeRoy; Freddie Renault; Milton La Maire; Ray Francis; John Lonas; Jackie Maye; Karyl Norman
Language: English
Published by Finocchio's, 1955
- Softcover
Seller: Ivy Ridge Books/Scott Cranin, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.Ivy Ridge Books/Scott Cranin
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. 14 page souvenir program from the 1950s from the famed Finocchio's in San Francisco, which featured drag performances from 1936 till its closing in 1999. The art deco cover features illustration by Le-Kar, who also designed many of the costumes, and the illustrations on the interior. The program…has wear, soiling and tanning. Drag queens featured in the program are: Walter Hart; Nicky Gollucci; Li-Kar; Frank Doran; Niles Marsh; Johnny Mangum; De LeRoy; Freddie Renault; Milton La Maire; Ray Francis; John Lonas; Jackie Maye; Karyl Norman. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.
[SHEET MUSIC] Nobody lied (when they said that I cried over you)
NORMAN, Karyl [performer and lyricist]; WEBER, Edwin J. [music]; BERRY, Hyatt (lyrics)
Seller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, VIC, AustraliaDouglas Stewart Fine Books
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Add to basketNew York : Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1922. Sheet music, cover illustration of Karyl Norman (aka George Francis Peduzzi) 'The Creole Fashion Plate' in full drag, pp. 6, owner's name to upper panel, a fine copy. 'Karyl Norman' (1897 - 1947) was born in Baltimore, leaving home at the age of 16 and performing vaudeville on the west co…ast of the United States. He toured Australia and New Zealand in 1917, and was known for his fashion gowns, mostly made by his mother, who toured with him. Norman was a key performer as part of the 'pansy craze' which emerged in New York in the 1930s, where gay subculture emerged as mainstream entertainment during the Prohibition era. He was known for his Southern style songs which he mostly wrote himself, quick change of costume and fine voice.
More imagesSeller: Max Rambod Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.Max Rambod Inc
Contact seller5-star sellerArchive of drag performance and female impersonation music ephemera, 1910s-1950s, documents the role of stage performance, popular song, and nightclub culture in the development of early twentieth century queer entertainment. The material centers on performers who shaped female impersonation traditions in vaudeville, cabaret, an…d nightclub circuits, preserving evidence of repertoire, publicity, and audience engagement. Figures such as Karyl Norman and Bert Errol appear through attributed sheet music, situating the archive within a transatlantic performance culture in which gender impersonation functioned as both theatrical convention and queer expression. Five pieces of sheet music and related memorabilia, measuring approximately 9 x 12 to 10 x 14 inches. Two sheet music titles associated with Karyl Norman include I'm Through (Shedding Tears Over You) and Nobody Lied (When They Said I Cried Over You), reflecting the popular song repertoire of female impersonators active from the late 1910s through the 1940s. One sheet is attributed to Bert Errol performing Gimme a Little Kiss Will Ya Huh?, a standard adapted within impersonation performance contexts. The archive also includes a 1950s promotional pamphlet for Club My-O-My, a venue known for female impersonation shows, featuring the tagline "The World's Most Beautiful Boys in Women's Attire" and illustrated with black and white photographs of performers in formal gowns, wigs, and stage makeup. Spanning the period from vaudeville through midcentury nightclub entertainment, the material reflects the persistence and evolution of drag performance prior to the emergence of modern LGBTQ+ political movements. The combination of printed music and promotional imagery supports research into performance history, gender expression, and the commercial infrastructure of queer nightlife. Minor wear to some covers; materials remain clean and visually strong; overall very good condition.
