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The belle of poverty flats

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1895

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Title
The belle of poverty flats
Additional title: In a flat building high reaching far to the sky where families dwell in profusion. [first line]
Additional title: Saturday night, when work is done, and we have got our pay. [first line of chorus]
Names
Fitzgibbon, Dave (Composer)
Arnold, Chas. (Lyricist)
Vaughn, Theresa, 1867-1903 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Newspaper carriers -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- 1890-1899
Musicals
Poor women
Horn, Winnie
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes reproduction of a signed photograph of Theresa Vaughn costumed as Winnie the news-girl, wearing a hat and dark dress.
Content: On cover: The one song of its kind...introduced and sung by Miss Theresa Vaughn in her famous impersonation of The New York soubrette news girl with Rice's Excelsior Jr. Co. at Hammersteins Olympia Theatre.
Content: Verso of title page provides extensive background on Winnie Horn, newspaper girl at 6th Avenue and 23rd Street, New York City, on whom the song is based.
Statement of responsibility: words by Chas. Arnold ; music by Dave Fitzgibbon.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 054c8190-c590-012f-9c8a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1895: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The belle of poverty flats" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62ad0143-1699-524b-e040-e00a18065dd1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The belle of poverty flats" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62ad0143-1699-524b-e040-e00a18065dd1

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). The belle of poverty flats Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62ad0143-1699-524b-e040-e00a18065dd1

Wikipedia Citation

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The belle of poverty flats