Looking at Newly Acquired Sheet Music Your King and Country Want You Paul Rubens

This blog post article by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com.
Even a short time doing internet research can yield great new information about the sheet music you own.  Just yesterday here in Minneapolis, even though the driving was difficult because of the April snow storm, Rick and I looked through and acquired several pieces of new antique large format sheet music.

I share the little I know thus far, and always welcome information from readers (credit given!) that I can add to blogpost articles.

Swells and Belles by Blanche M. Tice
Published by Blanche M. Tice, Sioux City, Iowa, 1911.
Scant information about Blanche M. Tice tells us that she was born in Eureka Springs, Arizona and died in Scotland, South Dakota. In between she studied at South Dakota State University, then wrote music and ran her own publishing company for 12 years in Sioux City, Iowa. A female publisher at the beginning of the 20th century is quite remarkable. Can't say much though about the creativity of a title like Swells and Belles.

Swells and Bells by Blanche M. Tice. Published by Blanche M. Tice, Sioux City, Iowa, 1911.

The Whirlwind: Grand Galop de Concert

by S. Wallenstein

Lyle Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois. 1912.

First published in 1907, this 1912 edition from Lyle Publishing, Chicago (no info) of The Whirlwind: Grand Galop de Concert by S. Wallenstein (no info) features a whirling women who becomes the whirling wind. Unfortunately no signature of the cover artist.

The Whirlwind: Grand Galop de Concert by S. Wallenstein
Chicago IL: Lyle Publishing Company, 1911.

Henry W. Savage's New Operette 

SARI (Der Zigeunerprimas): Waltz

Book by Julius Wilhelm and Fritz Grunbaum.

English adaption by C.C.S. Cushing and E.P. Heath

Music by Emmerich Kalman

This edition published by Joseph W. Stern and Company, 1914

The cover art on this large format piece draws me in to appreciate the era of its composition: 1911, 1914.

Waltz by Emmerich Kalman

Your King and Country Want You: A Woman's Recruiting Song

Words and music by Paul A. Rubens

London: Chappell and Co., Ltd., 1914

1914 sheet music from England. Written by Paul Rubens to recruit women for the war cause, FirstWorldWar.com states that the real purpose was to recruit men through women. However it goes, the enthusiastic text and woman with open arms says, "Here I am! I'm ready!"

Your King and Country Want You by Paul Rubens

Insanity: A Daffy Ditty

Words: Jack Norworth

Music: Albert von Tilzer

The York Music Company, 1907

Insanity: A Daffy Ditty by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer offers three humorous stanzas of pitter patter lyrics giving the reason for why a man will plead to being insane. Why he married, what he will do for love, and why he would fish in a stream with no fish. Featured on the cover in a photo inset is vaudeville performer Ila Grannon. A Minneapolis, MN publication, The Bellman in 1909 tells that she enjoys a splendid reputation as a clever performer. I think the scribbly looking design is supposed to represent insantiy. Applying a few filters clearly defines ILA's appearance.

Insanity: A Daffy Ditty by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer
Photo inset: Ila Grannon

Altered image showing a clear appearance of Ila Grannon
from photo inset on sheet music: Insanity A Daffy Ditty