ICHABOD CRANE OR THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

ICHABOD CRANE OR THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

Entry/Object ID

SS.2018.16

Description

Bound printed booklet of 136 pages containing script and music; two-color cover illutstration of man seated on a stool, leaning over a school lecturn, reading a book and pointing with a ruler; polka-dot handkerchief in his pocket; legs wrapped around his stool; printed: "ICHABOD CRANE/or/THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW/ Comedy/Opera/ in/ 2/ Acts/ by/ Stanley/ R./ Avery"; printed at lower right: "Price/ $1.00"; printed at center bottom: "H. T. FITZSIMONS/Publisher/CHICAGO"; printed, lower left; "Donn P. Crane"; handwritten at right: "The Composer's/ Compliments/ Stanley R. Avery"; stamped and struck out by hand: "For Review"; stamped at upper right: "WOODWARD"; title page: "Inscribed to Hovey C. Clark, Minneapolis, Minnesota/ Ichabod Crane/ COMEDY OPERA IN TWO ACTS/ Founded on/ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"/ By Washington Irving/ Book, Lyrics, and Music by Stanley R. Avery/ Fill Vocal Score and Libretto $1.50/ Orchestration and Stage Guide/ may be obtained on rental only/ THE H. T. FITZSIMONS COMPANY/ Music Publishers/ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS"; handwritten in pencil "1927" and "900 Summit Avenue/ Minneapolis, Minn./ Apt. 305"; stamped at upper right: "Woodward"; subsequent pages list characters, acts, and songs, including: Hark, Hark the Bell is Calling; One Time One is One; Legend of The Headless Horseman; Katrina, We're Alone; and a instrumental Apparation of the Headless Horseman; list of characters, including "David, Negro Servant to Mynheer."

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Stanley R. Avery

Attribution

Composer

Artist

Donn P. Crane

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

The H. T. FitzSimons Company

Date made

1928

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10 in

Width

7 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1/2 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Overall yellowed; breaks and tears to binding at top and bottom; binding loose, but no loose pages.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Collection Manager's Office

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial