SATURDAY NIGHT IN CENTRAL PARK: FROM THE BROADWAY MUSICAL "MAKE MINE MANHATTAN"
Entry/Object ID
L.2008.74 a-b
Description
Sheet music comprised of two bound, one insert paper sheets; title page with Manhattan skyline above line-drawn vignettes of people engaged in various activities, all connected with a looping line which begins in BL, continues up through the center and ends in BR; the vignettes depict, from BL, a formally dressed couple who seem to be arguing, children playing, a man with a violin in one had stopping what appears to be a runaway horse with a carriage holding a woman in distress, a tail-coated man singing, a couple kissing and an underwater scene of fishes and a man lying on the bottom writing and the artist's initials: "B.J.H."; in TR is a cocktail glass with a red cherry in it; red text at top of page: "SATURDAY NIGHT IN CENTRAL PARK / Joseph M. Hyman / presents / MAKE MINE MANHATTAN"; black text in center: "lyrics & sketches by / Arnold B. Horwitt / music by / Richard Levine / staged by / Hassard Short"; red text BC: "I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU / GENTLEMAN FRIEND / I DON"T KNOW HER NAME / SATURDAY NIGHT IN CENTRAL PARK / T. B. HARMS / COMPANY / NEW YORK"; a blue ink inscription: "Lou Johnson" is in TR; second page has four staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; third, fourth and fifth pages have four staff lines of music and lyrics each; sixth page, back cover is an advertisement for two pieces of music.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Richard Lewine
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
T. B. Harms Company
Date made
1947
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 74
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
11-7/8 in
Width
9 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E