“'N' Everything”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“'N' Everything”: publishing date: 1918. associated person: Jolson, Al. composer, lyricist: DeSylva, Bud.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “'N' Everything” that was written and composed by Bud DeSylva, Gus Kahn, and Al Jolson. This sheet music was published by Jerome H. Remick & Company in 1918. The song was featured in the show “Sinbad” from the Winter Garden Theater in New York that was directed by Lee and J.J Schubert. The cover features a photograph of Al Jolson set into an Arabian themed window, with a small Arabian cityscape sitting below a rising sun with red sun beams emanating from it. The attractive illustration and image of Jolson would have served to make this sheet music an appealing purchase for consumers.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1918
- associated person: Jolson, Al
- composer, lyricist: DeSylva, Bud
- publisher: Jerome H. Remick & Co.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1983.0313.17
- accession number: 1983.0313
- catalog number: 1983.0313.17
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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