"Playmates": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Playmates": date made: 1889. user: Bonehill, Bessie. maker: George M. Klenk & Co..
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This sheet music is for the song "Playmates," by Harry Dacre. It was published by George M. Klenk & Co., in New York, New York, in 1889.
Printed on cover is "Bessie Bonehill's Great Song." Bessie Bonehill (1855-1902) was an English vaudeville singer, comedian, and male impersonator. In the 1890s, Bonehill toured throughout the United States, becoming one of the most popular entertainers of her time.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1889
- user: Bonehill, Bessie
- maker: George M. Klenk & Co.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 14 in x 10 3/4 in; 35.56 cm x 27.305 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- ID Number: 2015.0019.01
- accession number: 2015.0019
- catalog number: 2015.0019.01
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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