"The Only One for Me": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This sheet music is for the song “The Only One for Me,” with lyrics by B. G. De Sylva and music by Lewis E. Gensler and Stephen Jones. It was published by Harms, Inc. in New York, New York in 1925. This song was featured in the Broadway musical Captain Jinks, with book by Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab, music by Lewis E. Gensler and Stephen Jones, and lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva. Captain Jinks was originally produced at the Winter Garden on January 7, 1925 and ran for 56 performances. It opened on September 8, 1925 at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 167 performances.

Materials, dates and provenance

• publishing date: 1925
• publisher: Harms, Inc.
• Object Name: sheet music
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York
• associated subject: Comedy
• associated subject: Theater
• ID Number: 1983.0694.16
• accession number: 1983.0694
• catalog number: 1983.0694.16
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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