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for Aaron Lebedeff (1873–1960), performer on the Yiddish stage
Bewildering clarity of tongues:
names you never heard, food
you never ate, a wild dance
you never learned, light hanging
in the sky…
Contributor:
Stephen Bluestone
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Macon, United States of America
Date:
1995
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Eddie Cantor, Harry Ruby
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1918
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O age! Here’s something new that I have filledWith old, like fine oil in a flask.A kind of verse to please men’s mouths and mindsI have invented for exploring love.I provide a model of the differenceB…
Contributor:
Judah Sommo
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Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)
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16th Century
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Verse 1Sadie Cohen left her happy homeTo become an actress lady,On the stage she soon became the rage,As the only real Salomy baby.When she came to town, her sweetheart MoseBrought for her around a…
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Irving Berlin, Fanny Brice, Edgar Leslie
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1909
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Sheet music for “Broadway’s Not a Bad Place after All” from the theatrical revue Ziegfield Follies.
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Eddie Cantor, Harry Ruby
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1918
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Cover of sheet music for “Sadie Salome, Go Home.” Fanny Brice (1891–1951) was born Fania Borach in New York City to immigrants from Hungary and Alsace respectively. Getting her break in entertainment…
Contributor:
Edgar Leslie, Irving Berlin, Artist Unknown
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1909