Object Details
- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “I Love You in The Same Old Way.” The song was written by Walter H. Ford and composed by John W. Brattor, and published by Witmark and Sons in 1896. The cover features the portraits of Maxwell and Simpson who originally sang and illustrated the song in their Vaudeville routine. In performances of illustrated songs, pre-photographed scenes that conveyed the content of the song would be projected on the stage behind the performers as a visual aid for the audience.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- lyricist
- Ford, Walter H.
- composer
- Bratton, John W.
- publisher
- M. Witmark & Sons
- publishing date
- 1896
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm
- Object Name
- sheet music
