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This sheet music is for the song “That Wonderful Something (Is Love),” with lyrics by Joe Goodwin and music by Louis Alter. It was published by Robbins Music Corp. in New York, New York in 1929.

"That Wonderful Something (Is Love)" was featured in the 1929 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pre-code romantic comedy drama film, Untamed, directed by Jack Conway and starred Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Ernest Torrence, and Holmes Herbert. The cover features an image of Joan Crawford, who performed this song with Montgomery in the film.

Rex Stewart's Big Seven. side 1: Bugle Call Rag; side 2: Solid Rock (H.R.S. [Hot Record Society] 2005).
78 rpm.

Hot Record Society was an American jazz record label, founded by Steve Smith in 1937, dedicated to reissuing out-of-print early Dixieland or traditional jazz, also referred to as “hot jazz.” The HRS original advisory board included John Hammond, Marshall Stearns, Charles Edward Smith, Wilder Hobson, Bill Russell, Charles Delaunay, Hugues Panassié, and Sinclair Traill. In addition to re-issuing records, HRS released new recordings of jazz on its own label until 1947. HRS also sold both new and used records in its mid-town Manhattan shop beginning in 1939.

This sheet music is for the song “Song of the Vagabonds,” with lyrics by W.H. Post and Brian Hooker and music by Rudolf Friml. It was published by Henry Waterson, Inc. in New York, New York in 1925. The cover features an image of British actor and singer Dennis King (1897-1971) in the role of François Villon.

”Song of the Vagabonds” was featured in the operetta, The Vagabond King, with music by Rudolf Friml and book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and William H. Post. The Vagabond King opened at the Casino Theatre on September 21, 1925 and closed at the Century Theatre on December 4, 1926, for a total of 511 performances.

Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble. side 1: I'd Climb the Highest Mountain; side 2: Red Hot Mama (Disc 5055), from the album, Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble (Disc 632).
78 rpm.

Album cover illustration was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

side 1: Celeste Holm with Oklahoma Orchestra. I Can't Say No; side 2: Alfred Drake and Howard da Silva with Oklahoma Orchestra. Pore Jud Is Daid (Decca 23286), from the album, Oklahoma! (Decca A-359). 78 rpm.

This album is from the 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma!, with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rogers. Oklahoma! opened on March 31, 1943 at the St. James Theatre and ran for 2,212 performances.

This sheet music is for the composition, “Spirit of Independence,” by Ave Holzmann. It was published by Jerome H. Remick and Co. in New York, New York in 1912.

The cover art for this sheet music was made by brothers William Starmer (1872-1957) and Frederick Starmer (1878-1962) Born and raised in England, the brothers moved with their family to New York, William in 1898 and Frederick in 1899. The Starmer Brothers flourished until 1929. William became a U.S. citizen in 1924, while Frederick returned to England in 1929.

This sheet music is for the song “Song of Surrender,” with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin. It was published by Remick Music Corp. in New York, New York in 1933.

”Song of Surrender” was featured in the 1934 Twentieth Century pre-code musical film, Moulin Rouge, directed by Sidney Lanfield and starred Constance Bennett and Franchot Tone. The cover features an image of Constance Bennett and a scene from the film.

Five Pennies to Spend, by Miriam Young with illustrations by Corinne Malvern and published by Simon & Schuster in New York, New York, in 1955.

Raised in New Jersey, Corinne Malvern (1901-1956) was a child actress who, along with her sister, performed in traveling plays, vaudeville and movies. After an accident in her teens, Malvern was forced to give up her acting career and later attended the Art Students League of New York. Proficient in watercolor, pastel, paint, pencil and ink, she launched a career as a commercial artist, and was known for her fashion illustrations and magazine covers. Shortly after, she teamed up with her sister, a children’s author, and began drawing children’s books. She illustrated seventeen Little Golden Books, including Doctor Dan, Nurse Nancy, How Big?, Susie’s New Stove, and 5 Pennies to Spend.

This sheet music for the song "The Fascinating Widow" was composed by Kerry Mills with lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, and published by F. A. Mills, Inc., in New York, New York, in 1910. The cover features two images of American stage and film actor and female impersonator Julian Eltinge.

Julian Eltinge, born William Julian Dalton (1881-1941), was an American actor and female impersonator. Eltinge began his career in vaudeville and acheived his greatest sucess in the 1910 musical comedy The Fascinating Widow, written by Otto Hauerbach specifically for Eltinge. The play premiered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, then toured the United States for 10 months before appearing on Broadway in September 1911. Eltinge is considered to be one of the greatest female impersonators of the 20th century.