“I'm Glad I Can Make You Cry”

Description (Brief):

This sheet music is for the song “I'm Glad I Can Make You Cry.” The song was written and composed by Charles R. McCarron and Carey Morgan and the sheet music was published by Jos. W. Stern and Company of New York, New York in 1918. The blue cover features a central photograph of Alice Joyce and Evart Overton, two stars of the movie studio Vitagraph Company of America. There is a circular image of Gus Hill in the lower left that reads “introduced in Gus Hill’s Minstrels.” On the right is a circular inset image of lyric tenor Fred Freddy, who sang the song in vaudeville shows.

Publishing Date: 1918

Composer: Morgan, CareyMcCarron, Charles R.Publisher: Joseph W. Stern and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0313.04Accession Number: 1983.0313Catalog Number: 1983.0313.04

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e154-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_670693

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