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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1897

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Title
Fairy tales
Additional title: Fairy tales, fairy tales, we hear them ev'ry day. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Idol's eye. Fairy tales. [uniform title]
Additional title: You know the yarn of Puss-in-Boots, of Jack who climbed the beanstalk shoots. [first line]
Names
Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936 (Lyricist)
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924 (Composer)
Daniels, Frank, 1860-1935 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1897

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: Edward Schuberth & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Fairy tales
Waltzes
Musicals
Truthfulness and falsehood
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Contains 16 bars of piano (only) music labeled "Dance" after the chorus.
Content: Cover includes drawing of a four-armed seated statue in the style of Indian religious figures, with patterned backgrounds and borders.
Content: On cover: As performed by the Frank Daniels Comic Opera Company.
Content: Summary: Fairy tales, although we hear them every day are just illusions; so too can be the utterings of a woman.
Statement of responsibility: words by Harry B. Smith ; music by Victor Herbert.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21759246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 09ff30c0-c592-012f-0b0b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Creator Born
  • 1897: Issued
  • 1936: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Fairy tales" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77f6c177-8674-0a38-e040-e00a18061438

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Fairy tales" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77f6c177-8674-0a38-e040-e00a18061438

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). Fairy tales Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77f6c177-8674-0a38-e040-e00a18061438

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77f6c177-8674-0a38-e040-e00a18061438 | title= (notated music) Fairy tales, (1897) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 10, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Fairy tales