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  • Little Sunshine Al Jolson in

    Little Sunshine Al Jolson in "Big Boy"

    Subject of
    Jolson, Al, American, died 1950
    Composed by
    Mitchell, Sidney D., American, 1888 - 1942
    Gottler, Archie, American, 1896 - 1959
    Meyer, George W., American, 1884 - 1959
    Published by
    M. Witmark & Sons, American, 1886 - 1929
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 7/8 × 1/16 in. (30.2 × 0.2 cm)
    Type
    sheet music
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1930
    Description
    Sheet music for the song "Little Sunshine" from the film Big Boy starring Al Jolson. The front cover of sheet music features a large black and white photo of Al Jolson's face in blackface set against an orange background. Black type on top portion of the cover reads: [LITTLE SUNSHINE / WARNER BROS. PRESENT / AL JOLSON / IN / "BIG BOY"]. Type near bottom right corner of the cover reads: [WORDS & MUSIC BY / SIDNEY MITCHELL / ARCHIE GOTTLER / AND / GEO. W. MEYER]. Underneath, is the publisher’s information which reads: [M. WITMARK & SONS / NEW YORK / MADE IN U S A]. Type in bottom left corner reads: [TOMORROW / IS ANOTHER DAY / LITTLE / SUNSHINE / LIZA / LEE / HOORAY FOR / BABY AND ME / WITH BANJO, UKULELE / GUITAR & MANDOLA / ACCOMPANIMENT.]. [Vernon Mcd. / 404] is handwritten, in pencil, at the top of the cover. The interior of the front cover has an additional song in black ink. The interior of the sheet music contains three pages of sheet music, in black ink, for Big Boy. The back cover has a black and white photograph of Dorothy Mackaill and a few bars of music.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Blackface
    Minstrel (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
    Object number
    2014.275.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
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