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At the Dixie military ball
- Title
- At the Dixie military ball / words by Ballard MacDonald ; music by Harry Carroll.
- Author
- Carroll, Harry, 1892-1962.
- Publication
- New York : Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., 1918.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- MacDonald, Ballard
- Description
- 1 score (3 p.); 36 cm.
- Summary
- Using stereotyped African American dialect, the narrator is excited about attending the military ball and names society people who will be in attendance at the Dixie Military Ball; their enthusiasm (expressed in dance moves and clothes) will enable them to kill "Kaiser Bill."
- Alternative Title
- Line's been formin' since half past three, at the ticket window of the armory
- Look out, here comes Stonewall Grant doin' the tango with his big fat aunt
- Subjects
- Note
- For voice and piano.
- Caption title.
- Cover design includes drawings of well-dressed couples coming and going on stairs as a police officer directs them; everyone's face is in silhouette.
- Call Number
- P.S. War Songs (At the Dixie Military Ball)
- OCLC
- 24295545
- Author
- Carroll, Harry, 1892-1962.
- Title
- At the Dixie military ball / words by Ballard MacDonald ; music by Harry Carroll.
- Imprint
- New York : Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., 1918.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- MacDonald, Ballard, lyricist.
- Research Call Number
- P.S. War Songs (At the Dixie Military Ball)