Mary Dear (Some Day We Will Meet Again)

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Title

Mary Dear (Some Day We Will Meet Again)
First line of lyrics: Mary, dear can't you hear?

Creator

De Costa, Harry; music (American composer and songwriter, 1885-1964)
Jerome, M.K.; music (American composer and publisher, 1893-1977)
Lange, Arthur; lyrics (American composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor, 1889-1956)
Lange, Arthur; arrangement (American composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor, 1889-1956)
Lange, Arthur; editor (American composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor, 1889-1956)

Publisher

Waterson-Berlin & Snyder Co. Music Publishers

Coverage

Publisher location: New York, Strand Theatre Building, USA

Date

1922 [publication], 1922 [copyright]

Contributor

Arthur Lange [editor]

Subject

foxtrot
ballad
Ensemble
piano|violin I|violin II|viola|cello|double bass|flute|clarinet|trumpet|trombone|saxophone (alto)|saxophone (tenor)|percussion (varia)

Description

Genre on score: Ballad; Fox Trot
B flat Major, 2/4
Envelope (UO-SFM-0498ENV):
Mary Dear, Fox Trot, 88
Back: Look - lights is fixed
signed A E
Back: bottom left, black pencil, 19.

Letter:
Mr. Witham,
15 Empire Ave.,
Toronto, Ont., Can.
Dear Mr. Witham:-
We are herewith sending you a Fox Trot arrangement of our latest ballad hit entitled, "MARY DEAR (I KNOW SOME DAY WE WILL MEET AGAIN)".
Arthur Lange has spared no effort in order to make this a good snappy Fox Trot.
The song is becoming immensely popular, and we feel sure that sooner or later you are going to get many calls for this number, and we there-fore ask you to please play it as often as possible. By doing so you will greatly oblige,
Yours very truly,
WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER CO.
Leo Lewin [signature]
Manager, Orchestra Dept.

Decorative Cover (connected to the work): Depicts picture of a lady (presumably Mary) sitting outside with the moon behind her
COMPLIMENTARY COPY
MARY DEAR
(SOME DAY WE WILL MEET AGAIN)
BALLAD FOX-TROT

EDITED AND
ORCHESTRATED BY
ARTHUR LANGE

By
HARRY DE COSTA
and
M.K. JEROME

Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.,
STRAND THEATRE BUILDING
New York

A HIT

MADE IN U.S.A.

Back Cover: Lists other works produced by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
WATERSON BERLIN
& SNYDER'S
UP TO DATE
DANCE HITS

The Sheik of Araby ... Arabian Fox Trot
Leave Me With a Smile ... Fox Trot
I Wonder If You Still Care For Me ... Waltz-Fox Trot
My Sunny Tennessee ... Fox Trot
Stolen Kisses-Sweet Man O'Mine ... Fox Trot
My Mammy Knows How Many Times ... Fox Trot
Lo La Lo ... Fox Trot
Jimmy ... Fox Trot
Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland ... Fox Trot
By The Sapphire Sea ... Waltz-Fox Trot

The Above Numbers Published for Orchestra
Those Marked [symbol found beside some titles, looks like a P] Also Published for Band
Orchestra Arrangements Edited and Arranged by Arthur Lange
Band Arrangements by William Schulz

WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER CO.
STRAND THEATRE BUILDING N.Y.
[COMMENT]: Ballad Fox-Trot
[MARKS]: Envelope on front, bottom right, in black ink: 88.

[INSCRIPTIONS]: Envelope on front, top left, in black pen: Mary Dear.
Envelope on front, top right, in black pen: Fox Trot.
Envelope on back, centre, in purple pencil: Look | light is | fixed | a e.
Envelope on back, bottom left, in black pencil: 19.
Letter on front, bottom right, in blue ink: Leo Lewin [signature]

Language

English

Format

sheet music
Print, 10 pages

Identifier

UO-SFM-0498

Source

Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa Library, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Data: “Arthur Lange.” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486075/.
“Harry DeCosta.” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0213970/.
“M.K. Jerome.” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422031/.
Cataloguer: Simcha Pollock, School of Music, University of Ottawa

Rights

Made in the U.S.A. Copyright (1922) by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., Strand Theatre Bldg., N. Y.
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