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1911 “Gypsy Love” Operetta Sheet Music – Marguerita Sylva Photo Cover (Oversize)
1911 “Gypsy Love” Operetta Sheet Music – Marguerita Sylva Photo Cover (Oversize)
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- Title:
- "Gypsy Love: A Romantic Comic Opera in Three Acts"
- Performance medium:
- Piano & voice
- Type:
- Sheet music
- Subject:
- Operetta
- Artist:
- Othmar Fabro illustration dated 1909
- Composer:
- Franz Lehár
- Lyricist:
- Harry B. Smith; Robert B. Smith
- Author:
- Harry B. Smith (libretto)
- Era:
- Belle Époque (1871–1914)
- Date:
- 1911
- Publisher:
- Chappell & Co. (New York / Ltd.)
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- 10 ⅝" by 14" (Oversize, uncut)
- Color:
- Green-tinted sepia
- Photographer:
- Moffett Studios, Chicago (Sylva studio photo)
- Notes:
- Marguerita Sylva photo cover; Othmar Fabro illustration dated 1909; pages loose from cover; ideal for framing
- Condition:
- Very Good
Low stock: 1 left
Romantic Operetta Sheet Music with Marguerita Sylva Cover, c.1911
Antique vaudeville, theatre and operetta sheet music selections are consistently collectible, especially oversized pieces that retain original uncut margins and those that feature performer photography.
Gypsy Love (also seen as Gipsy Love) is an operetta by Franz Lehár that first premiered in Vienna in 1910. This U.S. edition aligns with the 1911 American production promoted by A.H. Woods--starring Marguerita Sylva with English-language lyrics credited to Harry B. Smith and Robert B. Smith. The sheet music includes The Melody of Love. The cover combines a studio photograph of Sylva (credited to Moffett Studios, Chicago) with an illustration dated 1909 attributed to Othmar Fabro, blending late-Victorian / early Art Nouveau sensibilities.
Oversize and uncut, measuring 10 ⅝" by 14". Condition is very good overall: the pages are loose from the cover, but the front cover edges are clean with no major fraying or tears—ideal for framing and display. Chappell stamp on front cover.
Decorate with a touch of early Broadway glamour and Art Nouveau flair with this oversize Gypsy Love sheet music featuring a striking photo of mezzo-soprano Marguerita Sylva. The green-tinted sepia palette and mixed photo/illustration design make it especially frame-worthy.
Listen to Marguerita Silva perform Gypsy Love's song, The Melody of Love here.
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