Being a lover of old-time music I stumbled upon this marvelous old piece of sheet music dating from the Tin Pan Alley era. Composed in 1911, it tells the story of a poor young girl who comes to New York trying to find her luck. She arrived with only one gown, but “Take a look at her now”. She has certainly learned her way around with “Every night an auto ride.” And by the way, isn’t that a Baker Electric she’s stepping in to? Hard to tell.

Permission to publish the picture of the sheet music was given by the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music , The Sheridan Libraries, The Johns Hopkins University.


















October 16, 2009