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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Sheet Music. 5p. Wrapper included in pagination. 36cm. Cover illustration shows a fashionably dressed young African American woman having her palm read by an older woman. "The hit of Flo Ziegfeld's Follies of 1910" [statement on cover].

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An old dampstain at the bottom center has caused some minor waviness and staining. Please see our photograph. Overall, this copy is VG- to VG. The music for this song was written by Bert Williams and performed by him in Ziegfield Follies. Bert Williams was, in many respects, the first African-American superstar. He began his career in minstrel shows with his partner, George Walker. The two of them eventually wound up on Broadway, and Williams, on his own, became a recording star and the only African-American in Ziegfield's Follies. Williams had to assume many stereotypical roles and he worked through his artistry to undermine the stereotypes. W. C. Fields, who co-starred with Williams in Ziegfield's Follies described him as, "the funniest man I ever saw -- and the saddest man I ever knew." SMAA ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 6 with covers pages; sold Gaba 8.31.19 Mike Glenn.…