M-O-T-H-E-R A Word That Means The World To Me HOWARD JOHNSON Theodore Morse UKE+

1 Item Set or Lot of "M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means The World To Me)," by Howard Johnson and Theodore Morse Song Folio Sheet Music. Includes:

ITEM 1.) Howard Johnson, Theodore Morse; M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World To Me); For Piano / Vocal / Guitar / Ukulele; Complete Sheet Music; Leo Feist, Inc. #3307;

Small Format;

Front Cover Artwork features text with Feist's standard "five column left" cover design art;

Preprinted Front Cover Price is "$ .??"; Overlaid with Hauschild's Handwritten Adhesive Price Sticker for "$ 1.50";

Inside Front Cover has ad for "Mario Lanza Song Successes" with first line of music for The Loveliest Night of the Year, Be My Love and Temptation, all from M-G-M Productions;

Following is first page of music;

No Title Page or Table of Contents;

M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World To Me); Lyric by Howard Johnson; Melody by Theodore Morse;

Tune Uke: A-D-F#-B;

1 Tune Total; With Lyrics;

3 pages of music;

Inside Rear cover is last page of music;

Rear Cover Has Ad Listing "Standard Song Successes" with First Line of Music for Ebb Tide, Ruby, Hi-Lili, Hi-lo, and High Noon;

Folded Sheet Format;

Published by Leo. Feist, Inc.; New York, New York; Copyright 1915, 1943;

Actual printing date unknown, but this item could have been "on the shelf" at HMC for many years; New, Unused, Never Sold at Retail;

Condition Very Good for age and the fact that it was "on display" for some time; Covers Worn; Pages Clean, Tight and Unmarked;

The primary item was part of the collection of Henry J. Hauschild Jr., who billed himself as a “Physiognomist – Bibliopolist – Cognoscente di Eccellentissimo”, and was the very proud owner of the world famous "Nose Gallery” at “The Oldest House” in Victoria, Texas. Henry Senior founded the Hauschild Music Company which was later owned by his 8 children and eventually the four brothers before being closed in 1980; After the Opera House Restaurant failed, the space became the Bible Book Store and later Opera House Antiques; This item was part of the leftover inventory of the Music Store and at one time was on consignment at the Bible Book Store;

"Musicologist and historian, Delmer Rogers, longtime member of the staff of the Department of Music at the University of Texas, is of the opinion that the Hauschild Music Company, founded in Victoria, Texas in 1891, was the second oldest institution to commercially publish sheet music in Texas. (Thos. Goggan of Houston being the first.) Also, his extensive research indicates that Hauschild's was the first in Texas to issues music with Spanish titles. About thirty were published, many by talented writers, and sold in large numbers. In addition, probing seems to prove that Hauschilds was the first to publish the efforts of several of the music-loving Germans of the area. Most interesting, too, is that the spritely composition, the Cowboy Rag offered in 1904 possibly was the purcursor of this genre of popular music." taken from "The Cognoscenti Collections";

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HISTORICAL NOTE: "Howard Johnson (June 2, 1887-May 1, 1941) was a song lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, & died in New York, New York. Songwriter ("I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream"), author & lyricist, educated in high school & in private music study. He was a pianist in Boston theatres, & then a staff writer for a New York publishing company. During World War I, he served in the United States Navy. Joining ASCAP in 1917, his chief musical collaborators included Miltor Ager, Walter Donaldson, Fred Fisher, George Meyer, Joseph Meyer, Jimmy Monaco, Al Sherman, Harry Warren, Percy Wenrich, Harry M. Woods, David Brockman, James Kendis, Archie Gottler, & W. Edward Breuder, & his other popular-song compositions included "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain", "M-O-T-H-E-R", "Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There", "Sweet Lady", "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?", "(What Do You Do on a) Dew-Dew-Dewy Day", "Bring Back My Daddy to Me", "Where Do We Go From Here, Boys?", "There's a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway", "I Don't Want to Get Well", "Siam", "Georgia", "A Word That Means the World to Me", "Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.), "Feather Your Nest", "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" & "Am I Wasting My Time on You?".";

HISTORICAL NOTE: "Theodore F. Morse (April 13, 1873 - May 25, 1924) was an American composer of popular songs. Born in Washington D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military & Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin & piano. He & his wife, Theodora Morse, became a successful songwriting team for Tin Pan Alley. Listed as Terriss & Morse, they were one of the earliest Tin Pan Alley husband-wife songwriting teams. Morse died in New York City. Partial list of songs: 1902 "Two Little Boys", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1903 "Dear Old Girl", lyrics by Richard Henry Buck; 1903 "Nautical Nonsense (Hurrah for Baffin's Bay!)" from The Wizard of Oz, lyrics by Vincent Bryan; 1903 "It Takes the Irish to Beat the Dutch", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1904 "Blue Bell", lyrics by Edward Madden & Theodora Morse; 1905 "Daddy's Little Girl", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1907 "I Want to be a Merry, Merry Widow", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1908 "Down in Jungle Town", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1908 "I've Taken Quite a Fancy to You", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1908 "The Old Time Rag", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1908 "Stupid Mister Cupid", lyrics by Edward Madden; 1909 "Blue Feather", lyrics by Jack Mahoney; 1911 "Another Rag", lyrics by Theodora Morse; 1911 "Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner" words & music by Earl Carroll, Arthur Fields & Theodore F. Morse; 1913 "Down in Monkeyville", lyrics by Grant Clarke & Edgar Leslie; 1913 "Salvation Nell", lyrics by Grant Clarke & Edgar Leslie; 1915 "M-O-T-H-E-R", lyrics by Howard Johnson; 1917 "Sing Me Love's Lullaby", lyrics by Theodora Morse (as Dorothy Terriss); 1923 "Cut Yourself a Piece of Cake", lyrics by Billy James; 1924 "Don't Blame It All on Me", lyrics by Theodora Morse & Leo Wood; 1924 "Monkey Doodle", lyrics by Theodora Morse & Leo Wood; (all music by him only unless when stated otherwise).";

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