Back to Female Impersonator Sheet Music Intro Neil Burgess Vim, 1883 Okay, this isn't sheet music, but could not pass up sharing this program Burgess
was quite famous for his musical, "Country Fair," and he
even patented a device From 1895 and from another eBay ad, better scans and some text Original Theatre booklet from season of 1895-96 plus three cabinet cards. The booklet advertises the special engagement of Neil Burgess and his Original New York Company to perform during the 1895-96 season at the Columbia theatre in Chicago starting Sunday, May 10. There are four illustrations inside the booklet. Also included in this lot are three Cabinet Cards of Mr. Burgess as "Granny Green - A hypochondriac; and as The Grandmother - Soliloquay - Tennyson; and as Pete Long Toe - a sweet Canuk. Other items
Below, years after his death, a film was made of "Country Fair"
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