Smile on the optimist's song lyrics by Eden P. Greville ; music by Alfred Solman

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Notes: "Dedicated by Permission to the Optimist Club of America"; Illustrated title page depicts a caricatured man [William J. Robinson, originator and sole proprietor of the Optimist Club of America?] flying over a cityscape in an airship while smiling and waving his hat. Signed "Cahan"; Publisher's advertisement on verso of page 5 has incipits for "Standard instrumental numbers by Paul Lincke, eminent Berlin composer": Luna waltz = Frau Luna ; The glow worm : idyl = Glühwürmchen ; Unrequited love waltz = Verschmähte Liebe ; Berlin echoes march = Berliner Luft ; Siamese patrol = Siamesische Wachtparade ; Police parade march = Schutzmanns Marsch ; Spring, beautiful spring waltz = Frühling, wie bist du so schön ; Wedding dance waltz = Hochzeitsreigen. Publisher's advertisement on page [8] has page of music for song: If I had a thousand lives to live / words by Sylvester Maguire ; music by Alfred Solman. Advertisement also promotes "Complete Catalogues of Popular and Operatic Vocal and Instrumental Arrangements" and "Stern's edition classic albums"; For voice and piano; Also available online; Elecresource

Author: Solman, Alfred 1868-1937; Cahan, Samuel George 1886-1974; Greville, Eden P; Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI; Jos. W. Stern & Co; Optimist Club of America

Type: Songs and music; Advertisements; Caricatures; Cityscapes; Sheet music covers; Sheet music

Title: Smile on, nor feel that life's too hard; When life seems gray and full of care

Topic: Optimism; Popular music; Smiling; Songs with piano; Airships; American