Don't Cry Frenchy (sheet music)

New York: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder. 1919. 4pp. paper sheet music 4to: Good [minor edge tears; some creases; else G] Cover illustration by Franco-American artist Barbelle (1887-1957) of a woman in fashionable period attire (his forte) waving goodbye to a troopship. Three prolific New York-born Tin Pan Alley songwriters and future Songwriters Hall of Famers collaborated on this number for the Irving Berlin company. Sam M. Lewis (1885-1959) had his first hit in 1912 with "That Mellow Melody." He teamed with Joe Young in 1916 and remained his partner until 1930. Joe Young (1889-1939) had toured Europe during World War I, entertaining troops as a singer. He wrote his first major hit, "Don't Blame it all on Broadway," in 1914. Among the partners’ best-known songs were "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?," published in the same year as this number, and "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue." Their musical collaborator Walter Donaldson (1893-1947), a World War I veteran, had his first of some 600 professional songs published in 1915. His biggest hits included "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?," "My Mammy" (an Al Jolson signature number), "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "My Blue Heaven," and "I'll See You in My Dreams."