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Publication and Illustrated Song Promotion

When
1894
Where
Grand Opera House, Manhattan
Part of
"The Little Lost Child" published as an illustrated song

Marks and Stern published "The Little Lost Child" in 1894, promoting it with magic lantern slides, the first known illustrated song.

The song was published by Joseph W. Stern & Co. in New York City. The promotion involved ten slides displaying lyrics, projected during a performance at the Grand Opera House in Manhattan. This method, known as the illustrated song, is considered an early precursor to the music video.

Sources

  1. The Little Lost Child Wikipedia, revision of 2025-11-30
  2. Joseph W. Stern & Co. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-04

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