| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0053 |
| AltRefNo | MWT/MUS/1/0053 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | In the meantime |
| Name of creator | Barrett, Lester, 1855-1924 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and lyrics titled "In the meantime." (4 pages total) On the cover there is a illistration of Barrett, He has an oversize head and a small portly body.He is wearing a classic black dinner suit, and his keft hand is in his trouser pocket and his right hand is up at chest hight pointing at something. In the top right hand corner, there is an illistration of a man sitting down on a chair looking down anglily, he is wearing a dark suit. There is another man pointing and shouting at him, he is wearing blue trousers, black vest, white shirt, brown overcoat and a top hat. He says 'I'll put in the brokers tomorrow morning." Beside him, there is a woman in a bink dress with her hair up in curls looking upset and shocked. Under that illistration there is another illistration of two men and a woman carrying a table and a bag and one of the men in driving a horse and cart, the caption reads "this is better then paying rent.".On the left hand side of the cover there are two more illistrations. one is of two men wearing three peice suits and top hats shaking hands, the caption reads "Meet me at my club tonight & we'll have dinner". the second illistration is below that one and its of a man eating alone and a butler in a suit serving the food. the caption reads "Simpson failed to turn up to time- still justice ws done to the dinner." |
| Notes | Francis and Day's newest comic songs printed on the back |
| There is a stamp in the lower right hand corner |
| Record created by volunteers. |
| Subject | Musical theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Public entertainment |
| Cabaret songs |
| Comedy |
| Performers |
| PhysicalDescription | 366 x 262 mm, coloured and black ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Barrett, Lester 1855-1924, Performer |
| Barrett, Lester 1855-1924, Lyricist |
| Barret, Lester 1855-1924, composer |
| Banks, H.G, Illistrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| T.B Harms, Publisher |
| Related Place | London |
| New York |
| Category | Sheet music |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | Item |