| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0154 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Nonsense! Yes!! By Jove!!! |
| Name of creator | Brough, Robert, performer; Nicholls, Harry, 1852-1926, performer |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Nonsense! Yes!! By Jove!!!", appearing as one sheet of paper, and one bifold sheet (6 pages total). The front cover depicts Harry Nicholls and Robert Brough stood wearing identical suits: they are wearing black top hats, black suit jackets, white shirts with frilly collars, black trousers, and black shoes. They are both holding walking canes and wearing red flowers or handkerchiefs |
| Notes | Also includes an advert for Banks' Musicsellers, who are selling items such as violins and flutes on the second page |
| Also includes a list of New and Popular Piano pieces, including lyrics to two songs, "A Whisper", and "Love in a Cottage" on the second page |
| Small tears and folds in the pages, especially the front sheet |
| Lists the names of multiple performers on the front page, such as George Barrett, J. L. Shine, Fred Stimson, Fawcett Lomax, Herbert Campbell, and Charles Grosse, on the first page |
| Includes an advert for Smallwood's Pianoforte Tutor on the third page |
| Includes a stamp in purple ink on the front page, with the words "Banks' Music Publishers" |
| Includes a small illegible signature on the front page in purple ink |
| Inlcludes a black and white photo copy of the songsheet and lyrics |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 363 x 259 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Nicholls, Harry, 1852-1926, performer |
| Barrett, Oscar, composer |
| Related Organisation | Francis Bros & Day, publisher |
| Related Place | London |
| 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). |
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| Level | Item |