| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0485 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | I'm Fond of What I Like. |
| Name of creator | Garrick, Gus, performer |
| Date | 1899 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "I'm Fond of What I Like.", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts Gus Garrick sitting at a dining table with food and drink in front of him. He is wearing a blue checked suit with a white shirt and black tie, with a white napkin tucked into his suit to cover it. He is sitting holding cutlery in his hands. There is an illustration to the left of four women's heads, with the subtitle "I'm fond of gals.". There is an illustration to the right of a man in a black suit and bowler hat drinking from a metal tankard, with the subtitle "Old brown is fond of what I like.". |
| Notes | The binding has completely separated the first and last pages, and is loose throughout the document |
| There is a signature on the first page in purple ink at the bottom right, which possibly reads "J. D. J. W." |
| There are small tears and rips throughout the document |
| The back page includes a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's Newest Comic Songs priced at two shillings each |
| There is a pencil annotation on the back page in the top left, which reads "18" |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 357 x 256 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Lawrence, A. E., writer and composer |
| Lester, Geo., writer and composer |
| Banks, H. G., lithographer |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| T. B. Harms & Co., 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 |