| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0491 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Will You Be Mine, Pretty Bird? |
| Name of creator | Godfrey, Charles, 1854-1900, performer |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Will You Be Mine, Pretty Bird?", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover includes a portrait of Charles Godfrey on the left, wearing a suit. His portrait appears in a sign attached to a wall or building; on top of this sign is an illustration of a white bird with the head of a woman with blonde hair, wearing the hat of athe bird's head. To the bottom right is an illustration of a black bird with the head of a man with black hair, wearing a white tuxedo shirt and black bowtie, as well as the hat of the bird's head. In front of him is a box labelled "Jewels". |
| Notes | The song sheet is bound along the left side with white tape |
| There are a few small tears throughout, which have been repaired with white tape |
| The back page includes a list of Francis and Day's Newest Comic Songs |
| There is an annotation in pencil in the bottom right of the back page, reading "(H12)-IH" |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 364 x 265 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Tabrar, Joseph, writer and composer |
| Banks, H. G., lithographer |
| 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). |
| 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 |