| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0492a |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | My Son, My Son, My Only Son. |
| Name of creator | Godfrey, Charles, 1854-1900, performer |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "My Son, My Son, My Only Son.", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts an illustration of a young man in a suit, with a wedding ring on, and looking into the distance. Below this is an illustration of a Post Office Telegraph, and reads "TO C. Godfrey, Principal Music Halls London. Sir, Your boy is found at last Has sailed across the foam His ship is due he longs for you To bid him welcome home". To the top left is an illustration of an older man in a black suit pointing a younger man in a checked suit to the door. |
| Notes | The binding has completely separated throughout the document, and there are tears and rips at the binding |
| There are multiple tears and rips throughout the document and it is heavily damaged |
| There are areas of discolouration throughout the document |
| On the back page is a list of Francis & Day's Newest Comic Songs priced at two shillings each |
| There is embossed stamps at the top right of both the first and the third pages, which read "L. F. Collin Music Warehouse 117 Swanston St Melbourne" |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 345 x 249 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Rogers, E. W., writer |
| Le Brunn, George, composer |
| Packer, T., lithographer |
| Related Organisation | Francis Day & Hunter, 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 |