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Ref No	MWT/MUS/1/0523
Collection	Max Tyler Music Hall Collection
Title	Break the news to mother
Name of creator	Creator not indicated
Date	1897
Extent	1 sheet music
Description	Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “Break the news to Mother” appearing as one folio sheet (4 pages total). Cover lithograph is a war scene depicting a soldier kneeling cradling a fallen comrade while two other soldiers look on solemnly from behind. Inset text reads: ‘This song was originally published in 1897 during the Spanish American War, when it was virtually taken up and sung by the entire nation. The Author and Composer Mr Chas. K. Harris who is also the author of the world’s famous song “After The Ball”, since the present war has been besieged by requests for copies of this one-time famous song, the human-heart appeal of which has kept it alive for these many years. In response to this appeal he has issued this new edition. The song remains unchanged with the exception of the title page and will undoubtedly take it’s place as an immortal classic with such songs as “Home Sweet Home and “The Vacant Chair”.
Notes	Back cover has music and lyrics to 9 more songs published and copyrighted by Chas. K. Harris
Notes	Several small tears on all edges.
Subject	Musical Theatre
	Music Hall
	War
	Songs
PhysicalDescription	250 x 350mm, black ink printed on paper
Related Person	Harris, Chas., K., composer and lyricist
Related Organisation	Chas. K. Harris, USA publisher
Related Place	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.
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