| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0567a |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The poetical fellow |
| Name of creator | Hurley, Alec, -1913, performer |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “The poetical fellow” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). Front cover, in lithograph, depicts the performer in a head and shoulders portrait dressed in collar and tie. Inset scenes depict: a man reading poetry to a woman in a pub, a house maid reading poetry in a kitchen and a moustachioed top-hatted gentleman bearing two bags and several walking sticks under his arm, being shown out by a maid. |
| Notes | Includes a full-page advertisement for "Maynards List Of New Popular Songs & Ballads." |
| Pages of both folios are separated along the spine and have been repaired. The earlier pages remain separated from the later. |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Castling, Harry, d. 1933, composer |
| Atkins, Norton, 1862-1902, lyricist |
| Hurley, Alec, -1913, performer |
| Related Organisation | R. Maynard, London, 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 |