Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0567a
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleThe poetical fellow
Name of creatorHurley, Alec, -1913, performer
DateNo date
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet 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.
NotesIncludes 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.
SubjectMusical Theatre
Music Hall
Comedy
Songs
PhysicalDescription250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonCastling, Harry, d. 1933, composer
Atkins, Norton, 1862-1902, lyricist
Hurley, Alec, -1913, performer
Related OrganisationR. Maynard, London, publisher
Related PlaceLondon
CategorySheet music
Access conditionsThis 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).
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