Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0668
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleThe Bold Fisherman
Name of creatorHunt, C. W., composer, lyricist
Date1870-1884
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled "The Bold Fisherman”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover features a lithograph of George Leybourne (also known as Champagne Charlie) in fishermen’s gear. The third page attributes the arrangement to M. Hobson. All three stanzas are listed on the inside back cover. The sheets have been cut at the bottom and top, cutting off most of the publisher’s information and a signature in the top right corner. The top left corner features an embossed stamp, reading “W. Simmonds, music seller, Towcester”.
NotesAlso includes a list of Hopwood & Crew’s Latest Comic Songs as sung by The Leading Comic Singers on the back page.
The front and back cover sheets are completely detached.
Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019
SubjectMusical Theatre
Comedy
Music Hall
Songs
PhysicalDescription239 x 328mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonHunt, C. W., composer, lyricist
Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer
Concanen, Alfred, illustrator
Related OrganisationHopwood & Crew
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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