| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0669 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Ting! Ting! That’s How The Bell Goes |
| Name of creator | Tabrar, Joseph, composer, lyricist |
| Date | 1877-1880 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled “Ting! Ting! That’s How The Bell Goes”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover features a lithograph of George Leybourne (also known as Champagne Charlie) in a three-piece suit, holding a cane and top hat. This song is advertised as “The great success in the gaiety burlesque ‘Blue Beard’”. A seller’s stamp appears in part, in the bottom left corner, reading “Milson & Son, Milton Street, […]”. The top right corner is initialed “W. G.”. All three stanzas are listed on the inside back cover. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Francis & Day’s New and Popular Songs for the Present Season on the back page. |
| The front cover is heavily creased and folded along the spine. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 261 x 353mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Tabrar, Joseph, composer, lyricist |
| Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer |
| Concanen, Alfred, illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis Bros & Day, 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 |