| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0672 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Polly put the kettle on |
| Name of creator | Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “Polly put the kettle on” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). Cover depicts, in lithograph, a copper kettle with the face of the performer superimposed on it. Lyrics of a chorus are depicted: “Polly put the kettle on, the kettle on, the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, & make it sing with glee, Polly put the kettle on, the kettle on, the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, We’ll all have tea.” |
| Notes | Front cover bears an embossed stamp: S. Deacon, Hotel Street, Leicester. |
| Back cover has a list of 'The celbrated and favourite Christy Minstrels' songs, which are having an unprecedented success in London and the Provinces, where they are sung nightly.' |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Westbrook, Gus, lyricist |
| Tute, Samuel, arranger |
| Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer |
| Related Organisation | Hopwood & Crew, London, publisher |
| Stannard & Son |
| 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 |