| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0680 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | If ever I cease to love |
| Name of creator | Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “If ever I cease to love” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). The performer is depicted on the cover wearing a bright green jacket, a white top-hat (at a jaunty angle), white gloves and a yellow neck-tie. He holds his hands up, one palm facing out, one facing in. The lyrics to a chorus are depicted: ‘May cows lay eggs, may fowls yield milk, May the elephant turn a dove, May bobbies refuse to eat cold meat, If ever I cease to love.’ |
| Notes | Back cover presents 'Hopwood & Crew's select list of popular comic songs.' |
| Small tear through right-hand edge of all pages. |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Romantic |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, composer and lyricist |
| Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer |
| Related Organisation | Hopwood & Crew, London, publisher |
| Concanen, Alfred, lithographer |
| Stannard & Dixon, imp. [assume artist] |
| 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 |