| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0857 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The Old Cracked Basin |
| Name of creator | Connor, T. W., composer, lyricist |
| Date | 1907 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled “The Old Cracked Basin”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover features a drawing of a cracked basin and a vignette of a disdainful man (likely Harry Randall in drag) in the top right corner. |
| Notes | The back page includes four short, incomplete melodies labelled “Try These on Your Piano […] On Sale where you bought this Copy”. |
| Many of the pages are creased. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Costume |
| PhysicalDescription | 260 x 365mm, black ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Connor, T. W., composer, lyricist |
| Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, performer |
| Kent, George Sidney, 1894-1945, illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| Related Place | London |
| New York |
| 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 |