| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0861 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The Good Old Annual |
| Name of creator | Connor, T. W., composer, lyricist |
| Date | 1880-1897 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled “The Good Old Annual”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover features four drawings, one of a booklet labelled “Francis & Day’s 10th Comic Annual”; one of Harry Randall in a checkered coat and bowler hat; one of seven people at a table, labelled “Mother sings ‘her song’ with much spirit (unsweetened) but, — the same as this time last year. She don’t keep time to Father’s accompaniments”; and a family at a bathing hut on the beach, labelled “The head of the tribe take his annual bath”. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Francis & Day’s Newest Comic Songs on the back page. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 260 x 360mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Connor, T. W., composer, lyricist |
| Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, performer |
| Banks, H. G., 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). |
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| Level | Item |