| Ref No | DDP/MUS/1/002 |
| Collection | David Drummond Pantomime Collection |
| Title | Lancers |
| Name of creator | Lutz, W. M. |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled “Lancers” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). Depicted on the cover, in lithograph, is a dramatic scene in which two women and a man, fallen to the floor, appear to plead for mercy as a tall, moustachioed, turbaned man wields a sabre above his head, while others look on. |
| Notes | All pages separated along the fold. |
| "Music sheet...for the Lancers in 'The "Forty Thieves"' by W. Meyer Lutz as performed the Gaiety Theatre in 1880 - V&A." |
| ["Founded on the popular melodies sung in Mr. Reece's Burlesque Drama at the Gaiety Theatre. / London: Francis Brothers & Day, Blenheim House, Oxford St. W. / Alfred Concancen del. / Stannard & Son. / We are a merry family - we are!! We are!! / Ent. Sta. Hall, / Pr.4/-' (Text printed on cover.)" - V&A. |
| Subject | Pantomime |
| Theatre |
| Music |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Lutz, W. M., composer and lyricist |
| Related Organisation | Francis Brothers & Day, London, publisher |
| Stannard & Son, lithography |
| Concanen, Alfred, lithographer |
| 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 |