Ref NoDDP/MUS/1/022
CollectionDavid Drummond Pantomime Collection
TitleThree waltzes from King Humming-top (the splendid Drury Lane pantomime): The humming-top, The nutcracker and The chameleon
Name of creatorHayward. G.
DateNo date
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice titled “Three waltzes from King Humming-top” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). A scene from the pantomime is depicted, in lithograph, on the cover. On a grand theatre stage with ornate pillars and lush curtains, surrounded by many female dancers, a masked harlequin dances with two women while a Pierrot and an old man with a stick stand by. Female dancers at the back of the stage appear to be floating in the air.
NotesDavidson's Musical Treasury - front cover
"Dedicated to E. T. Smith Esq. - front cover
Inner folio torn along full length of the fold.
SubjectPantomime
Theatre
Music
PhysicalDescription250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonHayward. G., composer and arranger.
Related OrganisationPeter Hill, London, publisher
W.Cornish, printer
Related PlaceLondon
CategorySheet music
Access conditionsThis 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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