| Ref No | DDP/MUS/1/026 |
| Collection | David Drummond Pantomime Collection |
| Title | The clown in the pantomime |
| Name of creator | Leybourne, George, 1842-1884 |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled “The clown in the pantomime” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover depicts the performer, in lithograph, dressed in clown costume - brightly coloured, diamonds, stripes, spots – hands deep in pockets. A duck’s head hangs from one pocket and a string of sausages from another. The breast of the costume bears the words “Lion comique”. The view is from backstage and behind the performer we see the theatre audience. |
| Notes | Cover is signed by Rich Childs, the lithographer |
| Spine has a sewn repair. |
| Back cover has a listing of the publisher's songs under the heading "New half-price music, copyright songs (comic and sentimental) duets, &c. |
| Subject | Pantomime |
| Theatre |
| Music |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Courtney, H., composer |
| Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, lyricist |
| Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer |
| Related Organisation | C. Sheard, London, publisher |
| Childs & Harris, lithographer |
| J. Hardy, imp. |
| 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 |