| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0052 |
| AltRefNo | MWT/MUS/1/0052 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | I changed my mind |
| Name of creator | Barrett, Lester, 1855-1924 |
| Date | 1892 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and lyrics titled "I changed my mind" (4 pages total) The cover has an illistration of Barret on the right hand side of the cover, he is wearing a grey 3 piece suit, a white shirt, black bowtie and a top hat. He has this thumbs in his vest. To the top left of him there is a small illistration of a young boy wearing stripped white trousers, a dark vest, a dark blazer, a white shirt with a big collar. He is holding a book in his right hand and dropping something into a church collection plate with the left. Behind him, there is a couple rows of pews and a man in a suit reading a book. The boy has a disgusted look on his face. the caption below says 'I was going to drop in a threepenny piece but I put a highly polished button in instead.'. In the bottom right of the cover ther are two illistrations. One of two men one with his back turnedwearing a light suit and white shirt, and the other man has his fists up leaning back ready to hit the other man. He is wearing light trousers, a white vest, a black tailcoat, a white shirt, black bowtie and a black top hat. The caption reads, 'I meant to punch his head.'. The image below is the same man but he has just hit a child wearing the same clothes as the man. The caption reads 'But i smacked my little brother instead.' On the left hand side of the cover, there is a an illistration of the same man falling off a horse. Below that there is an illistration of a spotted, white rocking horse. The caption reads 'I thought I would go for a ride, for the future i shall take equestrian exercise on this.' |
| Notes | Francis and Day's newest comic songs printed on the back |
| There is a stamp in the lower right hand corner |
| Record created by volunteers. |
| Subject | Musical theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Public entertainment |
| Cabaret songs |
| Comedy |
| Performers |
| PhysicalDescription | 358 x 257 mm, black ink on printed paper |
| Related Person | Barrett, Lester 1855-1924, Performer |
| Seldon, Arthur, lyricist |
| Seldon, Arthur, Composer |
| Banks, H.G, Illistrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| T.B Harms, 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 |