| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0056 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Ga-Ga-Good-Bye or, The Stammering Sweethearts |
| Name of creator | Barrett, Lester 1863-1928, performer, also known by Lesley Stuart |
| Date | 1893 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Cover for sheet music, titled "Ga-Ga-Good-Bye or, The Stammering Sweethearts". Single sheet, printed in lithograph on one side only, has two illustrations in dyptych format. First illustration depicts a woman with face in handkerchief while a man with hand on door handle is saying, "fare thee well, I will never return". The woman is captioned "Ga-ga-ga good-bye". Second illustration is of the man and woman embracing, with the caption, "If you're ga-going why, I'm going too". |
| Notes | Top, left corner of sheet has a slight tear. |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Tragic |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Barrett, Lester, 1863-1928, also known by Lesley Stuart, composer |
| Sweeney, P. lyricist |
| Barrett, Lester, 1863-1928, also known by Lesley Stuart, performer |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, London, publisher |
| T.B. Harms & Co, New York, publisher |
| H.G. Banks, imprint. |
| 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 |