| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0146 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | No Show To-Night |
| Name of creator | Campbell, Herbert, 1844-1904, performer |
| Date | 1899 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "No Show To-Night", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts Herbert Campbell on a wooden stage in front of red theatre curtains wearing a green checked suit, a black bowtie, a long brown coat, a black top hat, and holding a wooden cane. The wooden stage has steps and a railing, and a drum to the left of the stage. The top right of the page has an illustration of another man wearing a similar outfit, also on a stage. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Francis, Day, & Hunter's Newest Comic Songs on the back page, priced at two shillings each. |
| The front cover has some small tears along the top and bottom edges |
| Some pages are darker from discolouration |
| A signature is written with blue pencil on the front page, possibly an autography by Frank Leo |
| The binding has completely seperated between the front page and the back page |
| On the third to last page there are annotations in pencil, which state the lyrics "She's burnt her whiskers off her face" |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 359 x 257 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Leo, Frank, writer and composer |
| Banks, H. G, illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| T. B. Harms & Co., 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 |