| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0157 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Comin' Thro' The Dye. |
| Name of creator | Campbell, Herbert, 1844-1904, performer |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Comin' Thro' The Dye.", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts Herbert Campbell, dressed in a black suit but wearing a red tartan body shawl wrapped over his shoulder and tied by his waist. He is wearing a black and white fur sporran, and with his small black cap, it is clear he is wearing traditional Scottish clothes. He is holding a piece of sheet music with white gloved hands. To the top left of the front cover is an illustration of a man and a woman looking at a garment. To the top right is a woman looking at a caged bird. To the middle left is a man and a woman washing a donkey. To the bottom right is an illustration of a woman's face. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Chas. Sheard & Co.'s Very Latest and Popular Comic and Other Songs for Smoking Concerts on the back page |
| The binding has completely seperated between the front page and the back page |
| Includes adverts for new songs on the second page, including "Spare The Old Mud Cabin" and "Stanley's Own" |
| There are lots of tears and rips on each page |
| The binding is very loose throughout the document |
| Includes a stamp in purple ink on the front page, with the words "Stanley Lodge" and "Liverpool" |
| On the second to last page are handwritten notes in purple pencil, which appear to be variations of the song lyrics |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 346 x 249 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Osborne, Charles, writer |
| Lee, Alfred, arranger |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Charles Sheard & Co., Music Publishers and Printers, publisher |
| 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 |