Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0192
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleTommy-Dodd.
Name of creatorClarke, Ernèe, performer
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled "Tommy-Dodd.", appearing as two separate documents. One is 8 pages total and the other is 10 pages total. The front cover depicts Ernèe Clarke wearing yellow pinstriped trousers, black and yellow shoes, a white shirt and white waistcoat, and a black coat jacket. He is also wearing a gold pocketwatch, a yellow flower on his jacket, a yellow broach on his shirt, yellow gloves, a black top hat and a black cane. He has a long blonde Fu Manchu moustache. He is tossing a coin up into the air with his right hand.
NotesIncludes two copies of the same sheet music, but one copy has a photocopied front cover rather than the original.
The binding has come loose throughout the entire document
There are lots of tears and rips on each page
The first front cover and document has large waterstains that have discoloured the document
The first front cover has an annotation in faded ink which is illegible, but has the numbers "69"
The first document has embossed stamp marks on the top right corner of most pages, which read "St. Aubyn Music Warehosue", "R. S. Adams", and "Devonport".
The back page of the second document also includes a list of The Celebrated and Favourite Christy Minstrels' Songs priced at One Shilling and Sixpence each.
Described as "The Great Comic Song" on the front page
SubjectMusical Theatre
Music Hall
Comedy
Songs
PhysicalDescription351 x 252 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonClarke, Ernèe, writer and composer
Barnes, Sidney, performer
Related OrganisationHopwood & Crew, publisher
Related PlaceLondon
CategorySheet music
Access conditionsThis 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).
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