| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0235 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. |
| Name of creator | Clifton, Harry, performer |
| Date | 19th August 186? |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.", appearing as 18 pages total. The front cover depicts a black and white portrait of Harry Clifton at the top of the page in a gold border, surrounded by 10 colourful images in gold borders and two golden palm trees in the centre. Clockwise from Clifton's portrait: Illustration of a white boy on a wooden raft in the sea, with crates and a cat behind him; Illustration of a black man standing with his leg in the air, and a black woman sat down, subtitled 'Friday Discovereth His Parient'; Illustration of a black man on a boat being shot with arrows, subtitled 'Poor Friday Is Wiped Out'; Illustration of a black man sat on a tree branch with a bear in front of him, subtitled 'Friday Larketh With Ye Bear'; Illustration of a white boy sitting in a chair smoking a pipe, wearing bright yellow and red clothing, surrounded by various animals, with a black man sat on the floor playing an instrument, subtitled 'He Enjoyeth His Pype Likewise His Potte'; Illustration of the white man joyously witnessing an explosion of cauldrons and men, subtitled 'He Skyeth The Copper... His Foes' (?); Illustration of a black man running from a long line of tribal people, subtitled 'Friday Flieth From His Foes'; Illustration of upside down legs in the ocean with a boat in the background, subtitled 'And Is Nearly Drowned'; Illustration of the white man leaning over the edge of a ship, subtitled 'He Goeth To Sea Foolish Boy!'; the largest illustration in the centre of the front page depicts the white man on a beach carrying lots of guns and weapons, with a giant footprint in the sand in front of him, subtitled 'He Discovereth A Footprint In Ye Sand'. |
| Notes | The front cover includes imagery that is racist and includes stereotypes used to negatively describe people of colour |
| There are multiple pieces of white tape throughout the document |
| There are lots of small rips and tears throughout the document |
| The binding is very ripped |
| On the back page is a list of Christy Minstrels' Songs, and The Christy's Latest Comic Songs |
| There is lots of discolouration throughout the document |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 349 x 251 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Clifton, Harry, writer and singer |
| Hobson, M., arranger |
| Concanen, Alfred, illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Hopwood & Crew, 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 |