Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0239b
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleOh! What An Alteration. OR Oh, What An Alteration.
Name of creatorCoborn, Charles, 1852-1945, performer
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled "Oh! What An Alteration. OR Oh, What An Alteration.", appearing as 5 photocopied sheets (10 pages total). The front cover depicts Charles Coborn with an abnormally large head, displayed as a poster on a wooden fence. There are various other 'posters', including an image of a man with a beaten face subtitled 'After The Fight. (Why Wasn't It A Draw)'; an image of a woman wearing a corset in front of a mirror subtitled 'Beauty Minus The Birdcage'; An image of three men facing away from each other subtitled 'Hard-up' next to an image of men crowded around with the subtitle 'A "Thou" A Year'; and other posters that are partially obsured. There is a ladder in front of the wooden fence and scaffolding behind the fence.
NotesThis is a photocopy of the original document
There is an annotation in purple ink on the front cover next to Coborn's portrait, which reads "Charles Coborn", potentially an autograph
SubjectMusical Theatre
Music Hall
Comedy
Songs
PhysicalDescription340 x 250 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonPowel, Eldred, writer and composer
Banks, H. G, illustrator
Related OrganisationFrancis Bros & Day, 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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