| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0242 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Oh! The Jubilee |
| Name of creator | Coborn, Charles, 1852-1945, performer |
| Date | 1887 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Oh! The Jubilee", appearing as four sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts a fully body illustration of Charles Coborn in a black suit, with his hands up holding a black top hat and a closed umbrella. He is standing with his legs wide and his mouth open, looking shocked. Surrounding Coborn is a variety of illustrations of items with subtitles. Clockwise from Coborn: black and white checked trousers, "The Jubilee Trowsers"; dentures in a glass case, "The Jubilee False-Teeth"; small red discs, "The Jubilee Corn-Plaister"; small tubes, "The Jubilee Insect Destroyer"; a bottle with a tube, "The Jubilee Feeding Bottle"; a fork, "The Jubilee Toasting-Fork"; a frying pan, "The Jubilee Frying-Pan"; a table with a jug and tray, "The Jubilee Wash-Stand With Jugs, Basin, Soap Bowl Etc."; an underskirt, "To Ladies Only! The Jubilee Dress-Improver"; a plate with a sausage, "The Jubilee German-Sausage"; and small tablets, "The Jubilee Pills". |
| Notes | On the first page there is an illegible annotation in the top left corner in pencil, and an annotation in ink in the top right corner which reads "501" |
| On the second page there is an annotation in ink in the top left corner which reads "502" |
| There is a list of Francis & Day's Novelties on the third page, including 8 songs |
| On the third page there is an annotation in ink in the top right corner which reads "503" |
| On the fourth page there is an annotation in ink in the top left corner which reads "504" |
| On the fifth page there is an annotation in ink in the top right corner which reads "505" |
| On the sixth page there is an annotation in ink in the top left corner which reads "506" |
| On the seventh page there is an annotation in ink in the top right corner which reads "507" |
| On the back page is an advertisement for The Children's Album of Music, listing 7 example songs arranged for young players and singers; there is also an annotation in ink in the top left corner which reads "508" |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 342 x 252 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Tighe, James, writer and composer |
| Asher, Angelo A., arranger |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis Bros & Day, 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). |
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| Level | Item |