| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0250 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Hush! Hush!! Hush!!! Here Comes The Broker's Man. |
| Name of creator | Coborn, Charles, 1852-1945, performer |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Hush! Hush!! Hush!!! Here Comes The Broker's Man.", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts a man wearing a fully black suit, with short red hair and wide eyes; he is tiptoeing with his arms out. To the right is an image of people travelling by night and moving furniture, subtitled "Saving the Brokers Trouble". Below this is an image of a dog on a leash, subtitled "The Faithful Hound Ready for the Brokers". |
| Notes | The binding has completely seperated on the first folio |
| There are some patches of discolouration throughout the document |
| On the third page is a list of Francis & Day's Novelties, with 8 examples of songs |
| On the fourth page it notes that this is "Adapted to the Melody of "Whist! The Bogie Man." |
| The back page includes a list of Francis & Day's Newest Comic Songs |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 351 x 257 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Dance, George, writer and composer |
| Braham, Dave, composer |
| Williams, Warwick, arranger |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, 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 |