Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0251
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleHe's All Right When You Know Him.
Name of creatorCoborn, Charles, 1852-1945, performer
Date1887 (?)
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled "He's All Right When You Know Him"; subtitled "But You've Got To Know Him Fust!", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts a man wearing a brown jacket, black trousers, a black hat; he is holding a cigarette or pipe in one hand, and his other hand is in his pocket. To the right of this illustration is a man being punched, subtitled "One Minute", and below is an image of a hand holding a pint of beer, subtitled "The Next". To the top left is an image of the back of a man leaning against a black post, smoking a pipe ("Mr Bill Sloggins"), with a dog next to him ("Good Old "Griper"").
NotesThe binding is coming loose somewhat
There is a potential autograph on the first page in black ink, which is illegible
On the third page is a list of Francis & Day's Novelties, with 8 examples of songs
On the back page is an excerpt From The Daily News of January 4, 1887, titled "Pantomime Songs and Choruses"
SubjectMusical Theatre
Music Hall
Comedy
Songs
PhysicalDescription352 x 255 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonCoborn, Charles, 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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