| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0272 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The sheeny coon |
| Name of creator | Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Date | 1898 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, 'Tom Costello's latest creation. "The sheeny coon"', appearing as two folio sheets (total 8 pages). The performer is depicted, in lithograph, in a street scene wearing striped trousers and a straw hat. Words of the chorus are depicted, "Oh Rachel, my tarling, if you're in, come out; come and see the silver moon, you're no common dolly, you're my shock-ol-lol-ly, and I'm yer little Ikey Mo', the dandy sheeny coon. |
| Notes | Back cover has a list of "Francis, Day and Hunter's newest comic songs". |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Romantic |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Castling, Harry, d. 1933, composer and lyricist |
| Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, London, 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 |