| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0277 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The skipper in the Mercantile Marine |
| Name of creator | Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Date | 1818 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “The Skipper in the Mercantile Marine”, appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). Cover depicts, in lithograph, a canal scene with barge drawn by a horse and the “skipper” on deck raising his hat and an inset depiction of the performer. Also included are lyrics of the first chorus, “And she fancies ‘e’s a captain of a line-o-battle ship, but from London Bridge to Chelsea is about ‘is longest trip. It’s ‘is uniform what’s done it, but she must be precious green, to go and lose the skipper in the Mercantile marine. |
| Notes | Back cover has a list of "Francis, Day and Hunter's newest comic songs". |
| Outer folio is torn along the full length of the spine. |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Jonghmanns, E. composer |
| Bateman, Edgar, 1860-1946, lyricist |
| Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, London, publisher |
| T.B. Harms & Co, New York, 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 |