| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0287 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | I've worked eight hours this day |
| Name of creator | Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “I’ve worked eight hours this day”, appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). Cover has three lithographic depictions: A barber shop scene with barber, razor in hand, saying to customer “Oi’ll shave the other soide of yes t’marrer”; man atop a ladder with the caption, “Wan o’clock thin oi’ll go down again”; horse race scene with one jockey pulling up his horse mid-race. |
| Notes | Back cover has a list of "Fracis & Day's newest comic songs". |
| Last two pages are separated from the first two. |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | McGlennon, Felix, 1856-1943, composer and lyricist |
| Baker, John S. 1861-1955, arranger |
| 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). |
| 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 |