| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0291 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Kruger: a dreamer I have been |
| Name of creator | Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “Kruger: a dreamer I have been”, appearing as two folio sheets (total 8 pages). Cover depicts, in lithograph, the performer dressed as Paul Kruger in top-hat and green sash with an inset of a building flying the Union Jack titled, “government buildings, Pretoria”. Chorus lyrics are also depicted: “Fool was I to dare Old England’s might, Fool was I to think she could not fight, now the world has witnessed my downfall, and England has proved She’s master after all.” Tom Costello's performance is described as "a sensational impersonation". |
| Notes | Back cover has a list of "New and funny songs" |
| Cover is signed by the performer. |
| A facsimile of the complete music and lyric sheet is inserted. |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Patriotic |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | McGlennon, Felix, 1856-1943, composer and lyricist |
| Banks, H. G., lithographer |
| Costello, Tom, 1863-1943, performer |
| Related Organisation | Charles Sheard & Co. London, publisher |
| White-Smith Music Publicity Company, Boston, US, 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 |