| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0330 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Hiding The Button. |
| Name of creator | D'Albert, George, 1870-1949, performer |
| Date | 1898 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Hiding The Button.", appearing as 4 sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts an illustrated portrait of George D'Albert, wearing a black coat jacket, bowler hat, and bowtie, and brown gloves. He is sitting down with one hand in his lap and the other on his walking cane. To the bottom left of this portrait is an illustration of 5 women and 6 men at a ball; in the middle is a man and woman dancing closely. There is the subtitle "Splended Game. - I always find A button." followed by "I believe that fellow's cheating". |
| Notes | There are small marks of discolouration throughout the document |
| On the last page there is a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's Newest Comic Songs |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 345 x 251 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Scott, Bennett, writer and composer |
| Cotes, C. G., writer and composer |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| T. B. Harms & Co., publisher |
| Related Place | London |
| New York |
| 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 |