| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0334 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Oh, Girls, If He Wants to Kiss You! |
| Name of creator | Dalton, Will, performer |
| Date | 1901 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Oh, Girls, If He Wants to Kiss You!", appearing as 4 sheets (8 pages). The front cover depicts an illustration of Will Dalton wearing baggy trousers and a long brown coat; he is wearing a white hat with a blue band, and his face is painted white and his nose is painted red; he has his hands in his pockets and is raising his eyebrows; it is subtitled "Take from him all the love you can before it's time to wed; Chances are you won't get much after you're mar-ri-ed." The illustration to the top left is of a man sat in a chair, with a woman sitting on his knee and resting her head on his shoulder. |
| Notes | The date appears as "MDCCCCI" and is assumed to be 1901 |
| There is some discolouration and dark marks throughout the document, including a dark mark at the very bottom of the last page |
| On the back page is a list of Howard & Co.'s Newest and Most Popular Comic Songs |
| There are some tears around the edge of the last sheet |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 342 x 248 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Murray, writer and composer |
| Leigh, writer and composer |
| Related Organisation | Hopwood & Crew, publisher |
| W. B. Gray & 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 |