| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0352 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The Skipper's Daughter. |
| Name of creator | Dryden, Leo, 1863-1939, performer |
| Date | 1894 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "The Skipper's Daughter.", appearing as one bifold folio sheet and one sheet (8 pages total). The front cover depicts Leo Dryden wearing a black suit, a black flat hat, and knee-length black boots; presumably dressed as a 'skipper', or fisherman. He is holding one arm across his body and the other arm out to his side. To the left of him is an illustration of a small girl in a nightdress surrounded by flames and smoke, shouting "DADDY.", with an older man covering his mouth and nose with his arm and walking towards the girl with his arm outreached. At the bottom of the page is another illustration of the same girl asleep in her bed, with the same man on his knees next to her with his hands clasped and raised, with the caption "THANK GOD IT WAS ONLY A DREAM." |
| Notes | There is evidence of previous binding along the left side of the document, with prick marks left by a needle |
| There is a signature in black ink at the top right of the first page, reading "Tom Picken" (?) |
| There is a small strip of white tape along the middle bottom of the 2nd page |
| There are dark spots and some discolouration throughout |
| The back page includes a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's successful Dance Novelties, priced at 2 shillings each |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 360 x 260 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Bruce, George, writer |
| Dryden, Leo, composer |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| T. B. Harms, 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 |