| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0354 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Gallant Gordon Highlanders |
| Name of creator | Dryden, Leo, 1863-1939, performer |
| Date | 1897 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Gallant Gordon Highlanders", appearing as one bifold folio sheet and two loose sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts Leo Dryden in green and yellow tartan trousers, and a red waistcoat and jacket with gold edging, buttons, details and shoulder straps. There is an illustration besides Leo Dryden of several Scottish military men running up a hill, with several men having fallen over or sat down. They are wearing green and yellow tartan kilts, with green military jackets and hats, and they are carrying guns. The man closest to the front of the illustration is playing the bagpipes. |
| Notes | There is a faded signature on the front cover in purple ink, reading "Leo Dryden" |
| The back page includes a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's Newest Comic Songs priced at 2 shillings each |
| There is an annotation in pencil at the bottom right of the back page, reading "(H6) s/c" |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 362 x 258 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Harrington, J. P., writer |
| Le Brunn, George, composer |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| 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 |