| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0355 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Twixt Love And Duty. |
| Name of creator | Dryden, Leo, 1863-1939, performer |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "'Twixt Love And Duty", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts a portrait of Leo Dryden in a suit, looking to the right, in a right frame. To the right is an illustration of a man in a long black coat and tall black hat, holding a torch and a man at the throat, who is on his knee and leaning backwards. This is subtitled "His Brother.". To the left and in front of the portrait, is an illustration of a tree with red rope hanging in a noose from a branch. In front of the tree is a group of men in white trousers and black boots, with red or green jackets and green or black hats. This is subtitled "Rough Justice Not Guilty". |
| Notes | The binding of the first folio is very loose and has almost completely seperated |
| There is a signature in pencil at the top right of the front page, reading "Tom Picken" (?) |
| There is evidence of previous binding along the left side of the document, with prick marks left by a needle |
| The back page includes Maynard's List of New Popular Comic Songs & Ballads, priced at 2 shillings each |
| There is a strip of white tape on the left hand side of the back page to repair a tear |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 362 x 264 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Williams, C., writer |
| Dryden, Leo, composer and writer |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| Page, Chas., arranger |
| Related Organisation | R. Maynard, publisher |
| Hawkes & Son, 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 |