| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0486 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | All of a Sudden He Stopped. |
| Name of creator | Gibson, Alf., performer |
| Date | 1902 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "All of a Sudden He Stopped.", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts Alf. Gibson wearing black trousers, shoes, and bowler hat, and a white shirt, waistcoat, and jacket, with a red bowtie. He is standing with his hands in his pockets. The illustration at the top left is of a car crashing into a brick wall, with bricks, car parts, and the driver being sent flying, with the lyrics "He met a brick wall at the bottom, that's all!"; the illustration at the middle right is of a man walking being struck by a brick, with the lyrics "A brick from the rear caught him under the ear"; the illustration at the bottom left is of a woman sliding down a stair bannister, with the lyrics "A little tin-tack chanced to lay in her track". |
| Notes | The date appears as "MDCCCCII" and is assumed to be 1902 |
| The binding has completely seperated between the first and last pages and is loose throughout the document |
| There are small tears and rips throughout the document |
| There are small patches of discolouration throughout the document |
| On the back page there is a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's Newest Popular Songs priced at two shillings each |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 359 x 257 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Connor, T. W., writer and composer |
| Banks, H. G., lithographer |
| Kent, Sidney, 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). |
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| Level | Item |