Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0496
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleRegent Street
Name of creatorGodfrey, Charles, 1854-1900, performer
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled "Regent Street", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts a large portrait of Charles Godfrey, wearing a suit and standing with one foot slightly raised, both arms in the air, and wearing a top hat. Behind this is an illustration of a large crowd of men and women outside of a building, which is possibly the Cafe Royal in Regent Street, London, owned by Daniel Nicols.
NotesThe document is bound with red fabric at the left hand side
There are some small tears and discolouration throughout
The back page includes a list of Francis & Day's Newest Comic Songs, priced at two shillings each
There is an annotation in black ink at the top of the front page, reading "R. Alexander"
There is an annotation in pencil at the bottom right of the back page, reading "£20"
SubjectMusical Theatre
Music Hall
Comedy
Songs
PhysicalDescription361 x 263 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonMorton, Richard, writer, composer, and arranger
Tabrar, Joseph, writer, composer, and arranger
Banks, H. G., lithographer
Related OrganisationFrancis, Day & Hunter, publisher
Related PlaceLondon
CategorySheet music
Access conditionsThis 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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