| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0498 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Such a Don, Don't You Know! |
| Name of creator | Godfrey, Charles, 1854-1900, performer |
| Date | 1895 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "Such a Don, Don't You Know!", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts a central illustration of a tall man in a long brown coat, holding a walking cane on his left arm, smoking a pipe, and wearing a black top hat, brown gloves, and white and black shoes. To the top left is an illustration of the man sitting in a carriage, with the subtitle "He keeps a smart Hansom, it hurts him to walk". To the right is an illustration of the man leaning on a fence watching horse riders, with the subtitle "Down "Worten Wow"". To the bottom left is an illustration of the man sitting in a chair, with a pipe and a drink, with the subtitle "(It's a bore to exist on this earth.)" |
| Notes | There are several annotations at the top of the front cover: pencil annotations reading "8/2/96" and a name which is illegible; purple ink annotation reading "No 6" |
| The binding is very loose and has multiple tears and rips |
| There are various patches of discolouration throughout, particularly on the back page |
| The back page includes a list of Francis, Day, & Hunter's Newest Comic Songs, priced at two shillings each |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 345 x 252 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Morton, Richard, writer |
| Le Brunn, George, composer |
| Banks, H. G., lithographer |
| 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 |