Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0509
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleThe English-Speaking Race (One Aim - One Tongue)
Name of creatorGodfrey, Charles, 1854-1900, performer
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled "The English-Speaking Race (One Aim - One Tongue)", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts an illustration of Charles Godfrey at the bottom left, with a circular background of orange behind him. The top of the page has two shield-shaped flags (USA & Britain) together with a wreath laurel underneath. The main illustration is one two boats in the sea, "The "Minneapolis"" at the back, flying two USA flags, and "The "Caeser"" at the front, flying one British flag and 2 Royal Navy flags. There is also a copy of the chorus.
NotesThe front cover states this is "An Anglo-America Patriotic Song"
The binding is very loose and mostly seperated throughout
There are some small tears and folds throughout
There is a pencil annotation on the third page at the top left, reading "315-A CT"
The back page includes a list of "Chas. Sheard & Co.'s Very Latest and Popular Comic & Other Songs For Smoking Concerts, &c."
SubjectMusical Theatre
Music Hall
Comedy
Songs
PhysicalDescription360 x 262 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonHall, Albert, writer
Powell, Orlando, composer
Banks, H. G., lithographer
Related OrganisationCharles Sheard & Co., publisher
The White-Smith Co., publisher
Related PlaceLondon
Boston
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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