| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0509 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | The English-Speaking Race (One Aim - One Tongue) |
| Name of creator | Godfrey, Charles, 1854-1900, performer |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet 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. |
| Notes | The 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." |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 360 x 262 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Hall, Albert, writer |
| Powell, Orlando, composer |
| Banks, H. G., lithographer |
| Related Organisation | Charles Sheard & Co., publisher |
| The White-Smith Co., publisher |
| Related Place | London |
| Boston |
| 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 |