| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “Break The News to Mother” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover depicts a battle scene with a young soldier, dying, cradled in the arms of a veteran soldier, while two other soldiers look on and several bodies lie on the ground behind. Chorus lyrics are depicted: “Just break the news to mother, She knows how dear I love her, And tell her not to wait for me, For I am not coming home, Just say there is no other, Can take the place of mother, Then kiss her dear, sweet lips for me, And break the news to her.” |
| Related Person | Harris, Chas., K., composer and lyricist |
Hurley, Alfred, performer
Needham, Maude, performer
Chester, Flo', performer
Dean, Ella, performer
The four sisters Silcott
The Gotham Comedy Quartet, performer |
| Related Organisation | Charles Sheard & Co. London, publisher |