Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0665
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleThe Mouse-Trap Man
Name of creatorMontgomery, W. H., composer
Date1863-1898
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled “The Mouse-Trap Man”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover features a lithograph of George Leybourne (also known as Champagne Charlie) in a mouse-trap seller’s outfit. A fifth stanza is listed on the inside back cover. The third page attributes the lyrics to H. J. Whymark, the arrangement to R. Hughes, and the composition to W. H. Montgomery.
NotesAlso includes a list of Charles Sheard & Co’s Copyright Songs and Dance Music on the back page.
The front and back cover sheets are completely detached.
Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019
SubjectMusical Theatre
Comedy
Music Hall
Songs
PhysicalDescription255 x 355mm, black ink printed on paper
Related PersonLeybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer
Concanen, Alfred, illustrator
Related OrganisationCharles Sheard & Co Music Publishers & Printers
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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