Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0676
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleThe man in the moon is looking
Name of creatorLeybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer
DateNo date
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice titled, “The man in the moon is looking” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). Depicted in lithograph on the cover, in the foreground, is a coastal scene showing two donkeys and a man and a woman, their backs to the viewer, engaged in conversation. The couple are leaning on a railing and look along the coast to a pier, and beyond a full moon bearing the face of a moustachioed man, tilted and just dipping below the horizon.
NotesFront cover is separated from the rest of the pages.
Back cover presents excerpts from 'Hopwood & Crew's new comic songs.'
Top and bottom of the sheet have been cropped, removing some of the title and all of the publisher detail.
SubjectMusical Theatre
Musical Theatre
Music Hall
Romantic
Songs
PhysicalDescription250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonEaton, W. G. composer
Lonsdale, T. S. lyricist
Leybourne, George, 1842-1884, performer
Related OrganisationPublisher not identified
Concanen, Alfred, lithographer
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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