Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0691
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleNobody's child
Name of creatorListon, Harry, performer
DateNo date
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice titled, “Nobody's child” appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). The performer is depicted on the cover dressed in shabby work fatigues and a military hat. A poster on a wall behind him reads, ‘Desertion, 10 pounds reward’. Lyrics to a chorus are presented: ‘I never had a father, I never had a mother, I’m nobody’s child, I’m nobody’s child, I never had a sister, I never had a brother, in fact I’m nobody’s child,’.
NotesBack cover has a long lists of songsheets by the publisher under the heading,'New half-price music'.
The item has been cropped top and bottom removing any publisher detail.
Front cover is a facsimile.
Pages are partially separated along length of spine and one page is badly ripped.
SubjectMusical Theatre
Musical Theatre
Music Hall
Social commentary
Songs
PhysicalDescription250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonLee, Alfred, composer
Green, Frank, W., lyricist
Liston, Harry, performer
Related OrganisationPublisher not identified
Childs & Harris, lithographer.
Hardy, J., imp. [assume artist]
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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