| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0700 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | I could do, could, could do, could do, with a bit! |
| Name of creator | Little Tich, 1867-1928, performer |
| Date | ©1891 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “I could do, could, could do, could do, with a bit!“ appearing as a facsimile, 5 pages total. The performer is depicted on the cover, in lithograph, in a full-length portrait dressed in evening attire with misshapen top-hat and a large red flower in his buttonhole. He is smoking a very large cigar. Inset scenes depict a plate of steak and kidney puddings, 4D each and a drunk man slumped against a post while a policeman is saying t him, ‘Now then, move on or else I’ll give you a little help.’ |
| Notes | Facsimile only |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Tilbury, Walter, composer and lyricist |
| Little Tich, 1867-1928, performer |
| Related Organisation | Charles Sheard & Co. London, publisher |
| M. Whitmark & Son, New York, publisher |
| H.G. Banks, lithography |
| Related Place | London |
| 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 |