| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0720 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Happy thought |
| Name of creator | Lloyd, Arthur, 1839-1904 |
| Date | No date |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice titled, “Happy thought“ appearing as two folio sheets (8 pages total). The performer is depicted on the cover wearing a brown overcoat, carrying a top-hat and sporting a rather wide moustache. Lyrics to the chorus are also depicted: ‘Happy thought, happy thought, Why did I never think of it before now, By experience we are taught, Yes, it’s a happy thought. |
| Notes | The song sheet has had the top and bottom edges removing most of the title. |
| Last page is separated from the whole and has a small tear in outside edge. |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 250 x 350mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Lloyd, Arthur, 1839-1904, composer and lyricist |
| Lloyd, Arthur, 1839-1904, performer |
| Illegible signature on cover (possibly lithographer) |
| Related Organisation | H. D'Alcorn, London, publisher |
| Stannard & Dixon, imp. [assume artist] |
| Maguire, H. P., lithographer |
| 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 |