| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0864 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | It’s Only a False Alarm, or, I’m Expecting it Every Second |
| Name of creator | Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, composer, performer |
| Date | 1877-1880 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled “It’s Only a False Alarm, or, I’m Expecting it Every Second”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The first page of the score is stamped “Harry Wadsworth, Bandmaster, Perth”, and attributes the arrangement to John S. Baker. The front cover features Harry Randall about to sneeze. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Francis & Day’s Newest Comic Songs on the back page. |
| The front cover is torn and detached. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2188 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 255 x 343mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, composer, performer |
| Pink, Wal[ter], lyricist |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis Bros & Day, publisher |
| 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). |
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| Level | Item |