| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0871 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | It’s A Wonder I’m Alive To Tell The Tale, (Household Remedies) |
| Name of creator | Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, composer, performer |
| Date | 1898 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled “It’s a wonder I’m alive to tell the tale”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover features a lithograph of Harry Randall, singing and holding a top hat and umbrella. Four different “remedies” are listed around the cover, “The Cooling Remedy”, “The Bilious Remedy” (with a picture of a domino), “The Tooth-Ache Remedy”, and “The Ear-Ache and Boil Remedy”. The publisher’s stamp appears in the lower right corner. The first page attributes the arrangement to Henry E. Pether. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Francis, Day, & Hunter’s Newest Comic Songs on the back page. |
| The front and back cover sheets are completely detached. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 260 x 360mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, composer, performer |
| Bateman, Edgar, lyricist |
| Banks, H. G., illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, publisher |
| Related Place | London |
| New York |
| 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 |