| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0884 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | Ninepence-Ha’Penny An Hour |
| Name of creator | Weston, R. P. (Robert P.), 1878-1936, composer, lyricist |
| Date | 1905 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled “Ninepence-Ha’Penny An Hour”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover features two images, one cartoon of two men, labelled “We watched the water pouring on the bed”, and a lithograph of Harry Randall holding a curved cane strip. The melody and three stanzas appear on the inside front cover. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Francis & Day’s Musical Copyrights on the back page. |
| Some corners are creased or folded. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 266 x 366mm, black ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Weston, R. P. (Robert P.), 1878-1936, composer, lyricist |
| Barnes, F. J. (Fred James), composer, lyricist |
| Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, performer |
| Related Organisation | Francis, Day & Hunter, 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 |