| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0894 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | I Wasn’t So Drunk As All That |
| Name of creator | Osborne, Charles, composer, lyricist |
| Date | 1877-1880 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "I Wasn’t So Drunk As All That”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover features a lithograph of Harry Randall in a short jacket and waistcoat, wearing a top hat; and two vignettes, labelled “Retired to roost in the dust bin (N.B. it was ‘lodge’ night)” and “You kissed me, and promised to buy me a new bonnet”. The top of the sheet has been cut. Page three attributes the arrangement to John S. Baker. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of Francis & Day’s Newest Comic Songs on the back page. |
| The front and back cover sheets are nearly detached. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 252 x 346mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Osborne, Charles, composer, lyricist |
| Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, performer |
| 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 |