| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0895 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | I Don’t Know Where He Gets His Ideas |
| Name of creator | Leo, Frank, 1874-1940, composer, lyricist |
| Date | 1908 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled “I don’t know where he gets his ideas”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets with a single sheet insert (10 pages total). The front cover features an illustration of Harry Randall gesturing to four artworks, one of which is on an easel. The composer’s stamp appears on the bottom right corner. The melody and four stanzas appear on the inside back cover. |
| Notes | Also includes an advertisement for Francis, Day & Hunter’s other songs sheets, titled “The Referee of October 21st” on the back page. |
| The cover is torn up to the top 135mm of the spine. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 264 x 367mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Leo, Frank, 1874-1940, composer, lyricist |
| Randall, Harry, 1857-1932, performer |
| Kent, George Sidney, 1894-1945, 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). |
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| Level | Item |