| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0897 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | I Was In It (Fairly In It) |
| Name of creator | Cole, Herbert, composer, lyricist |
| Date | 1877-1880 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled "I Was In It (Fairly In It)”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover features a lithograph of Harry Randall being pushed out a window into a mud cart. The bottom of the sheet has been cut. Eight songs from Francis & Day’s Novelties series are advertised in miniature on the third page. The fourth page attributes the arrangement to Edmund Forman. Four stanzas are listed on the back inside cover. |
| Notes | Also includes a list of New Comic Songs (Just Published) on the back page. |
| The back cover shows evidence of repair with binding tape. |
| Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019 |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Comedy |
| Music Hall |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 257 x 341mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Cole, Herbert, 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). |
| 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 |