Ref NoMWT/MUS/1/0899
CollectionMax Tyler Music Hall Collection
TitleThey All Take After Me
Name of creatorRandall, Harry, 1857-1932, composer, performer
Date1893
Extent1 sheet music
DescriptionSheet music for piano and voice, titled “They All Take After Me”, appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The cover features a lithograph of Harry Randall, surrounded by six small vignettes, labelled “We go in for Monday Pops”; “Arabella going for two half quarterns of ‘unsweetened’ (N.B. It looks so much better to be seen wandering about the a tea-pot than with a jug or bottle)”; “Well I think Father ought to keep us (Two of my boys)”; “You jest look more cheerful of I’ll soon make yer (A sample of my married sons)”; “Our natural enemy”; and “The only work we do”. The third page attributes the arrangement to John S. Baker. Four stanzas are listed on the back inside cover.
NotesAlso includes a list of Francis, Day, & Hunter’s Newest Comic Songs on the back page.
This item looks to have been torn from a larger book, as the spine is partially detached and shows evidence of gluing.
Record created by volunteers during the Hands On History project in 2019
SubjectMusical Theatre
Comedy
Music Hall
Songs
PhysicalDescription255 x 346mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper
Related PersonRandall, Harry, 1857-1932, composer, performer
Connor, T. W., lyricist
Banks, H. G., illustrator
Related OrganisationFrancis, Day & Hunter, publisher
Related PlaceLondon
New York
CategorySheet music
Access conditionsThis 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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