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Song Collection (page 8)

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, Any Rags? by Thomas Allen

Music cover, Any Rags? by Thomas Allen, sung by Rachel Lowe. A ragtime schottische written in 1902. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, A Little Boy Called Taps

Music cover, A Little Boy Called Taps, a march song, words by Edward Madden, music by Theodore Morse, sung with immense success by Miss Madge Lessing. Date: 1904

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, Victoria Music Books

Music cover, Victoria Music Books, Irish Ballad Album. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, Chanson d Amour Waltz, by J P Clarke

Music cover, Chanson d Amour Waltz, by J P Clarke, Bandmaster of Her Majestys Scots Guards, played with great success at the International Health Exhibition (London, 1884). Date: late 19th century

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, Alexandra Music Books

Music cover, Alexandra Music Books, Songs of the Emerald Isle. With a portrait of Princess Alexandra of Wales when she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (DMus) at Trinity College

Background imageSong Collection: Souvenir Song Card, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II)

Souvenir Song Card, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II)
Souvenir Song Card, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). 1947

Background imageSong Collection: John Bull or You Dont Bamboozle

John Bull or You Dont Bamboozle - music hall song of 1862 by W. F. & Willem Vandervell. The character was a very popular symbol of the traditional Englishman

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, Comin in on a Wing and a Prayer, WW2

Music cover, Comin in on a Wing and a Prayer, WW2
Music cover, Comin in on a Wing and a Prayer, RAF Battle of Britain song with words by Harold Adamson, music by Jimmy McHugh and revised words by Frederick Day. 1943

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, The Captain with His Whiskers

Music cover, The Captain with His Whiskers, Ladies Comic Song. 1859

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, Last Night on the Back Porch

Music cover, Last Night on the Back Porch (I Loved Her Best of All) by Len Brown and Carl Schraubstader

Background imageSong Collection: Music cover, song from Babes on Broadway

Music cover, song from Babes on Broadway
Music cover, Chin Up! Cheerio! Carry On! sung by Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Babes on Broadway. 1941

Background imageSong Collection: Dance, little Baby, Dance Up High by Agnes Richardson

Dance, little Baby, Dance Up High by Agnes Richardson

Background imageSong Collection: Bye, Baby Bunting by Agnes Richardson

Bye, Baby Bunting by Agnes Richardson
Bye, Baby Bunting

Background imageSong Collection: The General Up To Date, by John Southey and G W Hunter

The General Up To Date, by John Southey and G W Hunter
Promotional music sheet for The General Up To Date music hall song of 1892 by John Southey and G. W. Hunter. The General in question refers to General William Booth of the Salvation Army to which

Background imageSong Collection: Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W Corri

Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W Corri
Promotional music sheet for Dont Stop, Let Progress Be The Word song by John English and William Corri and was sung by Mr Green

Background imageSong Collection: The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop

The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop
Promotional music sheet for The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop by A Postage Stamp Esquire. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageSong Collection: Watching Em by A J Mills and F Carter

Watching Em by A J Mills and F Carter
Promotional music sheet for Watching Em music hall song of about 1899 by A. J. Mills and F. Carter and sung by popular singer Harry Ford. Ford is pictured in the policemans uniform

Background imageSong Collection: Thats Enough!, by Harry Boden and Bert Brantford

Thats Enough!, by Harry Boden and Bert Brantford
Promotional music sheet for Thats Enough! music hall song of 1905 by Harry Boden and Bert Brantford and sung by Harry Ford. The lyrics to the chorus seem to suggest anti-police feeling by the public

Background imageSong Collection: Night Duty, by Albert Perry

Night Duty, by Albert Perry
Promotional music sheet for Night Duty, music hall song of 1899 by Albert Perry, and sung by T E Dunville. The lyrics suggest that the average bobby on night duty can only get through it with

Background imageSong Collection: Great Nonsense Song, by Harry Poulton and Arthur Lloyd

Great Nonsense Song, by Harry Poulton and Arthur Lloyd
Promotional music sheet for (Harry Paultons) Great Nonsense Song by Harry Paulton and Arthur Lloyd. introduced in the burlesque The Idle Prentice, which was first performed at the Strand Theatre

Background imageSong Collection: Its Part of a P licemans Duty, by E W Rogers

Its Part of a P licemans Duty, by E W Rogers
Promotional music sheet for Its Part of a Plicemans Duty music hall song of 1906 by E. W. Rogers. The part was played by Vesta Tilley, shown here in the centre photograph

Background imageSong Collection: The Happy Policeman, by Harry Clifton

The Happy Policeman, by Harry Clifton
Promotional music sheet for The Happy Policeman song of 1867 by Harry Clifton for himself and his partner Fanny Edwards in his own show

Background imageSong Collection: The New Zazel Valse by Charles Dubois

The New Zazel Valse by Charles Dubois
Promotional music sheet for The New Zazel Valse by Charles Dubois, circa 1877. Zazel was the first artiste to be shot from a cannon, and was also a trapeze artist and tight rope walker

Background imageSong Collection: Zazel, by G W Hunt

Zazel, by G W Hunt
Promotional music sheet for Zazel by G W Hunt, music hall song of 1877, the year the young girl made a sensation by being fired from a cannon. Zazel was the first artiste to perform the act

Background imageSong Collection: Romah Waltz, by James Coward

Romah Waltz, by James Coward
Promotional music sheet for the Romah Waltz of 1874 by James Coward. We can only assume that Romah was the stage name of an acrobat as he is seen here flying over the Crystal Palace where he

Background imageSong Collection: The Girards Quadrille, on airs by M Jacobi

The Girards Quadrille, on airs by M Jacobi
Promotional music sheet for The Girards Quadrille of about 1876 on airs by M Jacobi, arranged by Charles Coote Junior. Date: circa 1876

Background imageSong Collection: The Farini Waltzes, by R Coote

The Farini Waltzes, by R Coote
Promotional music sheet for The Farini Waltzes of circa 1860s by R. Coote. The Great Farini (real name William Leonard Hunt) was famous as a trapeze artist

Background imageSong Collection: The Blondin Galop by W Guernsey

The Blondin Galop by W Guernsey
Promotional music sheet for The Blondin Galop by W. Guernsey. Charles Blondin is shown crossing Niagara falls on a tight-rope, the feat which had made him famous in 1859

Background imageSong Collection: The Lion and the Bear by W Johnson

The Lion and the Bear by W Johnson
Promotional music sheet for The Lion and the Bear, song of 1878 by W. Johnson which reflects the anti-Russian jingoism of 1877-8, helped by memories of the Crimean War

Background imageSong Collection: England For The English, by Fred Bowyer and John Baker

England For The English, by Fred Bowyer and John Baker
Promotional music sheet for England For The English music hall song of 1888 by Fred Bowyer & John S. Baker, sung with immense success by Herbert Campbell

Background imageSong Collection: Robinson Crusoe Quadrilles by Clarence C Corri

Robinson Crusoe Quadrilles by Clarence C Corri
Promotional music sheet for Robinson Crusoe Quadrilles of 1887 by Clarence E. Corri for the 1887 Christmas pantomime by R J Hughes at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Date: 1887

Background imageSong Collection: The British Lion, by Henry Walker

The British Lion, by Henry Walker
Promotional music sheet for The British Lion song by Henry Walker. First published in 1859, it shows a rather portly and smug lion sitting in a comfy chair with a copy of The Times in his pocket in

Background imageSong Collection: Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby by W Slaughter

Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby by W Slaughter
Promotional music sheet for Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby of 1887 by Walter Slaughter. The Drury Lane pantomime opened for Christmas 1887. Date: 1887

Background imageSong Collection: The After Dark Galop, by Charles Coote Junior

The After Dark Galop, by Charles Coote Junior
Promotional music sheet for the After Dark Galop of 1868 by Charles Coote Junior, sung by Tommy Dodd. An archetypal Victorian melodrama image of the last-minute rescue of a man tied to a railway

Background imageSong Collection: The Streets of London Quadrilles

The Streets of London Quadrilles
Promotional music sheet for The Streets of London Quadrilles of 1864, dedicated with sincere esteem to Mr Vining. The image shows shows Trafalgar Square with the the National Gallery

Background imageSong Collection: The Wreck Off London Bridge, by G W Hunt

The Wreck Off London Bridge, by G W Hunt
Promotional music sheet for The Wreck Off London Bridge, Will Jones and Susan Jane, music hall song of about 1871 by G. W. Hunt and sung by Fred French, who is pictured here as Will Jones

Background imageSong Collection: Nancy Green or a Trip to Kew, by G W Hunt

Nancy Green or a Trip to Kew, by G W Hunt
Promotional music sheet for Nancy Green or A Trip To Kew music hall song by G. W. Hunt, circa 1866, and sung by the popular singer Alfred Vance aka The Great Vance

Background imageSong Collection: Isabella, The Barbers Daughter, by Harry Clifton

Isabella, The Barbers Daughter, by Harry Clifton
Promotional music sheet for Isabella The Barbers Daughter, song written and sung by Harry Clifton, 1863. The song tells the tale of a gentleman, pictured, who meets Isabella, the barbers daughter

Background imageSong Collection: Go-A-Head by Charles Merion and F Musgrave

Go-A-Head by Charles Merion and F Musgrave
Promotional music sheet for Go-A-Head, music hall song of about 1868 written for the singer Annie Adams by Charles Merion and F. Musgrave

Background imageSong Collection: The Lights O London Quadrille, by Charles Coote, Junior

The Lights O London Quadrille, by Charles Coote, Junior
Promotional music sheet for The Lights O London Quadrille of 1881 by Charles Coote. The image shows a scene from The Lights O London, a melodrama by George R

Background imageSong Collection: The Piccadilly Circus Girl, by T W Connor

The Piccadilly Circus Girl, by T W Connor
Promotional music sheet for The Piccadilly Circus Girl cover of music hall song by T. W. Connor of 1897, and sung with the greatest possible success by Tom Costello

Background imageSong Collection: Jumbos March, by George Barnham

Jumbos March, by George Barnham
Promotional music sheet for Jumbos March by George Barnham of 1882. Inspired by the huge controversy of that year when Jumbo the elephant from London Zoo was sold to the American impresario, P

Background imageSong Collection: Oh! She Didn t Seem To Like It, by G French

Oh! She Didn t Seem To Like It, by G French
Promotional music sheet for Oh! Didnt She Seem To Like It music hall song by G. French. Sung by W Templeton at The Royal, and Alhambra and J H Stead at Westons

Background imageSong Collection: Bells of Islington Galop, by C H R Marriott

Bells of Islington Galop, by C H R Marriott
Promotional music sheet for Bells of Islington Galop composed by C. H. R. Marriott in 1861. The scene shows the good people of Islington walking together

Background imageSong Collection: Driving In The Park, by L H F Terreau

Driving In The Park, by L H F Terreau
Promotional music sheet for Driving In The Park by L H F Terreau, sung by Miss Clara Leslie at Howard Pauls Entertainment

Background imageSong Collection: Jog Along Boys Galop by C H R Marriott

Jog Along Boys Galop by C H R Marriott
Promotional music sheet for Jog Along Boys Galop by C H R Marriott at Marriott s, Cremorne Gardens. Cremorne Gardens were open between 1847 and 1877 and contained a popular dance venue

Background imageSong Collection: Cremorne Quadrilles by C H R Marriott

Cremorne Quadrilles by C H R Marriott
Promotional music sheet for the Cremorne Quadrilles at Marriotts Cremorne Gardens which featured dance music by C. H. R. Marriott

Background imageSong Collection: Cleopatras Polka by Thomas Rolfe

Cleopatras Polka by Thomas Rolfe
Promotional music, sheet for Cleopatras Polka by Thomas Rolfe. The caption reads Cleopatras Needle prostrate at Alexandria



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