Programme Collection (page 9)

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

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

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

The Lions Roused At Last by J E Mitchell and J H Lester
Promotional music sheet for The Lions Roused At Last music hall song of 1878 by J. E. Mitchell and J. H Lester, sung with unbounded applause by Sam Torr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Swell on the Stock Exchange by Carr Lynn
Promotional music sheet for The Swell on the Stock Exchange, music hall song of 1876 by Carr Lynn and sung with immense success by Fred Coyne

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

Walking in the Zoo by Hugh Willoughby Sweny
Promotional music sheet for Walking in the Zoo, a very popular music hall song of 1867/8. It was written by Hugh Willoughby Sweny with music by Alfred Lee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Cleopatra Galop by Charles D Albert
Promotional music sheet for The Cleopatra Galop by Charles DAlbert. The Egyptian obelisk, dates from 1468 BC and was given to the British nation in 1819

Cleopatras Needle or Settling the Point, by H Hunter
Promotional music sheet for Cleopatras Needle or Settling the Point, music hall song by Harry Hunter and W Redmond. The Egyptian obelisk

The Rifle Quadrille, by C H R Marriott
Promotional music sheet for The Rifle Quadrilles of 1859 by C. H. R. Marriott. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860

The Ladies Rifle Corps Polka, by F. Bernard
Promotional music sheet for The Ladies Rifle Corps Polka of 1860 by F. Bernard. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860

The Ladies Rifle Corps, by J E Carpenter & Charles Hodgson
Promotional music sheet for The Ladies Rifle Corps song of 1860 by J. E. Carpenter & Charles Hodgson. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860

The Irresistible Rifle Corps Polka, by C C Amos
Promotional music sheet for The Irresistible Rifle Corps Polka of 1860 by C. C. Amos. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860

Form, Girls, Form, by John E Astes and Carlo Minasi
Promotional music sheet for Form, Girls, Form song of 1860 by John E. Astes, and Carlo Minasi, sung by Miss Kate Harley. There was hysteria about a possible French invasion in the years around 1860

The Female Volunteers, by T Kennick
Promotional music sheet for The Female Volunteers, Or The Helping Hand, song of 1860 by T. Kennick, arranged R. Hughes and sung by Emma West

Jolly John Bull, by W T Critchfield & Charles Davenport
Promotional music sheet for Jolly John Bull music hall song of 1862, by W. T. Critchfield & Charles Davenport. Sung with unanimous encores by Critchfield, who is probably pictured in this image

John Bull, by G W Hunt
Promotional music sheet for John Bull music hall song of 1872 by G. W. Hunt, and sung with immense success by Joe Colverd. Joe Colverd made a career of appearing as John Bull on the halls

Hutch in the BBC radio programme Caribbean Carnival with The Pilgrim Chorus. Leslie A. Hutchinson (1900-1969) known as Hutch was a Grenada-born singer and pianist

Elisabeth Welch programme for The Gallery First Nighters Club tribute at the London Marriott Hotel. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933

Elisabeth Welch theatre programme for her one-woman show Time to Start Living at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003)

Where The Grass Grows Green by Harry Clifton
Promotional music sheet for Where the Grass Grows Green song by Harry Clifton, circa 1860s. A man looks wistfully out at the emerald-coloured sea thinking of Erin in Ireland. Date: circa 1860s

The Rocky Road to Dublin, by D K Cavan
Promotional music sheet for The Rocky Road to Dublin song of 1867 by D. K. Cavan. Sung with most tumultuous applause by Harry Clifton

Pat of Mullingar by Harry Sydney
Promotional music sheet for Pat of Mullingar music hall song of 1860 by Harry Sydney, and also by Sam Collins. From the styles of dress, it is obvious which of the men is Pat of Mullingar. Date: 1860

My Native Land So Green by T P Carey
Promotional music sheet for My Native Land So Green song of about 1867 by T. P. Carey. The song indicates that the lake shown is supposed to be in Killarney. Date: circa 1867

The Little Mud-Cabin by J W Dunn
Promotional music sheet for The Little Mud Cabin song of 1887 by J. W. Dunn and sung by Ben Fielding of Dunns Concert Party, Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth Date: 1887

An Irish Girls Opinion by Arthur West
Promotional music sheet for An Irish Girls Opinion, an Irish Patriotic Ballad, music hall song of about 1886 by Arthur West. Chosen for the typical shamrock motif

Give Heed To The Plea of Old Ireland, by O Allen & A Lee
Promotional music sheet for Give Heed To The Plea of Old Ireland music hall song of 1892, by Oswald Allen & Alfred Lee, sung with the greatest success by Nelly Farrell

The Dublin Carman, by T P Carey
Promotional music sheet for I m Larry McCue, The Dublin Carman, song of about 1880 written and sung by T. P. Carey with roars of laughter

General Haynau and the Draymen, by Thomas Ramsay
Promotional music sheet for General Haynau and the Draymen by Thomas Ramsay. Haynau, an Austrian general, was a hate figure because of his role in the brutal suppression of the 1848 Hungarian

Sedan, by W F Taylor
Promotional music sheet for Sedan for the pianoforte by W. F. Taylor. The French army was routed at Sedan, so ensuring the Prussian victory

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