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A Polish Girl's the Girl For Me

Music
ca. 1884 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Chappell & Co. (printers and publishers)
Boosey & Co (lithographers)
Millöcker, Carl (composers)
Packer, Thomas (lithographers)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Music sheet cover for 'A Polish Girl's the Girl For Me', from The Beggar Student by C. Millöcker, sung by Fannie Leslie, published by Chappell & Co. and Boosey & Co., ca. 1884.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Music
TitleA Polish Girl's the Girl For Me (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Partially coloured lithograph
Paper
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
Music sheet cover for 'A Polish Girl's the Girl For Me', from The Beggar Student by C. Millöcker, sung by Fannie Leslie, published by Chappell & Co. and Boosey & Co., ca. 1884.
Physical description
Cover of the sheet music for 'A Polish Girl's the Girl for Me'. The title is at the top of the sheet above an image of Fannie Leslie in early 18th century men's dress. The image is coloured green and brown. The credits are printed underneath the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.7cm
  • Width: 25.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'A POLISH GIRL'S THE GIRL FOR ME , / SUNG BY / MISS FANNIE LESLIE / IN C. MILLÖCKER'S SUCCESSFUL OPERA / THE "BEGGAR STUDENT". / ENT STA HALL / LONDON / PRICE 4/- / CHAPPELL & CO, 50 NEW BOND ST / BOOSEY & CO. 295, REGENT ST / THOS PACKER LITH' (Text on front of cover.)
Credit line
Given by John Hall
Subject depicted
Fannie Leslie
Literary references
  • A Polish Girl's the Girl For Me
  • Beggar Student
Summary
Music sheet cover for 'A Polish Girl's the Girl For Me', from The Beggar Student by C. Millöcker, sung by Fannie Leslie, published by Chappell & Co. and Boosey & Co., ca. 1884.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.34-2012

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1242617/a-polish-girls-the-girl-music-millöcker-carl/
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