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Down the road

Music Score
ca. 1893 (published)
Artist/Maker
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd (publishers)
T. B. Harms & Co. (publishers)
Fred Gilbert (composer)
Place of origin
London (published)
New York (published)

Front cover of music sheet for Down the Road, written and composed by Fred Gilbert and sung by Gus Elen. Published in London by Francis, Day & Hunter and in New York by T.B. Harms. Ca. 1893.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Music score
TitleDown the road (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Paper
Ink
Printing
Brief description
Front cover of music sheet for Down the Road, written and composed by Fred Gilbert, published in London and New York, ca. 1893.
Physical description
Front cover of music sheet for Down the Road, written and composed by Fred Gilbert, published in London and New York. Illustrated in colour with scenes from the song. Illustrations feature a gentleman holding a whip top left, a horse drawing a carriage on the right and a small bubble with a horse resting on the floor, bottom left.
Front cover only. Verso blank.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.8cm
  • Width: 22.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Down the Road / This song may be sung in public without fee or licence except for music halls / Written and composed by Fred.k Gilbert / Polly wins anyhow / Sung by Gus Elen / Polly runs her race the finish / London; Francis, Day & Hunter / 195 Oxford Street, W / Publishers of Smallwood's celebrated pianoforte tutor / Smallwood's 55 melodious exercises, etc. etc. / Copyright / New York / T.B. Harms & Co. / 18 East 22nd St / Copyright MDCCCXCIII in the United States of America by Francis Day & HUnter, H.G. Banks imp / Proce 4/-' (Printed on front cover.)
  • '1893' (Handwritten in pencil on front cover, lower left.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Gus Elen
Literary referenceDown the road
Summary
Front cover of music sheet for Down the Road, written and composed by Fred Gilbert and sung by Gus Elen. Published in London by Francis, Day & Hunter and in New York by T.B. Harms. Ca. 1893.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.192-2012

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Record createdMarch 8, 2012
Record URL
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