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Madame Tussaud's or Waxworks

Sheet Music
ca. 19th century (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Howard & Co (printers and publishers)
T. B. Harms & Co. (publisher)
Chappell & Co. (publisher)
Stannard (printer)
Concanen, Alfred (lithographer)
Arthur Lloyd (composers)
J.W. Lee (lithographer)
Robert Reece (lyricist)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Music sheet cover for 'Madame Tussaud's or Waxworks', composed by Arthur Lloyd and lyrics by Robert Reece, sung by J.L. Toole, published by Howard & Co, ca. 19th century


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Scotland
Object type
Sheet Music
TitleMadame Tussaud's or Waxworks (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Paper
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
Music sheet cover for 'Madame Tussaud's or Waxworks', composed by Arthur Lloyd and lyrics by Robert Reece, sung by J.L. Toole , published by Howard & Co, ca. 19th century
Physical description
Cover of the sheet music for 'Madame Tussaud's or Waxworks'. In the centre, there is an image of a man wearing a boater hat. Credits of the song are printed above and below the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.7cm
  • Width: 26.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'/MADAME TUSSAUD'S/ OR WAXWORKS/SUNG BY MR. J. L. TOOLE/IN THE MUSICAL ABSURDITY ENTITLED WELSH RABBITS/WRITTEN BY ROBERT REECE/COMPOSED BY ARTHUR LLOYD/ND THIS SONG CANNOT BE SUNG IN PUBLIC WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF MR J. L. TOOLE/LONDON:HOWARD &CO 25, 25 CT MARLBOROUGH ST W./' (Text on front of cover.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Toole
Literary referenceMadame Tussaud's or Waxworks by Arthur Lloyd and Robert Reece
Summary
Music sheet cover for 'Madame Tussaud's or Waxworks', composed by Arthur Lloyd and lyrics by Robert Reece, sung by J.L. Toole, published by Howard & Co, ca. 19th century
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.362-2012

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Record createdApril 20, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1246348/madame-tussauds-or-waxworks-sheet-music-concanen-alfred/
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