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I'm Getting A Big Boy Now

Sheet Music
ca.1888 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Herbert Campbell (1844-1904) sang this comic song I'm Getting A Big Boy Now in the pantomime Cinderella that opened at London's Drury Lane Theatre on 26th December 1888. A comic vocalist, Herbert Campbell made his first pantomime appearance in King Winter at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool in 1871 and in 1882 made his first appearance in the Drury Lane pantomime Babes in the Wood with Dan Leno as his comic foil. They appeared together in the annual Christmas pantomime, every year until his death in 1904 aged 59.








Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Sheet Music
  • Prints
  • Sheet Music
  • Prints
TitleI'm Getting A Big Boy Now (published title)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph with intermediate pages composed of printed text
Brief description
Music sheet for I'm Getting A Big Boy Now, composed by Amere Stripling with lyrics by Harry Nicholls, illustrated with an image of Herbert Campbell (1844-1904) by William Spalding, printed by Thomas Packer, published by Francis, Bros & Day, ca.1888
Physical description
Music sheet cover of I'm Getting a Big Boy Now.
Dimensions
  • Front cover height: 35cm (approx)
  • Front cover width: 26cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Association
Summary
Herbert Campbell (1844-1904) sang this comic song I'm Getting A Big Boy Now in the pantomime Cinderella that opened at London's Drury Lane Theatre on 26th December 1888. A comic vocalist, Herbert Campbell made his first pantomime appearance in King Winter at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool in 1871 and in 1882 made his first appearance in the Drury Lane pantomime Babes in the Wood with Dan Leno as his comic foil. They appeared together in the annual Christmas pantomime, every year until his death in 1904 aged 59.






Associated object
S.196:1-1989 (Object)
Collection
Accession number
S.4354-2013

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Record createdNovember 27, 2013
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