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The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Sheet Music
1934 (published)
Artist/Maker
B. Feldman & Co. (publishers)
Henderson & Spalding (printers)
Lee, Alfred (composers)
Leybourne, George (lyricists)
Place of origin
London (published)

Music sheet for The Man on the Flying Trapeze words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, sung by Miss Florrie Forde, published by B. Feldman & Co., London 1934.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Sheet Music
TitleThe Man on the Flying Trapeze (published title)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph. Intermediate pages composed of prinited text.
Paper
Ink
Printing
Lithography
Brief description
Music sheet for The Man on the Flying Trapeze words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, sung by Miss Florrie Forde (1875-1940). Feldman's 6d Edition no.2544, illustrated with an image of a Victorian mansuspended from a trapeze, and an inset photograph of Florre Forde. Published by Bert Feldman & Co., London 1934.
Physical description
Music sheet for The Man on the Flying Trapeze words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, sung by Miss Florrie Forde, published by B. Feldman & Co., London 1934.
Dimensions
  • Front cover height: 30.5cm (approx)
  • Front cover width: 24cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Enthoven Collection by N.O.D.A.
Subject depicted
Forde, Florrie
Association
Summary
Music sheet for The Man on the Flying Trapeze words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, sung by Miss Florrie Forde, published by B. Feldman & Co., London 1934.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1078-2014

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Record createdMay 2, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1292547/the-man-on-the-flying-sheet-music-lee-alfred/
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