Harry Beard Collection
Sheet Music
ca. 1898 (published)
ca. 1898 (published)
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Outer cover of the sheet music for Why are you waiting here? written by C.G.Cotes and composed by Felix Mc. Glennon and published by Francis, Day &Hunter in circa 1899.
The front sheet is decorated with a series of illustrations. At the centre is a gentleman in a dark blue suit, the jacket of which flares out at the hips. An illustration at the top right shows a gentleman hunched into a checked coat as he sits on a wooden bench waiting for a train. Below this a gentleman stands on a seashore gazing towards the ocean. The final image, in the bottom left hand corner, shows a group of soldiers on a rocky mountain, all carry rifles and wear hats and thick jackets.
The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Newest Comic Songs', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song and music and words for the first verse and chorus.
The front sheet is decorated with a series of illustrations. At the centre is a gentleman in a dark blue suit, the jacket of which flares out at the hips. An illustration at the top right shows a gentleman hunched into a checked coat as he sits on a wooden bench waiting for a train. Below this a gentleman stands on a seashore gazing towards the ocean. The final image, in the bottom left hand corner, shows a group of soldiers on a rocky mountain, all carry rifles and wear hats and thick jackets.
The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Newest Comic Songs', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song and music and words for the first verse and chorus.
Object details
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| Title | Harry Beard Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Outer cover of the sheet music for Why are you waiting here? published by Francis, Day &Hunter, circa 1899, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Outer cover of the sheet music for Why are you waiting here?. The front sheet is decorated with a series of illustrations. At the centre is a gentleman in a dark blue suit, the jacket of which flares out at the hips. An illustration at the top right shows a gentleman hunched into a checked coat as he sits on a wooden bench waiting for a train. Below this a gentleman stands on a seashore gazing towards the ocean. The final image, in the bottom left hand corner, shows a group of soldiers on a rocky mountain, all carry rifles and wear hats and thick jackets. The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Newest Comic Songs', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song and music and words for the first verse and chorus. |
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| Literary reference | Why are you waiting here? |
| Summary | Outer cover of the sheet music for Why are you waiting here? written by C.G.Cotes and composed by Felix Mc. Glennon and published by Francis, Day &Hunter in circa 1899. The front sheet is decorated with a series of illustrations. At the centre is a gentleman in a dark blue suit, the jacket of which flares out at the hips. An illustration at the top right shows a gentleman hunched into a checked coat as he sits on a wooden bench waiting for a train. Below this a gentleman stands on a seashore gazing towards the ocean. The final image, in the bottom left hand corner, shows a group of soldiers on a rocky mountain, all carry rifles and wear hats and thick jackets. The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Newest Comic Songs', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song and music and words for the first verse and chorus. |
| Other number | F69-12 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.233:1-1989 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2010 |
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