The Up-to-Date Ta-Ra-Ra Boom!
Music
ca. 1892 (printed and published)
ca. 1892 (printed and published)
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Music sheet cover for The Up-to-Date Ta-Ra-Ra Boom!, written by Richard Morton and Harry Pleon, performed by Harry Pleon, printed by Charles Sheard & Co., London, ca. 1892.
This song was written as a parody of Lottie Collins' song Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-ay!
This song was written as a parody of Lottie Collins' song Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-ay!
Object details
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| Title | The Up-to-Date Ta-Ra-Ra Boom! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Music sheet cover for The Up-to-Date Ta-Ra-Ra Boom!, written by Richard Morton and Harry Pleon, performed by Harry Pleon as a parody on Lottie Collins, printed by Charles Sheard & Co., London, ca. 1892. |
| Physical description | Cover of the sheet music for The Up-to-Date Ta-Ra-Ra Boom!. The title of the song is at the top of the page in beige and black lettering, under which is a colour image of Harry Pleon dressed in a red dress and hat, and holding a white cloth above his head with one hand, he has one leg raised in front of him. Under the image the credits are printed. On the reverse there is a printed list of other sheet music available to buy. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THE UP-TO-DATE / TA-RA-RA BOOM! / This Song may be Sung Anywhere / without fee or Licence, Except at / Music Halls. / WRITTEN BY / RICHARD MORTON, / AND / HARRY PLEON / HARRY / PLEON'S Parody on Lottie Collins's / Sensational Song / Price 4/- / LONDON; CHARLES SHEARD & CO. MUSIC PUBLISHERS & PRINTERS, 192, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C. / Copyright for / all countries / W.T. STANNARD, imp' (Text on front of cover.) |
| Credit line | Given by John Hall |
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| Literary reference | The Up-to-Date Ta-Ra-Ra Boom! |
| Summary | Music sheet cover for The Up-to-Date Ta-Ra-Ra Boom!, written by Richard Morton and Harry Pleon, performed by Harry Pleon, printed by Charles Sheard & Co., London, ca. 1892. This song was written as a parody of Lottie Collins' song Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-de-ay! |
| Associated object | S.4105-2009 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.31-2012 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2012 |
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