Music sheet cover for 'Something Else' sung by Ada Reeve
Sheet Music
ca.1890 (printed and published)
ca.1890 (printed and published)
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This music sheet cover features an illustration by H.G. Banks of the music hall performer Ada Reeve (1874-1966), taken from a photograph by Ellis and Walery, with vignettes of incidents from the song, including a man giving moral advice to the ballet girls - dancers in the corps de ballet, and a digruntled hansom cab driver. Born in London, Ada Reeve first appeared on stage aged four as 'Little Ada Reeve' and went on to become a popular music hall performer, a pantomime Principal Boy, a star of variety, musical comedy and film actress.
This song was written by the actor manager, songwriter, composer and playwright Herbert Darnley (1872-1947) who started his career as one of the music hall performers The Darnley Brothers. He went on to appear as a performer in his own right, producing material for other performers including Dan Leno (1860-1904) for whom he co-wrote 'No More Fancy Balls For Me' and 'The Tower of London', and Ada Reeve (1874-1966).
This song was written by the actor manager, songwriter, composer and playwright Herbert Darnley (1872-1947) who started his career as one of the music hall performers The Darnley Brothers. He went on to appear as a performer in his own right, producing material for other performers including Dan Leno (1860-1904) for whom he co-wrote 'No More Fancy Balls For Me' and 'The Tower of London', and Ada Reeve (1874-1966).
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| Title | Music sheet cover for 'Something Else' sung by Ada Reeve (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Music sheet cover for 'Something Else', written by Herbert Darnley, composed by George Everard, sung by Ada Reeve (1874-1966). Lithograph by H.G. Banks published by Hopwood and Crew Ltd., ca.1890 |
| Physical description | Cover of the sheet music for 'Something Else'. In the right side of the page is an image of Miss Ada Reeve, taken from a photo by Ellis & Walery. On the top left side is image of ballerinas with a man. Beneath this image is a man in a cart with a whip and says "what the _". The chorus of the song are printed above and below the image. In addition, the credits are printed at the top and bottom of the page. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THIS SONG MUST NOT BE SUNG IN MUSIC HALLS & THEATRES, WITHOUT PERMISSION /SOMETHING ELSE/ (THE GOOD YOUNG MAN GIVES THE BALLET GIRLS TRACTS.)/
1ST CHORUS/AND SOMETHING ELSE. AND SOMETHING ELSE,/TO EACH BEGINS SUCH KIND ADVICE: JUST AS A FATHER WOULD,/AND WHEN SOME SAUSCY GIRL REMARKS "YOUNG MAN PLEASE DON'T INTRUDE",/ HE ROLLS HIS PIOUS EYES AND SAYS "I'M HERE TO DO YOU GOOD",/ AND SOMETHING ELSE, AND SOMETHING ELSE./
2ND CHORUS/ AND SOMETHING ELSE, AND SOMETHING ELSE/"A BLOOMIN' BOB? WELL, STRIKE ME PINK! THIS IS IMMENSEKOFF"/THE WAY I'VE WHIPPED THE MARE TO, AND HER FEED SHE'S FAILRY OFF,/HE SAYS "SO WHELP ME TATERS-YOU'RE A PRETTY SORT OF "TOFF!-/AND SOMETHING ELSE, AND SOMETHING ELSE./
FROM A PHOTO BY ELLIS & WALERY BAKER ST. W./
WRITTEN BY HERBERT DARNLEY,/COMPOSED BY GEORGE EVERARD/SUNG BY MISS ADA REEVE/COPYRIGHT HOPWOOD & CREW LTD/ LATE HOWARD & CO MUSIC PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS, 25, GREAT MARLBOROUGH ST. LONDON, W./NEW YORK;W.B. GRAY & CO 16 WEST 27TH STREET./COPYRIGHT MDCCCXCIX IN THE UNITED STATES OF MAERCA, BY HOWARD & CO./H.G. RANKS LITH. (Text on front of cover.) |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Literary reference | Something else written by Herbert Darnley and George Everard |
| Summary | This music sheet cover features an illustration by H.G. Banks of the music hall performer Ada Reeve (1874-1966), taken from a photograph by Ellis and Walery, with vignettes of incidents from the song, including a man giving moral advice to the ballet girls - dancers in the corps de ballet, and a digruntled hansom cab driver. Born in London, Ada Reeve first appeared on stage aged four as 'Little Ada Reeve' and went on to become a popular music hall performer, a pantomime Principal Boy, a star of variety, musical comedy and film actress. This song was written by the actor manager, songwriter, composer and playwright Herbert Darnley (1872-1947) who started his career as one of the music hall performers The Darnley Brothers. He went on to appear as a performer in his own right, producing material for other performers including Dan Leno (1860-1904) for whom he co-wrote 'No More Fancy Balls For Me' and 'The Tower of London', and Ada Reeve (1874-1966). |
| Associated object | S.4-2014 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.351-2012 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2012 |
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