I'm Getting A Big Boy Now
Sheet Music
ca.1888 (published)
ca.1888 (published)
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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
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | I'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. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| 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) |
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| Accession number | S.4354-2013 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2013 |
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