Playing the Game in the West
Sheet Music
ca. 19th century (published)
ca. 19th century (published)
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George Formby Senior's stage persona traded on his northern roots and would introduce himself as 'George Formby fra' Wigan', to which he would add 'I've not been in England long.' Formby sang this song composed in 1910, about his enjoyment of being a 'dare devil or 'gay dog' living the West End life in London, 'rolling along the Strand', 'quaffing the sparkling wine', and smoking cigars. Born James Booth in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Formby was well known for his dry wit, his distinctive cough and his catch-phrase 'It's not the cough that carries you off; it's the coffin they carry you off in.'
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Playing the Game in the West (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph. Intermediate pages composed of printed text. |
| Brief description | Music sheet for Playing the Game in the West written by Alec Kendall, composed and sung by George Formby Senior (1875-1921). Feldman's 6d Edition no.331, millustrated with a photograph of George Formby Senior. Published by Bert Feldman & Co., ca.1910 |
| Physical description | Music sheet for Playing the Game in the West written by Alec Kendall, composed and sung by George Formby, published by B. Feldman & Co., ca. 19th century. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Summary | George Formby Senior's stage persona traded on his northern roots and would introduce himself as 'George Formby fra' Wigan', to which he would add 'I've not been in England long.' Formby sang this song composed in 1910, about his enjoyment of being a 'dare devil or 'gay dog' living the West End life in London, 'rolling along the Strand', 'quaffing the sparkling wine', and smoking cigars. Born James Booth in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Formby was well known for his dry wit, his distinctive cough and his catch-phrase 'It's not the cough that carries you off; it's the coffin they carry you off in.' |
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| Accession number | S.4580-2013 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2013 |
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