For a Girl
Sheet Music
ca.1890 (published)
ca.1890 (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),probably taken from a photograph, with six vignettes of incidents from the song - a man going to a Post Office Savings Bank to take out all his savings for a girl; a man standing in the pouring rain under an umbrella waiting for a girl; a man about to enlist for a girl; a man ordering Pommery champagne at a Pleasure Garden for a girl; a man being disposessed by his father for a girl, and a man on a treadmill doing six months' hard labour for a girl.
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.
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.
Object details
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| Title | For a Girl (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph. Intermediate pages composed of printed text. |
| Brief description | Music sheet for For a Girl sung by Miss Ada Reeve, written by Albert E. Ellis, composed by Fred Ashford. Colour lithograph by H.G. Banks published by Howard & Co., ca. 19th century |
| Physical description | Music sheet for For a Girl sung by Miss Ada Reeve, written by Albert E. Ellis, composed by Fred Ashford, published by Howard & Co., ca. 19th century. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Summary | This music sheet cover features an illustration by H.G. Banks of the music hall performer Ada Reeve (1874-1966),probably taken from a photograph, with six vignettes of incidents from the song - a man going to a Post Office Savings Bank to take out all his savings for a girl; a man standing in the pouring rain under an umbrella waiting for a girl; a man about to enlist for a girl; a man ordering Pommery champagne at a Pleasure Garden for a girl; a man being disposessed by his father for a girl, and a man on a treadmill doing six months' hard labour for a girl. 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. |
| Associated object | S.351-2012 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.4-2014 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2014 |
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