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Chasing Shadows

Sheet Music
1935 (published)
Artist/Maker
Victoria Music Publishing (publishers)
Davis, Benny (lyricist)
Silver, Abner (composer)
Place of origin
London (published)

Music sheet for Chasing Shadows, sung by Florence Oldham in the Royal Follies, Central Pier, Blackpool, words by Benny Davis (1895-1979) and music by Abner Silver (1899-1966), published by The Victoria Music Publishing Co ltd., London ca. 1935.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Sheet Music
TitleChasing Shadows (published title)
Materials and techniques
Colour print, Intermediate pages composed of printed text.
Paper
Ink
Printing
Brief description
Music sheet for Chasing Shadows, sung by Florence Oldham in the Royal Follies, Central Pier, Blackpool, words by Benny Davis (1895-1979) and music by Abner Silver (1899-1966), published by The Victoria Music Publishing Co ltd., London ca. 1935.
Physical description
Music sheet for Chasing Shadows, sung by Florence Oldham in the Royal Follies, Central Pier, Blackpool, words by Benny Davis (1895-1979) and music by Abner Silver (1899-1966), published by The Victoria Music Publishing Co ltd., London ca. 1935.

A black and white photograph of the singer Florence Oldham appears on bottom right hand corner of the music sheet.
Dimensions
  • Front cover height: 30.7cm (approx)
  • Front cover width: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Simon Evans
Subject depicted
Oldham
Association
Literary referenceChasing Shadows
Summary
Music sheet for Chasing Shadows, sung by Florence Oldham in the Royal Follies, Central Pier, Blackpool, words by Benny Davis (1895-1979) and music by Abner Silver (1899-1966), published by The Victoria Music Publishing Co ltd., London ca. 1935.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.780-2014

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Record createdApril 15, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1291018/chasing-shadows-sheet-music-davis-benny/
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