Printed Ephemera — 1887
Oh! the pretty creature
Sheet music for the popular music hall song 'Oh! the pretty creature' written and composed by Geo. Dance and sung by the music hall artiste Gilbert Hastings MacDermott. The colour chromolithographed cover designed by H G Banks is, typically for this lithographer, illustrated with vignettes depicting verses from the song.
MacDermott was born in Islington in 1845. The son of Irish parents he became one of the most popular music hall artistes, particularly famed for his rendition of the pro-war song that introduced the word 'jingo' into the English language with the chorus 'We don't want to fight but by jingo if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too. Similarly to his fellow Lions Comiques, The Great MacDermott was known for his fashionable dress that parodied the wealthy 'swells' and 'toffs' of the age.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 2001.32/47
- Object name:
- Oh! the pretty creature
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Hopwood and Crew
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- Related places:
City of Westminster, 42 Bew Bond Street, London [City of Westminster]
- Production date:
- 1887
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 360 mm, W 260 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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