Mackney, C. H., The kiss in the railway train , [1864]
- Title(s):
- The kiss in the railway train / words by Watkin Williams ; composed by C.H. Mackney ; sung ... by Emma Thornton, Kate Harley, Emma Kerridge, Ada Marion, Emma Mowbrey [and] Louise Fowler.
- Additional Title(s):
- First line: Some say a trip by rail
- Published/Created:
- London : B. Williams, [1864]
- Physical Description:
- 1 score (7 pages) : color illustrations ; 36 cm
- Holdings:
- Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13883523
- Classification:
- Music (printed)
- Notes:
- Song for voice and piano.
Chromolithographed cover illustration by Concanen, Lee & Siebe, lith.
A mid-Victorian Music Hall song that relies on a double-entendre to suggest something more salacious. The song describes an encounter in a railway carriage on a train to Brighton. - Subject Terms:
- Kissing -- Songs and music.Popular music -- To 1901.Robbery -- Songs and music.Trains -- Songs and music.
- Form/Genre:
- Chromolithographs -- 1864.
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