The Young Man of the Day - reproduction of the Daily Telegraph title page

[Text printed above the centre picture] Vance's Great Song/ The Young Man of the Day/ [below the centre picture] " You've seen the Telegraph no doubt/ And read what they've to say/ About this "forward youth" they call/ The "Young Man" of the Day."/ Written, Composed & Sung with the Greatet Success/ by/ The Great Vance./ Signed in bottom left hand corner: /Affectionately Yours/ Alfred S. Vance./ Signed in bottom right hand corner: /Alfred Concanen del./ Signed in left hand corner underneath  the picture: From a photo by Hunt, 30, Piccadilly./ Signed in right hand corner underneath picture: Stanndsard & Co. 7, Poland St./

 Within the picture upon a table, underneath the singer's hat and gloves, is a copy of the front page of the Daily Telegraph for Wednesday 20 January 1865. [This is a real day.] This give a contemporeanous feel to the picture and to the performance of the song.