Last update: February 2008 Included in these pages is material acquired since publication, also corrections to the original edition. Acknowledgements are due to Tony Barker for additional material.

ARTISTES' REPERTOIRES - B

BABINGTON, BARBARA	1888-1953
BAGNALL, SAM	Standing At The Gate With Ada Beautiful Brilliant Tommy Lamb From Leeds
BAKER, BOBBY	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
BAKER, CHRIS	How Does A Little Liver Pill?
BAKER, HARRY	A + L&C I Tickled Her Under The Chin
BAKER, HOWARD*	1854-1907 Have Pity On Poor Old Joe Khyber Pass, The (w. Bob Johnson)
BALDWIN, CHARLES	Johnnie, The Oh! What A Row There's To Be Woa! The Sumple Maiden
BALDWIN, MINNIE	He'd Have To Get Under (w. Percy Bronson)
BALFOUR, MINNIE	Courting On The River In A Little Boat Get Away - I Know You Love Another I'm Proud I'm An Irishman's Daughter
BALLENTYNE, JAMES	d.5 Sep 1889 aka VALENTINE
BANCROFT, HARRY	Fifty Long Years Ago
BANFORD, T.	Clock Tower, The
BANKS, BERTRAM	1877-1916
BANKS, BILLY	d.18 Jan 1886  sang with Haverly's Minstrels
BANKS, FLORRIE	Birds Are Resting Don't Be Shy Frivolous Thing Harry I Don't Care Oh! You Men Prince There's A Darling, Do Truest Friend
BANKS, WINONA	Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie
BARBER, F.	Dublin Bay
BARCLAY, BETTY & A    BARITONE	Khaki Boy
BARCLAY, LAWRENCE	1884-1949  should be br. of VESTA VICTORIA not uncle In The Good Old Land
BARD, WILKIE	Fireman, The Hey! AreYou Coming Back?
BARLOW, BILLIE	(nee Minnie Barlow) Gaiety Girl, The Society Girl, A True Hearts Across The Sea Where Is She Now?
BARLOW, NELLIE	Return To The Old Home, Boy
BARNARD, CECIL	Tips For The General Election
BARNES, FLO	Slim Jim
BARNES, FRED	And He'd Say `Oo-La-La Wee-Wee' Come Boys And Follow The Crowd Lovely Girls With Flaxen Curls Mary Used To Love A Sailor Memories Of June When You Meet Your Girl
BARNES, SIDNEY	Naughty Naughty Belgian, The
BARR, TEMPEL	You Have My Answer Now
BARRETT, BLANCHE	England's Bride
BARRETT, LESTER	b. 11 June 1855 Eily Riley
BARRETT, SIDNEY	1864-1901
BARRINGTON, RUTLAND	dob 1853
BARRISON, MABEL	1882-1912
BARRY, LYDIA	Don't Bear Any Ill Feeling
BARRY, Mrs W. H.	Champagne Charlie Was His Name Who Wants A Wife?
BARTON, FRED	Courtship
BARTON, MAY	Didn't I? I Don't Mind In The Moonlight Still That Lady Fair
BARTON, VERA	My Diabolo
BARWICK, EDWIN	Jinks, KC Nightmares Tutor, The Trilby Mad
BASELOW, PAMELA	Peggy O'Neil
BASIL, ARTHUR JOHN	1818-73
BASS, TOM	Airey Ann Cabby, The
BASSETT, TOM	Good Old Mother Shipton
BASTOW, GEORGE	b. 1872 Beauty Of The Guards, The I Don't Know What To Do I've Never Been Coortin' Afore Labour Of Love, A
BATCHELDER, J.	I Always Say I'm Single
BAWN, HARRY	'Arry's Lament As Our Fathers Did Before Last Night Man That Kissed My Wife, The Shout, Boys That Pretty Little Wife Of Mine
BAXTER, HARRY	California Reality Warriors
BAYES, NORA	How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm? In My Birch Bark Canoe (w. JACK NORWORTH) Kicki-Hoy Nothing Ever, Ever, Ever, Hardly Ever Troubles Me Oh! Johnny, Oh! Johnny, Oh! We Take Our Hats Off To You, Mr Wilson When It's Apple Blossom Time In Normandie
BEATTIE & BABAS	Somebody's Coming To Town
BEAUCHAMP, GEORGE	Flo, The Gaiety Girl I'm So Sorry It Isn't Mine Oh, It Takes A Lot Of Doing There's A Woman For You Who's Going To Have A Little Bit Of Mine?
BEAUDET, LOUISE	Little Silken Stocking, The
BEAUMONT, MAUD	Jack! Put 'Em Down
BEAUMONT, RUTH	Darling Little Baby Girl Fun At The Fancy Ball
BEAUMONTE, LILLIE	Kitty Madcap We're Not Simple
BEAUMONTE, MINNIE	Kitty McCarthy
BEDDIE, GEORGE	Ta Clerk In Ta Offish
BEDDOE, ALFRED*	1847-92 Quite English You Know
BEDDOE, DAN	1863-1937 I Hear You Calling Me
BEDFORD, HARRY	In These Old Lavender Trousers( A + w&m & RP Weston)   Our New Slavey Set 'Em Alight
BEDFORD, PAUL	For These Angels' Sake I Pray Thee Jolly Nose, The
BEECHAM, FRED	Boom Tiddly Hi Gallant Booze-A-Deers, The He Don't Go Topper Hunting Now Oh! My, Wasn't It A Beano?
BEES, THE TWO	You'll Be With Me All The While
BELFORT, MAY	Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow-wow
BELL, KATE	Dead Bird, The
BELLA & BIJOU	I Usually Let My Valet Do These Things For Me
BELLA, KATE	Italian Girl, An Ship On Fire, The
BELLWOOD, BESSIE	baptised Catherine Mahoney at Southwark Cathedral, London,  4 June 1856. Aunt of POLLY PEACHUM E's Got A Wooden Leg And A Tall White Hat She's Aways Out With The Boys
BELLWOOD, HARRY	What's The Good? What Yer, Patsie!
BELMONT, FRED	Old Companions (sequel to Comrades)
BELMORE, SUSIE	Marigold
BELVERE, GEORGE	Closed For Alterations Friends To Arms!
BENET, HARRY	1877?-1948?  Neighbours
BENJAFIELD, ADA	Day Will Come, The Monte Cristo Way Oh Sally Woman's Wilful Will, A
BENN, WILLIE	Just Beginning To Feel My Feet Rollicking Rubenstein, The
BENNETT, BILLY	Club Raid, The Coffee Stall Keeper, The Daddy Family Secrets I'll Be Thinking Of You Mottoes No Power On Earth Please Let Me Sleep On Your Doorstep Tonight
BENSON, HARRY	Lady Diver, The
BENSON, T. F.	Medical Man, The
BENSON, TONY	d.1 Apr 1891
BENSON, WALTER	I Wasn't Kept Waiting A Minute
BENSONS, THE	Little Live-Bird (duet)
BENSTEAD, LUCY LUCILLE	Fancy You Fancying Me
BENTLEY, DAVE	1882-1912
BENTLEY, R. W.	I Did It To Change My Luck
BERESFORD, GEORGE	You Should Have Seen 'Em Go
BERESFORD, S.	Popping Coon, The
BERGIN, ARTHUR	I Couldn't Help It I Shifted It It's Nothing New To Me It Was Mine Regatta, The That Caused A Smile
BERGIN, PAT	d.23 Apr 1893
BERINGER, ESME	At The Point Of The Sword sk. Among Thieves sk.
BERNARD, CHARLES W.	Old Man's Dream Of Home, The She Sleeps With The Angels
BERNARD, SAM	1863-1927 Who Paid The Rent For Mrs Rip Van Winkle?
BERRY, W. H.	There Will Be Something To Talk About Then
BEVAN, FRED	d. 25 Mar 1893 Yarn Of The Sarah Jane, The
BIGNELL, CHARLES*	Always There Chimney On Fire Close The Pubs Dodger Up-To-Date Dysey (parody) His Little Entertainment Little Bit Too Much Off, A Same Old Tale, The Sherlock Holmes, D.T. That's When You Feel All Right Touch Him For A Bit Alteration: We Shall All Be Angels In The Sweet By-and-Bye
BIJOU, RUBY	My Little May Day Queen
BILLINGS, BUD & JOE	recording pseudonyms for Carson Robison and Frank Luther.
BILLINGTON, FRED	1854-1917
BINDLEY, FLORENCE	(US) Sally (G. M. Cohan: C. W. Reinhart 1895)
BISHOP, ANNA	1814-84; second wife of Sir Henry Bishop Ah, Wherefore Flee So Rapidly Cherish Still Fond Hearts Those Moments I Am The Bayadere On The Banks Of Guadalquiver Pasadita, La Seeking Fortunes
BISHOP, LILIAN	You've Got Nothing To Worry About
BISHOP & RICARDO	Hip Hurrah For Holiday Long And Short Of It, The Mary Jane Sophia Sisters, The Tar And The Tartar, The
BLACKLOCK, TOM & CO	Montmorenski & Co sk.
BLAKELEY, JAMES	Looking For A Needle In A Haystack Mariana
BLANCHARD, Miss E.	Sweet Genevieve
BLANCHE, ADA	Charlie Jinks I'll Love You Till I Die Ninety-Four Brigade, The Somebody Had To Stand In Front Welcome Little Stranger
BLAND, JAMES A.*	b. 1854
BLAND, Mrs	1839-80
BLYTHE, MARIE	Bantry Bay If You'll Only Bring The Sunshine Back Again
BOB, LITTLE	Dis Is What I Did
BOBS, THE TWO	see ODETTE MYRTIL That Ragtime Dinner-Time Band
BODEN, HARRY	d. 23 Nov 1925 Trafalgar Square
BONEHILL, BESSIE	m. (1) Louis William Abrahams (dec'd) (2) W. R. Seeley of Seeley & West. Jack West was her eldest son (by Lou Abrahams?). Awkward Moments Both Sides Of The Picture British Born George III Hero All For Love, A How I Love America Jolly Good Fellow Noblemen Of Merry England, The Odenwald, The Old Tattered Flag, The Song Of The Day Song Of The Repentant Spirit, The
BONEHILL, JESSIE	1861-84
BOOTH, HOPE	Lubly Gal Was Dinah, A
BOSCO	1833-1906
BOSTOCK, N. C.	We Were Lads Together
BOUVERIE, NELLIE	Brandy And Soda Brigade, The Get Away Johnnie!
BOWMAN, SIMON	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
BOWMER, Mrs HARRIETT	A + L&C Nice Looking Girl, The
BOWYER, WILL	Coster Othello, The
BOX, TED E.	Why Did Mary Milk The Cow?
BOYD, MAUD	Br-Oom-De-Doo-Dum
BOYDE, EDWIN	Left For The Dustman
BOYD-JONES, ERNEST	d.1904/5
BOYLE, MARCUS	A + L&C Ta! Ta! Tra, La, La, La! c1885
BRADBURY, J. W.	Something Will Have To Be Done With It
BRADDON, ANNIE	Far Away In Australia
BRAHAM, CHARLES	d. Jun 1884
BRAHAM, HARRY	Old Village Blacksmith's Song, The
BRAHAM, JOHN	dob 1774 Here's A Health To All Good Lasses I Love Thee Night And Day (w. Catherine STEPHENS) Love And Glory Scots Wha' Hae Wi' Wallace Bled
BRAHAM, NAT	And I Went Goodbye My Darling Let's All Be Happy And Gay Musical Party, The Wars Are Over, My Dear, The
BRAITHWAITE, Dame LILIAN	Cherub, The mon. Garden Of The Blind, The mon.
BRANDON, ALICE	Ching Chang I Want To Go To London
BRANDON, MARGARET M.	see Mrs Clement SCOTT
BRANDON, NORRIE	All The Boys Boozer's Band, The I Was Right
BRANNAN, T. C.	Roof Fell In, The
BRANSBY, PHIL	I Mustn't Treat The Missus It's A Great Big Shame No Longer
BREEVE, BERT	Forty Boys, The Mother And Baby
BRENNAN, Mrs	Speak Up Like A Man Winking At Me
BRERETON, W. H.	b1860
BRESTON, WILL	Shut It!
BRETT, EDWIN	On The Quiet or Mixed Bathing sk. (w. Emmeline ORFORD)
BRIAN, DONALD	One I Love, The You're Here And I'm Here
BRIGGS, SISTERS	Awfully Shy Duty's Call Mary Casey Merry Mountaineers
BRIGHTON, ADA	Don't Hesitate He Is The Sort Of Man You Leave Your Home For
BRIGHTON, CHARLES	Band Goes Marching Before Us, The This Is One Of 'Em Will You Come?
BRIGHTSTEIN, ANNIE	Doings Of Today Naughty! Wicked Man Two Firesides
BROADHEAD, ALF	Are There Any Little Angels Blind Like Me?
BROMLEY, NELLY	Eve's Apple Gran'pa
BRONSON, PERCY	He'd Have To Get Under (w. Minnie Baldwin)
BROOK, AMY	Sydney And His Sydney Girl
BROOKES, ALICE	Br-Room-De-Doo-Dum Richa And Poor
BROOKFIELD, CHARLES H.	Here's To The Slavey
BROOKS, KITTY	Wedding Bells or Take Him Away
BROOKS, NAT	1838-77
BROOMS, GEORGE	I Am The Catch Of The Season Remedies
BROUGH, FANNY	1854-1914 Law And Order sk.
BROUGH, OLDBURY	Coon's Lullaby
BROUGHTON, CHARLES	Drink Up And Pass Round Glasses Heroes Of Bonnie England, The
BROWN, BEN	A + L&C I Couldn't Help But Laugh 1898
BROWN, EDWIN	m. Kate Kelly (d. Dec? 1899)
BROWN, HARRY	As I Strolled Along The Thames Embankment
BROWN, JOE	A + L&C Goin' Round The Horn
BROWN, NEWLAND & LE             CLERQ	Ben Brown m. Marie LOFTUS.  The sketch A Dark Night Before us was performed by all three members of the team and not Brown & Le Clerq only.
BRUCE, CHARLES	1845-77 (w. Moore & Burgess)
BRYAN, EDWIN	Lady Swimmers, The
BRYANT'S MINSTRELS	Jerry Bryant's dates should be (1828-61) I'll Never Forget Thee, Dear May Johnny, You're In Luck Limerick Is Beautiful Old Black Joe Pat Malloy Songs Of Shamus O'Brien, The Sewing Machine, The
BUCKINGHAM, FRED	Old Sarah Walker
BUCKLEY, FREDERICK	a.k.a. Master Old Bull
BUCKLEY, GEORGE SWAYNE	a.k.a. Young Sweeney Candy Shop, The Susan's Sunday Out Sally Come Up
BUCKLEY'S MINSTRELS	founded by James K. Buckley a.k.a. James Burke; f. of Frederick, George Swayne & R. Bishop (a.k.a. J. C. Rainer)
BURFORD, BILLIE	I Never Reply
BURKE, BILLIE	First Past The Post, The Paddling
BURKE, CHARLIE	Rachel Goldstein
BURNAND, LILY	Good-bye, Olga! Oh, Dolly Someone Has Kidnapped Father
BURNAND, WILFRED	Jolly Old Pott (Major Pott - What, What!) You Can't Do That With A Woman
BURNARD, CLARA	d.23 Jan 1940 (Mrs Martin Adeson)
BURNETT, FLO	Everybody Owes It To Everybody Else
BURNETT, FRED	We Did, Yes We Did
BURNETT, SISTERS	Jessie and Kitty. And So Do We Bridesmaids Cheeky Girls, The Sweethearts (Jessie solo) Up To Date Girls
BURNS, ?	Nice Looking Girl, The
BURNS, JOE	1880-1946 Curse Of An Aching Heart, The
BURR & HOPE	I Love Somebody And Somebody Knows
BURTON, GEORGE	d. 2 Mar 1922 At The Stile With Norah Sweet May-Day Zing-Ta-Ra-Ra Band
BURTON, JESSE	Meaning Of The Colours, The
BURTON, J. L.	Ladies, The Rollicking Club
BURTON, KATIE	It's A Sad Sad Story Oh! Dr Bodie
BUTT, BESSIE	Amelia Snow
BUTTERWORTH, ANNIE	d. 9 Dec 1886
BYRNE, BERT	Does It Matter? Fellow Travellers

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