Ida Barr (1882-1967)
Last updated: 31.01.24
p_barri.jpgAccording to the Internet source given below, Ida Barr [Maud Barlow] was an English music hall singer born at Regent's Park Barracks, London
Her career started in 1898 as a chorus girl at the Theatre Royal, Belfast using the stage name of Maud Laverne. She began using Ida Barr as a stage-name at the Bedford Theatre, Camden Town in 1908. After successfully touring USA, she returned to England performing ragtime songs and popularizing them. Among them were Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1910 - words: Seymour Brown; music: Nathan D. Ayer) and Everybody's Doing It (1911 - words & music: Irving Berlin).
Her career declined but on old age enjoyed a brief revival making recordings and television appearances.
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url15.gif Ida Barr (singer) Biography by wikipedia.org.  

     Title Remarks Supplier
       
cd15.gif  Music Hall Daniel Farson Presents   flag15uk.gif flag15fr.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Remarks
       
url15.gif Oh! You Beautiful Doll! Nathan D. Ayer (music)
Seymour Brown (words)
Ida Barr (perf.) 		 
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg I. Berlin Everybody's Doing It Now/Oh, You Beautiful Doll (3:59) Ida Barr
This list is arranged by composer and contains 4 works performed by Ida Barr who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Oh! You Beautiful Doll! (1911) Nathan D. Ayer Seymour Brown (words)
Ida Barr (perf.)
Walter Van Brunt (perf.)
Harry Cove (perf.)
Premier Quartet (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Tramp (1908), The Charles Collins Harry Castling (words)
Ida Barr (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg I Don't Care if I Never Get Home (1910) Paul Pelham J.P. Long (words)
Ida Barr (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg You Used to Be a Friend to Me (1910) Paul Pelham J.P. Long (words)
Ida Barr (perf.) 		Pub.