Lydia Barry
Last updated: 16.11.24
All that can presently (June 2022) be gleaned about Lydia Barry from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an American actress and contralto who has been featured on 10 works published between 1895 and 1911.Of interest is Everybody's Doin' It Now (1911) words & music by Irving Berlin, and published by Ted Snyder Music Co., New York, USA. Here at least 6 versions with performer portraits have the words as sung by Lydia Barry on the cover.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Everybody's Doin' It Now (1911) | I. Berlin (w&m) Lydia Barry (perf.) Beatrice (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Billie Arrington (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Blanche Baird (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Blaufuss (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Clark & Turner (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Manson Twins (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Maud Tiffany (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Edward F. Morgan (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Al Raymond (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Ruby Raymond (perf.) |
Piano | Greer Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana |
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At the Cost of a Woman's Heart (1897) | S. Carter (music) Harry Braisted (words) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (1897) | P. Dresser (w&m) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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There'll Come a Time (1895) | C.K. Harris (w&m) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Mammy's Carolina Twins (1899) | L. Johnson (music) M. Irwin (perf.) May Howard (perf.) Minnie Palmer (perf.) Anna Suits (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Jennie Kelton (perf.) Ola Hayden (perf.) Ada Sweeney (perf.) Susie Levino (perf.) Margaret Rose (perf.) Vera Harte (perf.) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.) Lucy Daly (perf.) |
Piano | Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection | |
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Barry (1910) | A. von Tilzer (music) J. McCree (words) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
The peformer is featured on 11 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Everybody's Doin' It Now (1911) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Billie Arrington (perf.) Blanche Baird (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Beatrice (perf.) Blaufuss (perf.) Clark & Turner (perf.) Kelly & Galvin (perf.) Manson Twins (perf.) Edward F. Morgan (perf.) Al Raymond (perf.) Ruby Raymond (perf.) Maud Tiffany (perf.) |
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Tim Reilly (1898) | Henry F. Blaese(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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At the Cost of a Woman's Heart (1897) | Stanley Carter | Harry Braisted (words)
Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (1897) | Paul Dresser(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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There'll Come a Time (1895) | Charles K. Harris(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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Break the News to Mother (1897) | Charles K. Harris(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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Mammy's Carolina Twins (1899) | Lee Johnson | Lydia Barry (perf.) Lucy Daly (perf.) Vera Harte (perf.) Ola Hayden (perf.) May Howard (perf.) May Irwin (perf.) Jennie Kelton (perf.) Susie Levino (perf.) Minnie Palmer (perf.) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.) Margaret Rose (perf.) Anna Suits (perf.) Ada Sweeney (perf.) |
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Remember She's My Sister (1899) | Lee Johnson | Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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Barry (1910) | Albert von Tilzer | Junie McCree (words)
Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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Don't Let Her Lose Her Way (1897) | Max S. Witt | George H. Taggart (words)
Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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⇑Little Stranger (1895) | Emil O. Wolff | Lydia Barry (perf.) |