Maurice Burkhart

Overview

It is surprising that so little is known about this performer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (May 2022) be gleaned about Maurice Burkhart from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was presumably an American singer who has been featured on 19 works published between 1911 and 1920.
His portrait on the left is taken from Sweet Cider Time, When You Were Mine! (1916) music by Percy Wenrich, words by Joe McArthy and published by Leo Feist, New York, USA.
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	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Instruments/Issue


MP3 File(s)
It's the Smart Little Feller Who Stocked Up His Cellar (1920)	M. Ager	Edison Blue Amberol: 3961
After the Honeymoon (1911)	I. Berlin	Edison Amberol: 932
Becky Joined a Musical Show (1912)	I. Berlin	U.S. Everlasting: 1497
Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars (1916)	I. Berlin	Edison Blue Amberol: 2791
Yiddisha Nightingale (1912)	I. Berlin	U.S. Everlasting Record: 487
The Yiddisha Professor (1913)	I. Berlin	Edison Blue Amberol: 1643
Music Vot's Music Must Come From Berlin (1912)	G. le Boy	U.S. Everlasting Record: 488
Music Vot's Music Must Come From Berlin (1912)	G. le Boy	Edison Blue Amberol: 1535
Oh, How That Woman Could Cook (1915)	G. le Boy	Edison Blue Amberol: 2647
What's the Use of Kickin' (1920)	W. Donaldson	Edison Blue Amberol: 4109
Who Ate Napoleons With Josephine As You Were (1920)(1920)	E.R. Goetz	Edison Blue Amberol: 4021
⇑You Can't Play Every Instrument in the Band (1913)	J.L. Golden	Edison Blue Amberol: 1791
My Rose of the Ghetto (1912)	B.M. Jerome	Edison Amberol: 1113
My Friends, Morris and Max (1920)	B. Kalmar	Edison Blue Amberol: 4002
Snoops the Lawyer (1920)	B. Kalmar	Edison Blue Amberol: 3970
At the Yiddish Wedding Jubilee (1915)	A. Piantadosi	Edison Blue Amberol: 2615
At the Moving Picture Ball (1920)	J.H. Santly	Edison Blue Amberol: 4067

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	It's a Long Way to Berlin, But We'll Get There (1917)	L. Flatow (music) A. Fields (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
	Sweet Cider Time, When You Were Mine! (1916)	P. Wenrich (music) Joe McArthy (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP

Works

This list is arranged by composer and contains 19 works performed by Maurice Burkhart who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


It's the Smart Little Feller Who Stocked Up His Cellar (1920)	Milton Ager	Grant Clarke (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
After the Honeymoon (1911)	Irving Berlin	Ted Snyder (co-author) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Dale Fuller (perf.) Dorothy Randoll (perf.)
Yiddisha Nightingale (1911)	Irving Berlin	Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
Becky Joined a Musical Show (1912)	Irving Berlin	Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
Yiddisha Professor (1913), The	Irving Berlin	Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars (1915)	Irving Berlin(w&m)	Rhoda Bernard (perf.) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)	Pub.
Music Vot's Music Must Come From Berlin (1911)	Grace le Boy	Gus Kahn (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.)	Pub.
Oh, How That Woman Could Cook (1914)	Grace le Boy	Gus Kahn (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Sam Chip (perf.) Mary Marble (perf.)
What's the Use of Kickin' (1919)	Walter Donaldson	Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)	Pub.
It's a Long Way to Berlin, But We'll Get There (1917)	Leon Flatow	Arthur Fields (words) Henry Bergman (perf.) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Billy Glason (perf.) Neil McKinley (perf.)
⇑Who Ate Napoleons With Josephine (When Bonaparte Was Away?) As You Were (1920)	E. Ray Goetz	Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
You Can't Play Every Instrument in the Band (1913)	John L. Golden	Joseph Cawthorn (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Joseph Cawthorn (perf.)
My Rose of the Ghetto (1911)	Ben M. Jerome	Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Frederick Donaghey (perf.)
My Friends, Morris and Max (1920)	Bert Kalmar	Edgar Leslie (words) Harry Ruby (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
Snoops the Lawyer (1920)	Bert Kalmar	Harry Ruby (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
At the Yiddish Wedding Jubilee (1914)	Al Piantadosi	Jack Glogau (co-author) Joseph McCarthy (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Bush & Shapiro (perf.) Sophie Tucker (perf.)
At the Moving Picture Ball (1920)	Henry W. Santley	Howard Johnson (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
At the Moving Picture Ball (1920)	Jos. H. Santly	Howard E. Johnson (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)	Pub.
Sweet Cider Time, When You Were Mine! (1916)	Percy Wenrich	Joe McArthy (words) Monte Austin (perf.) Wilson Bros (perf.) Maurice Burkhart (perf.) Dolly Connolly (perf.) Hunting & Francis (perf.) Neil McKinley (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.) Marie Russell (perf.)	Pub.