May Howard (1845-)
Last updated: 17.02.25
All that can presently (February 2025) be gleaned about May Howard from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American actress/singer who has been featured on 10 works published between 1886 and 1906. Her portrait on the left is taken from That Letter Never Came (1886) words & music by Paul Dresser, and published by Balmer & Weber Music House Co., St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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My Sapphire Sue Music by: Harry von Tilzer. Words by: Arthur Trevelyan Performed by: May Howard
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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That Letter Never Came (1886) | P. Dresser (w&m) May Howard (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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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 | |
The peformer is featured on 10 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Items |
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Every Night in Central Park (1896) | George. M. Cohan(w&m) | May Howard (perf.) | |
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That Letter Never Came (1886) | Paul Dresser(w&m) | May Howard (perf.) |
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Memories of the South Before the War (1898) | Leo Friedman | Jas O'Dea (words)
May Howard (perf.) |
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Tom and I'll Go Too (1893) | Charles Graham | M P Saunders (words)
May Howard (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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Dear By-Gone Days (1899) | J. George Loos(w&m) | May Howard (perf.) | |
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When the Bloom Is on the Clover (1906) | Ward McAlister | Ed. B. Melforte (words)
May Howard (perf.) |
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Songs My Mother Sung (1889), The | Lizzie Paine(w&m) | May Howard (perf.) | |
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Letter That Never Came (1896), The | Max Sturm | Paul Dresser (words)
May Howard (perf.) |
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My Sapphire Sue (1901) | Harry von Tilzer | Arthur Trevelyan (words)
May Howard (perf.) |