Carlotta Levey
Last updated: 17.03.25
As reported in The Decatur Republican, Decatur, Illinois, Friday, 20 February 1891, the three Sisters Levey (Adéle, Carlotta and May-Lilian were English music hall dancers and singers. They were members of Evans & Hoey comedy company in the show A Parlor Match (1887) which played in Trocadero, London. The sisters appeared in New York during 1890/91 as well as Grand, Decatur. They were described as "shapely girls who sized up pleasingly in their specialties".
Their portrait on the left is taken from an original cabinet photograph 19th Century fine art print. From left to right:
Adéle, Carlotta and May-Lilian.
The peformer is featured on 16 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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I Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My Baby (1898) | George. M. Cohan(w&m) | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | |
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Hannah's a Hummer (1900) | George. M. Cohan(w&m) | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | |
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Telephone Me, Baby (1900) | George. M. Cohan(w&m) | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | |
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He Was ''One of the Boys'' (1907) | T.W. Connor | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | |
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Study Those Who Study You (1908) | T.W. Connor | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | |
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Money Don't Make Happiness (1909) | T.W. Connor | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | |
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You're a Bad, Bad Man to Gamble (1911) | T.W. Connor | Carlotta Levey (perf.) | |
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Sporting Girls (1895) | Charles Deane(w&m) | Adéle Levey (perf.) Carlotta Levey (perf.) May-Lilian Levey (perf.) |
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Soldiers, Sailors and Marines (1896), The | Jimmy Glover | George Ware (words)
Carlotta Levey (perf.) |
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Latest Girl in Town (1902), The | William Hargreaves | Adéle Levey (perf.) Carlotta Levey (perf.) |
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⇑Put a Little Bit Away For a Rainy Day! (1905) | C.W. Murphy | Dan Lipton (words)
Carlotta Levey (perf.) |
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Do a Good Turn When You Are Able (1906) | C.W. Murphy | Dan Lipton (words)
Carlotta Levey (perf.) |
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Don't Tell the World Your Troubles (1906) | C.W. Murphy | Dan Lipton (words)
Carlotta Levey (perf.) |
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We Can't Play With You (1900) | Henry W. Petrie | Frances Armstrong Woods (words)
Carlotta Levey (perf.) |
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I'm Going to Try My Luck in London (1907) | Herbert Rule | Paul Pelman (words)
Carlotta Levey (perf.) Paul Pelham (perf.) |
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Under the Golden Laburnum Tree (1907) | Herbert Rule | Paul Pelman (words)
Carlotta Levey (perf.) Paul Pelham (perf.) |