Thea Lightner
Last updated: 28.01.24
All that can presently (April 2022) be gleaned about Thea Lightner from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an American actress/singer who has been featured on 3 works published between 1909 and 1922.Her portrait on the left is taken from It's a Wonderful World After All (1922) words & music by Newton Alexander, and published by Alexander Music Pub. Co., New York, USA.
It is known that together with Winnie Lightner that they were a vaudeville double-act. They were not sisters.. Winnie adopted the surname Lightner when forming The Lightner Sisters.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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When I Get to New Orleans (1917) | N. Alexander (music) N. Alexander (perf.) Olivette Haynes (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) N. Alexander (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) Newell & Most (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana Indiana |
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 4 works performed by Thea Lightner 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)
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You Never Can Tell (1916) | Newton Alexander(w&m) | Dena Caryll (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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It's a Wonderful World After All (1922) | Newton Alexander(w&m) | Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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When I Get to New Orleans (1917) | Newton Alexander | Newton Alexander (perf.) Olivette Haynes (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) Newell & Most (perf.) |
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Next to Your Mother, Who Do You Love? (1909) | Ted Snyder | Irving Berlin (words) Bigelow & Campell (perf.) Kate Elinore (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) |
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