Harry Liston (1843-1929)
Last updated: 26.04.24
p_listonh.jpgAccording to the Internet source given below, Harry Liston was an English comedian and actor in Stockport, Cheshire. He appeared in music hall, variety shows and other entertainments during the Victorian era and in the first decades of the 20th century.
Initially a commercial traveller before débuting at the Scotia Music Hall, Glasgow in 1863 and going on the music hall circuit. In 1865 he moved to London and was associated with the top performers of the day. His signature tune, When Johnny Comes Marching Home. With the decline of music hall he transitioned to variety performing in the northern provinces for the remainder of his career.
He died in Manchester.
Of music hall interest is The Rustic Young Damsel music by J. Holbrook and words by T. Dodsworth.
Websites:
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This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
     Title Attribution Remarks
       
  Dare-Devil Dick Alfred Lee (music)
Fred Evans (words)
Harry Liston (perf.)
 
  Rustic Young Damsel, The J. Holbrook (music)
T. Dodsworth (words)
Harry Liston (perf.)
 
The peformer is featured on 5 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
         
perf15.jpg Rustic Young Damsel (?), The J. Holbrook T. Dodsworth (words)
perf15.jpg Blighted Gardener (1869), The G.W. Hunt(w&m)
perf15.jpg Dare-Devil Dick (1870) Alfred Lee Fred Evans (words)
perf15.jpg Them Three Acres of Land and a Cow (1885) Alfred Lee Oswald Allen (words)
perf15.jpg Sweet Rosa Jane (1867) John Nash(w&m)