Violet Loraine (1886-1956)
Last updated: 01.11.23
According to the Internet source given below, Violet Loraine [née Violet Mary Tipton] was an English musical theatre actress and singer born in Kentish Town, London.Her stage career began as a chorus girl aged sixteen before becoming a star together with George Robey in the musical revue The Bing Boys Are Here at the Alhambra Theatre in 1916. Their duet If You Were the Only Girl in the World (1916: music Nathan D. Ayer words Clifford Grey published by B. Feldman & Co.) became an enduring pop standard.
Her portrait on the left is from a bromide print by Bassano Ltd dated 3 August 1912.
She died in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
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Violet Loraine | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Gypsy Warned Me, The | Robert P. Weston (words & music) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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Let the Great Big World Keep Turning | Nathan D. Ayer (music) Clifford Grey (words) Laddie Cliff (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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Gypsy Warned Me (1920), The | R.P. Weston (w&m) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 3 works performed by Violet Loraine 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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Let the Great Big World Keep Turning (1917) | Nathan D. Ayer | Clifford Grey (words) Laddie Cliff (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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How'd You Like to Float Me? (1908) | Orlando Powell | J. P. Harrington (words) Dolly Denton (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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Gypsy Warned Me (1920), The | Robert P. Weston(w&m) | Violet Loraine (perf.) |