Zoa Matthews
Last updated: 08.06.25
All that can presently (November 2023) be gleaned about Zoa Matthews from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American actress/singer and vaudeville performer who has been featured on 7 works published between 1890 and 1906.
Her portrait on the left is taken from I've Got a Vacant Room in My Heart For You (1906) music by Egbert A. van Alstyne, words by Harry Williams and published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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I've Got a Vacant Room in My Heart For You (1906) | E.A. van Alstyne (music) H. Williams (words) Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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Blue and the Gray - Song (1890), The | P. Dresser (w&m) Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | W.A. Heelan (w&m) J. Fred Helf (coauth.) Frances Curran (perf.) Zoa Matthews (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Marie Dressler (perf.) Williams & Walker (perf.) Johnnie Carroll (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Joe Bonnell (perf.) Hodges & Launchmere (perf.) Libby & Bennett (perf.) Zoa Matthews (perf.) Gertie Gilson (perf.) Eldridges (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Good Bye Eliza Jane (1903) | H. von Tilzer (music) Sterling, Andrew B., b. (words) Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
The peformer is featured on 7 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've Got a Vacant Room in My Heart For You (1906) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words)
Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
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Blue and the Gray - Song (1890), The | Paul Dresser(w&m) | Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
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Mamie, Don't You Feel Ashamie (1901) | Gus Edwards | Will D. Cobb (words)
Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
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Coon! Coon! Coon! - Song (1901) | Leo Friedman | Gene Jefferson (words)
Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | Will A. Heelan | J. Fred Helf (co-author)
Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
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Good Bye Eliza Jane (1903) | Harry von Tilzer | Andrew B. Sterling (words)
Zoa Matthews (perf.) |
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Go on and Coax Me (1904) | Harry von Tilzer | Andrew B. Sterling (words)
Zoa Matthews (perf.) |