Elsie Murphy

Overview

All that can presently (October 2023) be gleaned about Elsie Murphy from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American actress/singer who has been featured on 3 works published between 1912 and 1917.
Her portrait on the left is taken from When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandie (1912) music by Tom Mellor, co-authors Harry Gifford & Trevor Huntley, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA.
The front cover of Say a Prayer For the Boys ''Out There'' (1917) music by Alexander Marr, words by Bernie Grossman and published by Joe Morris Music Company, New York, USA, indicates that she was partner of a double-act, Murphy & Klein.
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	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Say a Prayer For the Boys ''Out There'' (1917)	A. Marr (music) B. Grossman (words) Elsie Murphy (perf.)	Piano, Voice	YorkSpace

Works

This list is arranged by composer and contains 4 works performed by Elsie Murphy 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)

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Daddy, Come Home (1913)	Irving Berlin	Juel Day Kenney (perf.) Clifton Lyons (perf.) Elsie Murphy (perf.)
I Don't Want to (1913)	A. Seymour Brown(w&m)	Louise Bauer (perf.) Kattie Brett (perf.) Buny Gray (perf.) Daisy Leon (perf.) Elsie Murphy (perf.) Florence Timponi (perf.) Chee Toy (perf.)
Say a Prayer For the Boys ''Out There'' (1917)	Alexander Marr	Bernie Grossman (words) Gertrude Cogert (perf.) Elsie Murphy (perf.) Blanche Newcomb (perf.)
When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandie (1912)	Tom Mellor	Harry Gifford (co-author) Huntley Trevor (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) Peggy Dougherty (perf.) Daisy Leon (perf.) Maybelle Morgan (perf.) Elsie Murphy (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.) Eva Shirley (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) Belle Story (perf.) Irene Williams (perf.)