Eva Shirley (1890-1982)
Last updated: 31.10.23
p_shirleye.jpgAll that can presently (June 2022) be gleaned about Eva Shirley (née Eva Schainbaum) from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an American vaudeville singer. and songwriter who has been featured on 8 works published between 1910 and 1924.
Her portrait on the left is taken from Come Josephine in My Flying Machine (1910) music by Fred Fisher, words by Alfred Bryan and published by Maurice Shapiro Music Publisher, New York, USA.
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Come Josephine in My Flying Machine (1910) F. Fisher (music)
A. Bryan (words)
Eva Shirley (perf.)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Santa Rosa (1916) A. Lange (music)
Jeff T. Branen (words)
Eva Shirley (perf.)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Lindy and Me (1919) E. Lloyd (music)
Eva Shirley (words)
Eva Shirley (perf.)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandie (1912) T. Mellor (music)
H. Gifford (coauth.)
H. Trevor (coauth.)
Eva Shirley (perf.)		 Piano YorkSpace Pub.
This list is arranged by composer and contains 9 works performed by Eva Shirley 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) ER
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Oh! You Million Dollar Doll (1913) Maurice Abrahams Grant Clarke (words)
Edgar Leslie (words)
Belle Baker (perf.)
Eva Shirley (perf.)
May Walsh (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Let Me Linger Longer in Your Arms (1924) Abel Baer Cliff Friend (words)
Eva Shirley (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Come Josephine in My Flying Machine (1910) Fred Fisher Alfred Bryan (words)
Walter Van Brunt (perf.)
Brownie Carroll (perf.)
Ila Grannon (perf.)
Hoffman & Wallace (perf.)
Lawrence Johnston (perf.)
Ada Jones (perf.)
Billy Murray (perf.)
Eva Shirley (perf.)
Welp & Cassini (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg All That I Ask of You Is Love (1910) Herbert Ingraham Edgar Selden (words)
Helen Clark (perf.)
Isabell D'Armond (perf.)
Della Fox (perf.)
Marie Laurant (perf.)
Frank Mullane (perf.)
Eva Shirley (perf.)
Bessie Wynn (perf.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg Santa Rosa (1916) Arthur Lange Jeff T. Branen (words)
Eva Shirley (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Lindy and Me (1919) Evans Lloyd Eva Shirley (words)
Eva Shirley (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg 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.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg I Wish I Had a Heart to Give (1915) Max Prival(w&m) Eva Shirley (co-author)
Eva Shirley (perf.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg California and You (1914) Harry Puck Edgar Leslie (words)
Calvin & Vincent (perf.)
Lottie Collins (perf.)
Mable Russell (perf.)
Eva Shirley (perf.) 		wvicon.gif