Clarice Vance (1870-1961)
Last updated: 01.06.22
According to the Internet source given below, Clarice Vance (née Clara Etta Black ) was an American vaudeville performer from the late 1890's to about 1917 born in Ohio. Billed as "The Southern Singer" she sang ragtime and dialect (coon) songs as a solo artist and was also active in farce comedy.
She was married to Mose Gumble, songwriter and manager of Jerome H. Remick & Co. between 1904 and 1917. Gumble wrote Mariar (1905), her most popular song which she recorded at least 3 different versions. She played in the Broadway musical, A Skylark as well as in London at the London Palace on a 26-week appearance.
Her career waned in the mid 1920's and is reported to have been living in San Francisco as a "dramatic coach".
She died in Napa, California.
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Clarice Vance | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Mariar | M. Gumble | Edison's National Phonograph Company: 9051 |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | J.F. Helf (words & music) W.A. Heelan (coauth.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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Back, Back, Back to Baltimore (1904) | E.A. van Alstyne (music) Harry Williams (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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What's the Use of Anything? (1906) | E.A. van Alstyne (music) Harry Williams (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Bye-Bye Babykins Bye-Bye (1894) | W.H. Penn (music) G. Jefferson (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Common Sense | C. Smith (words & music) John Larkins (coauth.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | |
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I'd Rather Two Step Than Waltz, Bill (2:38) | B.H. Burt |
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I'm Afraid To Come Home in the Dark (2:57) | E.A. van Alstyne |
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Mariar (1:57) | M. Gumble |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 22 works performed by Clarice Vance 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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Back, Back, Back to Baltimore (1904) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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My Hindoo Man (1905) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | H.H. Williams (words) M. Cahill (perf.) Marie Laurent (perf.) Josephine Gassman (perf.) Kelly & Violette (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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What's the Use of Anything? (1906) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1907) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | H.H. Williams (words) Ella Retford (perf.) Hetty King (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Della Fox (perf.) M. Irwin (perf.) May Vokes (perf.) Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.) |
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Dis!pos!zes! Means Move (1904) | James Timothy Brymn | Ernest Hogan (words) Arthur Dewing (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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I'd Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill! (1907) | Benjamin Hapgood Burt(w&m) | Clarice Vance (perf.) Adele Ritchie (perf.) Ethel Levey (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.) |
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Down in Dear Old New Orleans (1912) | Con Conrad | Joe Young (words) Jay Whidden (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) Belle Ashlyn (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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I Ain't Going Back to Baltimo' No Mo' (1906) | Shepard N. Edmonds | Clarice Vance (perf.) | |
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Mariar (1905) | Mose Gumble | Harry Williams (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | J. Fred Helf(w&m) | Will. A. Heelan (co-author) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Marie Dressler (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Many Others (perf.) |
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⇑If Anybody Wants to Meet a Jonah, Shake Hands With Me (1906) | H.H. Hoyt(w&m) | Clarice Vance (perf.) | |
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Yo' Eyes Are Open But Yo' Sound Asleep (1907) | Billy Johnson | Clarice Vance (perf.) | |
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Bring Your Money Home (1899) | Harry S. Miller(w&m) | Clarice Vance (perf.) | |
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Down on the Brandywine (1904) | James B. Mullen | Vincent Bryan (words) Bob Westford (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Bye-Bye Babykins Bye-Bye (1894) | William H. Penn | Gene Jefferson (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Bedelia (1903) | Jean Schwartz | William Jerome (words) Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.) Lloyd Morgan (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Blanche Ring (perf.) Ellmore Sisters (perf.) |
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Farewell, Mister Abner Hemingway (1905) | Jean Schwartz | William Jerome (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) May Yohé (perf.) |
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All in Down and Out (1906) | Chris Smith | E. Bowman (words) R.C. McPherson (words) Johnson (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Common Sense (1907) | Chris Smith | John Larkins (co-author) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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You're in the Right Church But the Wrong Pew (1908) | Chris Smith | Cecil Mack (words) Ed Morton (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) B.A. Williams (perf.) |
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He's My Cousin if She's Your Niece (1914) | Chris Smith | Clarice Vance (perf.) |