Tom Bass (1852-1913)

Overview

All that can presently (January 2024) be gleaned about Tom Bass from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was presumably an English composer/performer of at least 11 works published between 1880 and 1899 for the music hall industry.
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Monologues

This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	I'm a Member of the County Council	Tom Bass (words & music) Tom Bass (perf.)

Music Halls

Titles

The peformer is featured on 5 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


	Foresters Féte at the Palace (1880), The	William George Eaton	T S Lonsdale (words) Tom Bass (perf.)
	Cabby (?), The	Alfred Lee	Fred Thomas (words) Tom Bass (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 10 works by Tom Bass (1852-1913). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


In the Days of Auld Lang Syne (w&m)	1885
Copy Your Uncle John (w&m)	1887	James Fawn (perf.)
I Hav'nt Quite Made Up My Mind (w&m)	1887	James Fawn (perf.)	Pub.
I'm a Member of the County Council (w&m)	1889	Tom Bass (perf.)
Model From Madame Tussaud's , A (w&m)	1889	Tom Bass (perf.)	Pub.
Nothing (w&m)	1889		Pub.
There's Bigger Fools Than Me in the Army! (w&m)	1889		Pub.
Last Last Man, The	1890	George Horncastle (words)
Bill-Poster, The	1892	George Horncastle (words) Alfred Lee (words) Tom Bass (perf.)	Pub.
Rich and the Poor Man's Storyum, The (w&m)	1899		Pub.