Tom Costello (1863-1943)
Last updated: 07.04.21
According to the Internet source given below, Tom Costello [Thomas Costellow] was a British music hall comedian and singer who may have been born in Birmingham or Ireland. He was an engraver before making his first stage appearance in Wolverhampton in 1883 and before performing in music halls in Bedford and south London in the same year. An early successe was his performance of My Nellie's Blue Eyes (1886 ) by William J. Scanlan which was then parodied by Charles Coborn with his Two Lovely Black Eyes (1886).
Costello specialised in black humour, such as At Trinity Church I Met My Doom(1894) by Fred Gilbert and sentimental/patriotic ballads such as Comrades (1890) by Felix McGlennon which became his signature song. Both those songs are given in 60 Old-Time Variety Songs
He toured with his own variety company in the 1920's and recorded a medley of his most famous songs in 1933.
He died in London.
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Various Performers | Variety Veterans 1931-1952 |
This list is arranged by title and contains 18 lyrics performed by Tom Costello. The lyrics/monologues and *.pdf files have been kindly compiled by monologues.co.uk/musichall
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At Trinity Church I Met My Doom | Fred Gilbert (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Club Raid Upside Down, The | George Le Brunn (music) Edgar Bateman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Comrades | Felix McGlennon (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Does It Hurt You Very Much? | Fred W. Leigh (music) Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Eliza Brown | Joseph Tabrar (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Farmer's Farewell, The | Will Godwin (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Good-Bye Dolly Gray | Paul Barnes (music) Will. D. Cobb (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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He's in the Asylum Now | Frank P. Aylmer (music) Edmund Forman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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His Funeral's To-Morrow | Felix McGlennon (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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In Those Dear Old Golden Days | Bennett Scott (music) A. J. Mills (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Madam Duvan | Tom Costello (music) Joseph Tabrar (words) Marie Lloyd (sung by) |
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⇑She Comes Home Tight on Saturday Night | Fred Gilbert (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Sheeny Coon, The | Harry Castling (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Ship I Love, The | Felix McGlennon (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Society Actor, The | Felix McGlennon (music) Norton Atkins (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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What I Say I Do Do, I Do Do! | Fred W. Leigh (music) Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Working Man's Sunday at Home, The | Frank Egerton (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
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You're Still One of the Boys | E.W. Rogers (words & music) T. Costello (sung by) |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 87 songs sung by Tom Costello 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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He's in the Asylum Now (1889) | Frank P. Aylmer | Edmund Forman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Good-Bye Dolly Gray (1898) | Paul Barnes | Will D. Cobb (words) T. Costello (sung by) Kid Richards (sung by) Rose Sartella (sung by) |
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I've Got the Girl I've Got the Ring (1920) | Harry Castling(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Publican's Lament (1919), The | Harry Castling(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Sheeny Coon (1898), The | Harry Castling(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Tom Costello's Appreciation of ''There's Air'' (1900) | Harry Castling | E. Bateman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Come Down, Mrs. Brown! Come Down! (1911) | Charles Collins | Fred Murray (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Boys That Do the Fighting (1897), The | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Bunch of Shamrock (1904), A | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Convict and the Bird (1910), The | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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⇑Good-Bye Polly (1897) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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I'm Going to Ride a Bicycle (1897) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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I've Been Sleeping on the Floor All Night (1902) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Mermaids (1900) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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My Irish Honey, O! (1900) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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My Old Comrade (1903) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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One, Two, Three (1899) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Ready (1898) | T.W. Connor | John S Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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She Don't Want a Maid to Dress Her Hair (1902) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Soldier's Farewell (1913), The | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Strolling in the Garden (1896) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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⇑Till Pay-Day Comes Again (1901) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Under the Mistletoe-Bough (1911) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Who's Going to Mash Me To-Night (1898) | T.W. Connor | Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Will You Go? (1899) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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What's in a Name? (1893) | John Crook | Richard Barnard (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Working Man's Sunday at Home (1892), The | Frank Egerton(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Faithful (1899) | Frederick Eplett | F. Gilbert (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Theosophee (1891) | Frederick Eplett | Charles Wilmott (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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At Trinity Church I Met My Doom (1894) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Bridget the Spaniard (1897) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Father's Come Home With His Money All Right (1895) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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⇑I Gave the Missis a Brace of Kisses (1896) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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I've Got to Prove It (1896) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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If You'll Be True to Me (1892) | Fred Gilbert | Frederick Eplett (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Laughing Madman (1895), The | Fred Gilbert | John S Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1892), The | Fred Gilbert | C. Coborn (sung by) T. Costello (sung by) Frank Dunne (sung by) |
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Never Knock at Her Door Now, My Boy (1894) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Oh! Maria, if You Love Me (1894) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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She Comes Home Tight on Saturday Night (1895) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Sunday Afternoon (1894) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Farmer's Farewell (1895), The | Will Godwin(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Club Raid Upside Down (1901), The | George Le Brunn | Edgar Bateman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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⇑Music, Sweet Music (1901) | George Le Brunn | J P Harrington (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Zanana! (1905) | George Le Brunn | J P Harrington (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Does It Hurt You Very Much? (1901) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Fed Up! (1918) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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I've Come Back to Town Once Again (1919) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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My Little Ammunition Girl. (1916) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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What I Say I Do Do, I Do Do! (1904) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Buy a Bicycle (1893) | Felix McGlennon | James Curran (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Comrades (1890) | Felix McGlennon | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Gate (1889), The | Felix McGlennon | Warwick Williams (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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He's in Regular Employment Now (1891) | Felix McGlennon | N. Atkins (words) J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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⇑His Funeral's To-Morrow (1889) | Felix McGlennon(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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I Promised (1890) | Felix McGlennon | J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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I'll Forgive Him (1894) | Felix McGlennon | James Curran (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Lavender, the Howler (1896) | Felix McGlennon | Charles D Hickman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Norah My Wife (1894) | Felix McGlennon | W A Archbold (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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One-Legged Family (1895), The | Felix McGlennon | A. Hall (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Quiet Little Corner Down in Kent (1897), A | Felix McGlennon | E. Bateman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Ship I Love (1893), The | Felix McGlennon(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Society Actor (1891), The | Felix McGlennon | N. Atkins (words) J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Temperance Brigade (1891), The | Felix McGlennon | Tom Conley (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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They Bloom in Summer (1890) | Felix McGlennon | Harold Hope (words) J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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⇑They Discharged Him Because He Was Old (1890) | Felix McGlennon | J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Board and Lodging For a Nice Young Man (1911) | Tom Mellor | H. Gifford (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Farewell to Ireland! (1912) | Tom Mellor | H. Gifford (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Home Again to Dear Old London (1911) | Tom Mellor | H. Gifford (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Why Did You Go to War? (1900) | Henry E. Pether | Paul Pelham (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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All Through ''Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay'' (1892) | Orlando Powell | J.P. Harrington (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Duchess of Deansgate (1896), The | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) F. McGlennon (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Two Angels (1896) | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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You're Still One of the Boys (1909) | E.W. Rogers(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Burglar Coon (1901), The | Bennett Scott | A J Mills (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Fair Trade (1904) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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⇑Have Me on a Three Months' Lease (1898) | Bennett Scott | C G Cotes (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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I've Made Up My Mind to Sail Away (1902) | Bennett Scott | H.E. Pether (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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In Those Dear Old Golden Days (1906) | Bennett Scott | A J Mills (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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It Don't Go Well With ''Scroggs'' (1898) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Somebody's Sailor Boy (1903) | Bennett Scott | G. Arthurs (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Ten-Bob Rise, or, My Old Pal Joe (1906), The | Bennett Scott | E. Bateman (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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There's No One to Say Good-Bye (1905) | Bennett Scott | A J Mills (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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Wreck of the ''Serpent'' (1890), The | F.V St.Clair | W W Bright (words) T. Costello (sung by) Ella Dean (sung by) |
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Eliza Brown (1908) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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One of the Racing Boys (1898) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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Only a Simple Message From the Dear Homeland (1899) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | T. Costello (sung by) | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 10 works by Tom Costello (1863-1943).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Madam Duvan | 1891 | Joseph Tabrar (words) Marie Lloyd (sung by) |
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| Supersitious Wife , The | 1896 | E W Rogers (words) Charles Bignell (sung by) |
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| Blow Winds Gently (w&m) | 1898 | |
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| If You Love Me Just As I Love You | 1903 | A J Mills (words) B. Scott (words) |
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| On Monday I Met Him | 1909 | F.W. Leigh (words) H.E. Pether (words) |
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| Pitmates (w&m) | 1913 | |
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| I'm Giving Up My Job to the Kaiser | 1915 | F.W. Leigh (words) | |
| Mary Devine | 1915 | F.W. Leigh (words) | |
| When You Hear Your Country Calling | 1915 | F.W. Leigh (words) | |
| Nellie Brown | 1919 | F.W. Leigh (words) | |
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At Trinity Church I Met My Doom (1934) | 3:02 | Tom Costello | F. Gilbert |