Harry Freeman (1858-1922)
Last updated: 12.12.21
According to the Internet source given below, Harry Freeman was an English music hall performer born near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He was the first King Rat of the show business charity the Grand Order of Water Rats. He was chiefly based in Birmingham where he achieved his most success. His first appearance in 1877 at the Imperial Theatre in Walsall. This lead to bookings at music halls in the Midlands and he made his London debut at Lusby's Music Halll' in 1881. His most popular songs include Leicester Square (1894 - words &music: C.M. Rodney) and The Giddy little Girl said, "No!" (1890 - words: J.P. Harrington; music: Orlando Powell. In 1896 he was billed at The Paragon Theatre of Varieties on the Mile End Road in London's East End and his last public appearance was in Norwich in May 1922.
The oortrait by H.G. Banks is from the sheet music cover of They Were All Occupied (1898 - words: Tom Browne; music Felix McGlennon).
Freeman died in Covent Garden.
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Harry Freeman (1858-1922) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Cobbler Got the Wax, The Music by: T.F. Robson. Words by: F. Eplett Perf. by: H. Freeman
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Captain Called the Mate, The | Arthur West (words & music) A. West (perf.) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Cheer, Boys, Cheer | Henry Russell (music) Charles MacKay (words) H. Russell (perf.) Harry Anderson (perf.) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Four-P'ny-A'p'ny Banquet, The | E.W. Rogers (words & music) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Glorious Beer | Will Godwin (music) Steve Leggett (words) Harry Anderson (perf.) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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I'd Better Call Again Next Week | Albert Perry (music) A.J. Mills (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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I'm Off to Klondyke | Walter Hastings (words & music) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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It Isn't the First Time | Harry Leighton (words & music) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Lord Mayor's Coachman, The | David G. Day (music) Harry Hunter (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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She Stood Behind the Parlour Door | Unknown (words & music) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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That's the Stuff to Give 'em | George Grant (music) H. Freeman (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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You Look After Me Old Boy | T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Freeman (perf.) |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 30 songs sung by Harry Freeman 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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Night In (1896), A | T.W. Connor | H. Freeman (perf.) |  |
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You Look After Me Old Boy (1893) | T.W. Connor | John S Baker (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Lord Mayor's Coachman (1881), The | David G. Day | Harry Hunter (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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In Darkest London Up to Date (1891) | William George Eaton | T S Lonsdale (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Then the Music Started (1899) | William George Eaton | T A King (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Glorious Beer (1895) | Will Godwin | S. Leggett (words) Dan W. Quinn (perf.) Harry Anderson (perf.) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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That's the Stuff to Give 'em (1917) | George Grant | H. Freeman (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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I'm Off to Klondyke (1898) | Walter Hastings(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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Little Bit of Luck (1897), A | Carl Howard | J.S. Baker (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Wot Cher Trilby! (1896) | Carl Howard(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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⇑Beautiful Man Like Me! (1901), A | George Le Brunn | J P Harrington (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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It Isn't the First Time (1898) | Harry Leighton | J.S. Baker (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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It Never Troubles Me (1895) | Harry Leighton | Carl Howard (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Nice Thing For a Man Like Me (1899) | Frank Leo(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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My Missis Thinks She's Trilby (1895) | Alan Macey | A.E. Ellis (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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They Were All Occupied (1898) | Felix McGlennon | T. Brown (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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I'd Better Call Again Next Week (1900) | Albert Perry | A J Mills (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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But Oh! She Said She Was a Country Girl (1902) | Eldred Powel(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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While There's a Woman (1903) | Eldred Powel(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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Di-Di-Diddidy-Di! (1906) | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Giddy Little Girl Said ''No''! (1894), The | Orlando Powell | J.P. Harrington (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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⇑Went (1895) | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Cobbler Got the Wax (1890), The | T.F. Robson | F. Eplett (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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I'm Still in It (1887) | T.F. Robson(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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Leicester Square (1894) | C.M. Rodney(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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Four-P'ny-A'p'ny Banquet (1900), The | E.W. Rogers(w&m) | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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Cheer, Boys, Cheer (1852) | Henry Russell | Charles MacKay (words) H. Russell (perf.) Harry Anderson (perf.) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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Driver of an All Night Tram (1899), The | Bennett Scott | C G Cotes (words) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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She Stood Behind the Parlour Door (1877c) | Unknown | H. Freeman (perf.) | |
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Captain Called the Mate (1888), The | Arthur West(w&m) | A. West (perf.) H. Freeman (perf.) |
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