Harry Freeman  (1858-1922)
Last updated: 31.08.23
p_freemanh.jpgAccording 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.
Cobbler Got the Wax, The
Music by: T.F. Robson.
Words by: Frederick Eplett
Performed by: Harry Freeman
Publisher: Francis, Day & Hunter
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Printed: 1890. Sheet Music 5 pages.
     Title Attribution Remarks
       
url15.gif Captain Called the Mate, The Arthur West (words & music)
Arthur West (perf.)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif Cheer, Boys, Cheer Henry Russell (music)
Charles MacKay (words)
Henry Russell (perf.)
Harry Anderson (perf.)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif Four-P'ny-A'p'ny Banquet, The E.W. Rogers (words & music)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif Glorious Beer Will Godwin (music)
Steve Leggett (words)
Harry Anderson (perf.)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif I'd Better Call Again Next Week Albert Perry (music)
A.J. Mills (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif I'm Off to Klondyke Walter Hastings (words & music)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif It Isn't the First Time Harry Leighton (words & music)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif Lord Mayor's Coachman, The David G. Day (music)
Harry Hunter (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif She Stood Behind the Parlour Door Unknown (words & music)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif That's the Stuff to Give 'em George Grant (music)
Harry Freeman (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
url15.gif You Look After Me Old Boy T.W. Connor (words & music)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
 
This list is arranged by composer and contains 30 works performed 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) ER
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perf15.jpg You Look After Me Old Boy (1893) T.W. Connor John S Baker (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Night In (1896), A T.W. Connor Harry Freeman (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Lord Mayor's Coachman (1881), The David G. Day Harry Hunter (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg In Darkest London Up to Date (1891) William George Eaton T S Lonsdale (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Then the Music Started (1899) William George Eaton T A King (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Glorious Beer (1895) Will Godwin Steve Leggett (words)
Harry Anderson (perf.)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
Dan W. Quinn (perf.)
perf15.jpg That's the Stuff to Give 'em (1917) George Grant Harry Freeman (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I'm Off to Klondyke (1898) Walter Hastings(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.)
perf15.jpg Wot Cher Trilby! (1896) Carl Howard(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Little Bit of Luck (1897), A Carl Howard John S. Baker (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  Beautiful Man Like Me! (1901), A George Le Brunn J P Harrington (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg It Never Troubles Me (1895) Harry Leighton Carl Howard (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg It Isn't the First Time (1898) Harry Leighton John S. Baker (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Nice Thing For a Man Like Me (1899) Frank Leo(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg My Missis Thinks She's Trilby (1895) Alan Macey Albert E. Ellis (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg They Were All Occupied (1898) Felix McGlennon Tom Brown (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I'd Better Call Again Next Week (1900) Albert Perry A J Mills (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg But Oh! She Said She Was a Country Girl (1902) Eldred Powel(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg While There's a Woman (1903) Eldred Powel(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Giddy Little Girl Said ''No''! (1894), The Orlando Powell J. P. Harrington (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Went (1895) Orlando Powell Albert Hall (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  Di-Di-Diddidy-Di! (1906) Orlando Powell Albert Hall (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I'm Still in It (1887) T.F. Robson(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Cobbler Got the Wax (1890), The T.F. Robson Frederick Eplett (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Leicester Square (1894) C.M. Rodney(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Four-P'ny-A'p'ny Banquet (1900), The E.W. Rogers(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Cheer, Boys, Cheer (1852) Henry Russell Charles MacKay (words)
Harry Anderson (perf.)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
Henry Russell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Driver of an All Night Tram (1899), The Bennett Scott C G Cotes (words)
Harry Freeman (perf.)
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perf15.jpg She Stood Behind the Parlour Door (1877c) Unknown Harry Freeman (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Captain Called the Mate (1888), The Arthur West(w&m) Harry Freeman (perf.)
Arthur West (perf.)
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