Harry Freeman (1858-1922)
Last updated: 01.03.21
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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Cobbler Got the Wax, The By: T.F. Robson. Words by: F. Eplett. Sung by : H. Freeman.
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 28 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 (sung by) |  |
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You Look After Me Old Boy (1893) | T.W. Connor | John S Baker (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Lord Mayor's Coachman (1881), The | David G. Day | Harry Hunter (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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In Darkest London Up to Date (1891) | William George Eaton | T S Lonsdale (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Then the Music Started (1899) | William George Eaton | T A King (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Glorious Beer (1895) | Will Godwin | S. Leggett (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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That's the Stuff to Give 'em (1917) | George Grant | H. Freeman (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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I'm Off to Klondyke (1898) | Walter Hastings(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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Beautiful Man Like Me! (1901), A | George Le Brunn | J P Harrington (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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It Isn't the First Time (1898) | Harry Leighton | J.S. Baker (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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⇑It Never Troubles Me (1895) | Harry Leighton | Carl Howard (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Nice Thing For a Man Like Me (1899) | Frank Leo(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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My Missis Thinks She's Trilby (1895) | Alan Macey | A.E. Ellis (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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They Were All Occupied (1898) | Felix McGlennon | T. Brown (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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I'd Better Call Again Next Week (1900) | Albert Perry | A J Mills (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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But Oh! She Said She Was a Country Girl (1902) | Eldred Powel(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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While There's a Woman (1903) | Eldred Powel(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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Di-Di-Diddidy-Di! (1906) | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Giddy Little Girl Said ''No''! (1894), The | Orlando Powell | J.P. Harrington (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Went (1895) | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Cobbler Got the Wax (1890), The | T.F. Robson | F. Eplett (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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⇑I'm Still in It (1887) | T.F. Robson(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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Leicester Square (1894) | C.M. Rodney(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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Four-P'ny-A'p'ny Banquet (1900), The | E.W. Rogers(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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Cheer, Boys, Cheer (1852) | Henry Russell | Charles MacKay (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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Driver of an All Night Tram (1899), The | Bennett Scott | C G Cotes (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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She Stood Behind the Parlour Door (1877c) | Unknown | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
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Captain Called the Mate (1888), The | Arthur West(w&m) | H. Freeman (sung by) | |