Frank Hall  (1836-1898)
Last updated: 24.05.24
All that can presently (April 2021) be gleaned about Frank Hall from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 22 works published between 1861 and 1878. He is also mentioned as a singer of The School of Jolly Dogs (1865) by Harry Copeland along with Alfred Vance and Tom MacLagan.
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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
       
  School of Jolly Dogs, The Harry Copeland (words & music)
Alfred G. Vance (perf.)
Frank Hall (perf.)
Tom MacLagan (perf.)
 
The peformer is featured on 1 sheet music/recording cover. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg School of Jolly Dogs (1865), The Harry Copeland(w&m) Frank Hall (perf.)
Tom MacLagan (perf.)
Alfred Vance (perf.)
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 21 works by Frank Hall (1836-1898). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
In the Strand 1861 Frederic Archer (words)  wvicon.gif
Johnny Don't Care 1862 Robert Jacob Hamerton (words)
arr.: George Bicknell
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Toasts and Sentiments For 1862 (w&m) 1862  wvicon.gif
Down in Piccadilly 1863 P Rathbone (words)
Great Sensation 1863 Frederick Archer (words)
I Really Couldn't Help It (w&m) 1863
It's a Way the Girls Have Got 1863 George Bicknell (words)
Kleptomania 1863 P Rathbone (words)
Oxford Street 1863 George Bicknell (words)
Robert Jacob Hamerton (words)
E. W. Mackney (perf.)
 Pub.
Polly Bluck 1863 P Rathbone (words)
E. W. Mackney (perf.)
Tom MacLagan (perf.)
Howard Paul (perf.)
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Properest Thing to Do, The 1863 George Bicknell (words)
Sally Sly (w&m) 1863 E. W. Mackney (perf.)  Pub.
Sam's Arrival (w&m) 1863
Did You Ever? 1864 Henri Talbot (words)  Pub.
Sewing Machine, The (w&m) 1864
I'm in Love, or Sarah Smart (w&m) 1868
Pretty Jemima Dont Say No 1868 Charles Belmont (words)  wvicon.gif
Straight Tips (w&m) 1868
Sailor Sinbad, The (w&m) 1870 Harry Clifton (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Life Is Like a Game of Cricket (w&m) 1873
Le Souvenir (w&m) 1878  wvicon.gif