Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Last updated: 18.03.25
According to the Internet source given below, Elsie Janis was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "The Sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force). Of ragtime interest is her Anti Rag-Time Girl (1913).
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Elsie Janis | Biography by Wikipedia | |
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Elsie Janis | Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards | |
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DAHR: Elsie Janis | List of 36 historic recordings from 1912 to 1938. |
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Various Artists | Classic Ragtime: Roots and Offshoots |        |
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| Title | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Florrie Was a Flapper | Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Anti Rag-Time Girl (1913) | E. Janis (w&m) Sallie Fisher (perf.) Sallie Fisher (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Anytime's the Time to Fall in Love (1930) | E. Janis (w&m) Jack King (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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I'd Rather Love What I Cannot Have (1911) | E. Janis (w&m) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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I've Waited All My Life (1922) | E. Janis (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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You Want Someone to Love You (1908) | E.A. van Alstyne (music) H. Williams (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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I'm Not Prepared (1916) | I. Berlin (w&m) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Ev'ry Fellow Wants to Love Me (1907) | R.H. Bowers (music) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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I'd Like to Lock You in My Heart (1907) | R.H. Bowers (music) Raymond W. Peck (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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If You Were Lost to Me (1906) | R.H. Bowers (music) Raymond W. Peck (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Light in Girlish Eyes (1906), The | R.H. Bowers (music) Raymond W Peck (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Little Chauffeur (1906), The | R.H. Bowers (music) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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⇑My House Boat Beau (1906) | R.H. Bowers (w&m) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Somewhere in the World There's a Little Girl For Me (1906) | R.H. Bowers (music) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Wine, Woman and Song (1906) | R.H. Bowers (music) Raymond W. Peck (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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It's a Long Way to Dear Old Broadway (1918) | E. Breuer (w&m) George Fairman (coauth.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Let Me Live and Stay in Dixieland (1910) | E. Brice (w&m) Charles King (coauth.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Prudence (1915) | H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Same Old Song (1915), The | H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) E. Janis (perf.) Basil Hallam (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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When the Clock Strikes Thirteen (1915) | H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) E. Janis (perf.) Arthur Playfair (perf.) Nelson Keys (perf.) Basil Hallam (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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⇑Finish (1907) | J.L. Golden (music) Henry Blossom (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Gretchen Mädchen Mine (1907) | J.L. Golden (w&m) Joseph Cawthorn (perf.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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I'm Growing Fond of You (1907) | J.L. Golden (music) Henry Blossom (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Lady of the Slipper (1912), The | V. Herbert (music) James O'Dea (words) E. Janis (perf.) David Craig Montgomery (perf.) Fred Stone (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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In the Latin Quarter (1919) | W.B. Kernell (music) Richard Fechheimer (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Just a Little After Taps (1918) | W.B. Kernell (music) Richard Fechheimer (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Put Me Amongst the Girls (1907) | D. Lipton (music) G. Arthurs (words) Joe Cawthorne (perf.) Frank Farrington (perf.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Almost (1908) | G. Luders (music) George Ade (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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⇑Fair Co-Ed (1908), The | G. Luders (music) George Ade (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I'll Dream of That Sweet Co-Ed (1908) | G. Luders (music) George Ade (words) E. Janis (perf.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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Please Don't Keep Me Waiting (1908) | G. Luders (music) George Ade (words) E. Janis (perf.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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Bless Your Ever Loving Little Heart (1911) | H.I. Marshall (music) S. Murphy (words) E. Janis (perf.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana YorkSpace |
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Bonus Blues (1922) | C. Morgan (music) A. Swanstrom (coauth.) E. Janis (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Bonus Blues (1922), The | C. Morgan (music) A. Swanstrom (coauth.) E. Janis (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Ooh La La I'm Having a Wonderful Time (1918) | E.G. Nelson (music) B. Green (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais (1917) | E.G. Nelson (music) Will Hart (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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⇑When I Used to Lead the Ballet (1916) | C. Porter (music) T. Lawrason Riggs (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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I Like 'em Plump (1910) | L. Stuart (music) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Oh! What a Chance to Take (1909) | L. Stuart (music) Henry Blossom (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Queen of My Dreams (1910) | L. Stuart (w&m) Henry Blossom (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Slim Princess (1910), The | L. Stuart (w&m) Henry Blossom (words) E. Janis (perf.) E. Janis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
Pub. |
The peformer is featured on 45 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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You Want Someone to Love You (1908) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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I'm Not Prepared (1916) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Elsie Janis (perf.) | |
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If You Were Lost to Me (1906) | Robert Hood Bowers | Raymond W. Peck (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Light in Girlish Eyes (1906), The | Robert Hood Bowers | Raymond W Peck (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Little Chauffeur (1906), The | Robert Hood Bowers | Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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My House Boat Beau (1906) | Robert Hood Bowers(w&m) | Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Somewhere in the World There's a Little Girl For Me (1906) | Robert Hood Bowers | Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Wine, Woman and Song (1906) | Robert Hood Bowers | Raymond W. Peck (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Ev'ry Fellow Wants to Love Me (1907) | Robert Hood Bowers | Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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I'd Like to Lock You in My Heart (1907) | Robert Hood Bowers | Raymond W. Peck (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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⇑It's a Long Way to Dear Old Broadway (1918) | Ernest Breuer(w&m) | George Fairman (co-author)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Let Me Live and Stay in Dixieland (1910) | Elizabeth Brice(w&m) | Charles King (co-author)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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For I Love Only You (1911) | Hermann E. Darewski | Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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You're Just a Flower From an Old Bouquet (1924) | Lucien Denni | Gwynne Denni (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | Herman Finck | Arthur Wimperis (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Same Old Song (1915), The | Herman Finck | Arthur Wimperis (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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When the Clock Strikes Thirteen (1915) | Herman Finck | Arthur Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Prudence (1915) | Herman Finck | Arthur Wimperis (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Finish (1907) | John L. Golden | Henry Blossom (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Gretchen Mädchen Mine (1907) | John L. Golden(w&m) | Joseph Cawthorn (perf.) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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My Yankee Doodle Girl (1910) | John L. Golden | Henry Blossom (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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⇑I'm Growing Fond of You (1917) | John L. Golden | Henry Blossom (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Lady of the Slipper (1912), The | Victor Herbert | James O'Dea (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) David Craig Montgomery (perf.) Fred Stone (perf.) |
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My June-Time Rose (1904) | Lester Keith | John Kemble (words) Milton Aborn (words) Sargent Aborn (words) Reginald De Koven (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Just a Little After Taps (1918) | William B. Kernell | Richard Fechheimer (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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In the Latin Quarter (1919) | William B. Kernell | Richard Fechheimer (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Let's Go (1919) | William B. Kernell | Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Put Me Amongst the Girls (1907) | Dan Lipton | George Arthurs (words)
Joe Cawthorne (perf.) Frank Farrington (perf.) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Fair Co-Ed (1908), The | Gustav Luders | George Ade (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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⇑I'll Dream of That Sweet Co-Ed (1908) | Gustav Luders | George Ade (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Please Don't Keep Me Waiting (1908) | Gustav Luders | George Ade (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Almost (1908) | Gustav Luders | George Ade (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Apple Sauce (1922) | Abe Lyman(w&m) | Gus Arnheim (co-author) Arthur Freed (co-author) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Bless Your Ever Loving Little Heart (1911) | Henry I. Marshall | Stanley Murphy (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Bonus Blues (1922), The | Carey Morgan | Arthur Swanstrom (co-author) Elsie Janis (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais (1917) | Ed G. Nelson | Will Hart (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Ooh La La I'm Having a Wonderful Time (1918) | Ed G. Nelson | Bud Green (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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When I Used to Lead the Ballet (1916) | Cole Porter | T. Lawrason Riggs (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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I Like 'em Plump (1910) | Leslie Stuart | Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Queen of My Dreams (1910) | Leslie Stuart(w&m) | Henry Blossom (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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⇑Slim Princess (1910), The | Leslie Stuart(w&m) | Henry Blossom (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Oh! What a Chance to Take (1909) | Leslie Stuart | Henry Blossom (words)
Elsie Janis (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 13 works by Elsie Janis (1889-1956).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| I'd Rather Love What I Cannot Have (w&m) | 1911 | |
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| El Choclo | 1912 | Victor Orchestra (perf.) |  |
| Fascinating Base-Ball Slide (w&m) | 1912 | Elsie Janis (perf.) |  |
| Fo De Lawd's Sake, Play a Waltz (w&m) | 1912 | Elsie Janis (perf.) | |
| When Antelo Plays the 'cello | 1912 | Angel Gregorio Villoldo (co-author) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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| Anti Rag-Time Girl (w&m) | 1913 | Sallie Fisher (perf.) | Pub. |
| I Never Knew | 1919 | Irving Berlin (words) | |
| Regular Girl, A | 1919 | Bert Kalmar (words) Harry Ruby (words) |
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| I've Waited All My Life (w&m) | 1922 | |
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| Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere | 1929 | Edmund Goulding (words) | |
| Anytime's the Time to Fall in Love (w&m) | 1930 | Jack King (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Pour une heure de bonheur | 1930 | Jack King (co-author) BattailleHenri (words) Jean Sorbier (perf.) |
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| Oh, Give Me Time for Tenderness | ? | Edmund Goulding (co-author) |
| Composer | Title | Performer |
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H. Finck | Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) (3:30) | E. Janis |