Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Last updated: 31.08.21
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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Various Artists | Classic Ragtime: Roots and Offshoots |        |
This list is arranged by title and contains 1 lyric performed by Elsie Janis. The lyrics/monologues and *.pdf files have been kindly compiled by monologues.co.uk/musichall
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Florrie Was a Flapper | Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) E. Janis (perf. by) |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 13 songs sung by Elsie Janis 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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My House Boat Beau (1906) | Robert Hood Bowers(w&m) | E. Janis (perf. by) |  |
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For I Love Only You (1911) | Hermann E. Darewski | E. Janis (perf. by) | |
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You're Just a Flower From an Old Bouquet (1924) | Lucien Denni | Gwynne Denni (words) E. Janis (perf. by) Walter Pidgeon (perf. by) |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | Herman Finck | Arthur Wimperis (words) E. Janis (perf. by) Julia Sanderson (perf. by) |
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Gretchen Mädchen Mine (1907) | John L. Golden(w&m) | E. Janis (perf. by) | |
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My Yankee Doodle Girl (1910) | John L. Golden | Henry Blossom (words) E. Janis (perf. by) |
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Fo De Lawd's Sake, Play a Waltz (1912) | Elsie Janis(w&m) | E. Janis (perf. by) | |
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My June-Time Rose (1904) | Lester Keith | John Kemble (words) Milton Aborn (words) Sargent Aborn (words) Reginald De Koven (words) E. Janis (perf. by) |
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In the Latin Quarter (1919) | William B. Kernell | E. Janis (perf. by) | |
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Just a Little After Taps (1918) | William B. Kernell | Richard Fechheimer (words) E. Janis (perf. by) |
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⇑Let's Go (1919) | William B. Kernell | E. Janis (perf. by) | |
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Put Me Amongst the Girls (1907) | Dan Lipton | E. Janis (perf. by) | |
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Bless Your Ever Loving Little Heart (1911) | Henry I. Marshall | Stanley Murphy (words) E. Janis (perf. by) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 9 works by Elsie Janis (1889-1956).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| I'd Rather Love What I Cannot Have (w&m) | 1911 | |
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| Fo De Lawd's Sake, Play a Waltz (w&m) | 1912 | E. Janis (perf. by) | |
| Anti Rag-Time Girl (w&m) | 1913 | |
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| I Never Knew | 1919 | Irving Berlin (words) | |
| Regular Girl, A | 1919 | B. Kalmar (words) H. 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 | 1930 | Jack King (words) | |
| Oh, Give Me Time for Tenderness | ? | E. Goulding (co-author) |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | 3:30 | Elsie Janis | H. Finck |