Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Last updated: 07.04.21
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 (sung by) |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 10 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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For I Love Only You (1911) | Hermann E. Darewski | E. Janis (sung by) | |
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You're Just a Flower From an Old Bouquet (1924) | Lucien Denni | Gwynne Denni (words) E. Janis (sung by) |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | Herman Finck | Arthur Wimperis (words) E. Janis (sung by) Julia Sanderson (sung by) |
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My Yankee Doodle Girl (1910) | John L. Golden | Henry Blossom (words) E. Janis (sung by) |
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Fo De Lawd's Sake, Play a Waltz (1912) | Elsie Janis(w&m) | E. Janis (sung by) | |
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In the Latin Quarter (1919) | William B. Kernell | E. Janis (sung by) | |
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Just a Little After Taps (1918) | William B. Kernell | Richard Fechheimer (words) E. Janis (sung by) |
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Let's Go (1919) | William B. Kernell | E. Janis (sung by) | |
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Put Me Amongst the Girls (1907) | Dan Lipton | E. Janis (sung by) | |
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Bless Your Ever Loving Little Heart (1911) | Henry I. Marshall | Stanley Murphy (words) E. Janis (sung by) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 8 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 (sung by) | |
| Anti Rag-Time Girl (w&m) | 1913 | |
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| I Never Knew | 1919 | Irving Berlin (words) | |
| 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 |