Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Last updated: 13.08.23
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 |        |
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Florrie Was a Flapper | Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Anti Rag-Time Girl (1913) | E. Janis (w&m) Sallie Fisher (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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Under an Oak (1894) | V. Herbert (music) Francis Neilson (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Village Belles (1908) | E.F. Kendall (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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My Sweetheart Went Down With the Ship (1912) | F.H. Klickmann (music) R. Lewis (words) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | |
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There's Only One Pal After All (1920) | F.H. Klickmann (music) Harold G. Frost (words) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Bygones (1922) | M. Kortlander (music) Harry Alpert (coauth.) L. Weslyn (words) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | |
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Sweetheart (1909) | C.B. Kummer (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Raggity-Rag (1907) | J-P. Lafreniere (music) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Jolly Jingles Rag Op. 306 (1913) | F.H. Losey (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Troubadour (1904), The | W.C. Polla (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Sunny Jim (1906) | L.M. Stout (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 31 works performed 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) | 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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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) Arthur Hall (perf.) Elsie Janis (perf.) Walter Pidgeon (perf.) John Ryan (perf.) |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | Herman Finck | Arthur Wimperis (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) Julia Sanderson (perf.) |
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Gretchen Mädchen Mine (1907) | John L. Golden(w&m) | 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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Lady of the Slipper (1912), The | Victor Herbert | James O'Dea (words) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.) Elsie Janis (perf.) David Craig Montgomery (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) Fred Stone (perf.) |
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Fo De Lawd's Sake, Play a Waltz (1912) | Elsie Janis(w&m) | Elsie Janis (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 | 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 | 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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Bless Your Ever Loving Little Heart (1911) | Henry I. Marshall | Stanley Murphy (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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Queen of My Dreams (1910) | Leslie Stuart | Leslie Stuart (co-author) Henry Blossom (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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Slim Princess (1910), The | Leslie Stuart | Henry Blossom (words) Elsie Janis (perf.) |
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⇑Under an Oak (1894) | Victor Herbert | Francis Neilson (words) | |
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Village Belles (1908) | Edwin F. Kendall | |
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Jolly Jingles Rag Op. 306 (1913) | Frank Hoyt Losey | |
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Troubadour (1904), The | William C. Polla | Edison Concert Band (perf.) | |
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Sunny Jim (1906) | L.M. Stout | |
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Sweetheart (1909) | Clare Beecher Kummer(w&m) | |
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Raggity-Rag (1907) | Jean-Baptiste Lafreniere | |
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There's Only One Pal After All (1920) | Frank Henri Klickmann | Harold G. Frost (words) Edward Allen (perf.) |
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My Sweetheart Went Down With the Ship (1912) | Frank Henri Klickmann | Roger Lewis (words) | Pub. |
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Bygones (1922) | Max Kortlander | Harry Alpert (co-author) Louis Weslyn (words) |
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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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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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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 | Elsie Janis (perf.) | |
| 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 | 1930 | Jack King (words) | |
| Oh, Give Me Time for Tenderness | ? | Edmund Goulding (co-author) |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | 3:30 | E. Janis |