Tom E. Leamore (1866-1939)
Last updated: 04.10.24
According to the Internet source given below, Thomas Leamore was an English popular variety comedian, dancer and singer. He started his career in 1880 at the Rodney Music Hall and became a stage performer, singing comically and dancing eccentrically with clogs. In December 1905 he portrayed Ali Baba in the pantomime of The Forty Thieves at the Marlborough Theatre. His best known song was Percy from Pimlico which he composed and wrote
In November 1937 Leamore joined The Old Timers touring company with fellow artistes Tom Costello, George Mozart, Arthur Reece, James Stewart, Tom E. Finglass, Ada Cerito, Nell Calvert and Lottie Lennox. In December 1937 he took part in an early television programme for the BBC called Cavalcade of Music Hall which was broadcast from the Alexandra Palace. Other performers were George Mozart, Marie Kendall, Lizzie Collins, Talbot O'Farrell, Walter Williams, Charlie Lee and Sable Fern. At the end of the same month he also appeared in the television broadcast New Years Eve Party with Sam Mayo and Daisy Dormer.
He continued to tour with The Old Timers in early 1938 and appeared later on in the touring revue Time Marches On . His final public appearance was in August 1939 when he took part in Flashbacks of 30 Years Ago with Wilkie Bard, Ida Barr and Lillie Lassah.
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Tom E. Leamore (1866-1939) has at least 3 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Percy From Pimlico Words and Music by: Tom E. Leamore. Performed by: Tom E. Leamore
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I'm Going to Sea (See) Music by: Tom E. Leamore.
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My Son! My Son!! My Son of a Gun Words and Music by: Tom E. Leamore.
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Various Performers | Golden Voices of the Music Hall |  |
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.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
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| Hundreds of Inches From Home | Unknown (words & music) Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |
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| Lifeboat-Man's Story, The | Tom E. Leamore (music) Mark Lorne (words) Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |
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| Married | Tom E. Leamore (words & music) |
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| Percy From Pimlico | Tom E. Leamore (words & music) Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |
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| Serving 'em All Alike | Harry Wincott (music) Harry Castling (words) Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |
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| Shipwrecked Captain, The | W.H. Wallis (words & music) Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |
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| Sweet Little Rose of Persia | Charles Collins (music) Fred J. Barnes (words) Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |
The peformer is featured on 24 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Oh! Let Me Have Another, Georgie (1899) | Harry Castling(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Turn Back, Whittington (1899) | Charles Collins | Nat Clifford (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Oui! Oui! Oui! (1900) | Charles Collins(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Rip Van Winkle (1900) | Charles Collins | Harry Castling (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Sweet Little Rose of Persia (1900) | Charles Collins | Fred J Barnes (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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My Lovely Susie-Sue (1905) | Charles Collins(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Tally Ho! (1905) | Charles Collins(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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You Stick to the Ship, My Lads! (1905) | Charles Collins(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Don't Cry, Daddy! (1907) | Charles Collins | Nat Clifford (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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I've Dodged the Undertakers Up Till Now (1890) | T.W. Connor | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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⇑Place They Call the ''Lump'' (1895), The | T.W. Connor | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Innocent Worm (1896), The | Charles Deane(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Sarah From the Bone-Yard (1899) | Carl Howard | George Everard (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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My Intended (1895) | Alan Macey | Albert E. Ellis (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Baden Powell Scout (1900), The | Henry E. Pether | Paul Pelham (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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I Never Hear From Them (1909) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Hundreds of Inches From Home (?) | Unknown | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Last Night (1896) | W.H. Wallis(w&m) | Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Shipwrecked Captain (1898), The | W.H. Wallis | Nat Clifford (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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⇑Crossing-Sweeper (1899), The | W.H. Wallis | Nat Clifford (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Terrible Things in the Papers (1899), The | W.H. Wallis | Nat Clifford (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
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Serving 'em All Alike (1897) | Harry Wincott | Harry Castling (words)
Tom Leamore (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 8 works by Tom E. Leamore (1866-1939).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Percy From Pimlico (w&m) | 1898 | Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |    |
| My Son! My Son!! My Son of a Gun (w&m) | 1899 | |
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| Lifeboat-Man's Story, The | 1901 | Mark Lorne (words) Tom E. Leamore (perf.) |
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| I'll Never Leave Home Any More (w&m) | 1902 | |
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| It's All Right in the Summer | 1902 | ||
| I'm Going to Sea (See) | 1904 | Pub. |
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| Gold! Gold! Gold! (w&m) | 1910 | Pub. | |
| Married (w&m) | 1914 | Pub. |