Wm. Horace Lingard (1838-1927)
Last updated: 04.09.23
According to the Internet source given below, William Horace Lingard was English comic vocalist, actor manager and dramatic author He first came to notice in the mid 1860s as a talented comic singer and female impersonator on on the English music hall stage. He and his wife, Alice Dunning Lingard, a former music hall dancer, first visited the United States in 1868 where a great deal of their material was published. They remained there for some time until they and their company travelled to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.
The couple returned to England, where Alice died in 1897, to become firm favourites on tour. W.H. Lingard continued to work into his old age. It is not yet established whether they were related to the music hall singer, Nellie Lingard, possibly a daughter or niece.
. Of music hall interest is Sal and Methuselam (1866) music F.C. Sansom and published by British and American Pub. Co., London, England the front cover of which depicts Lingard.
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William Horace Lingard (1838-1927) | Biography by Foot Light Notes |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 13 works performed by Wm Horace Lingard who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
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Upper Ten (1868), The | George Bicknell | W W Thornton (words) H C Maguire (words) William Horace Lingard (perf.) |
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Fifth Avenue (1868) | William Horace Lingard | Charles E Pratt (words) William Horace Lingard (perf.) |
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Widow Brown (1868?) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | |
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Young Widow (1869), The | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | |
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Colonel Plantagenet N.G.S.N.Y (1874) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | |
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Drive to Gerome (1874), A | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
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Happy Daddy (1874) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
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I Should'nt Like to Say (1874) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
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I'm Not a Gossip (1874) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
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Sailing in the Moonlight (1874) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑Five Times a Wife (?) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
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How to Cure a Drunkard (?) | William Horace Lingard | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
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Sal and Methuselam (1866) | F.C. Sansom | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 29 works by William Horace Lingard (1838-1927).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Italian Guinea Pig Boy | 1866 | H C Maguire (words) | |
| As Through the Park I Go | 1868 | |
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| Bitter Beer | 1868 | Charles E Pratt (words) | Pub. |
| Bosom Friend, The | 1868 | Pub. | |
| Captain Jinks | 1868 | Pub. | |
| Everybody's Friend | 1868 | Pub. | |
| Fifth Avenue | 1868 | Charles E Pratt (words) William Horace Lingard (perf.) |
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| Grecian Bend, The | 1868 | Pub. | |
| My Bosom Friend (w&m) | 1868 | Pub. | |
| On the Beach | 1868 | Alice Dunning Lingard (words) | |
| On the Beach at Long Branch | 1868 | Charles E Pratt (words) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Sergeant Cop | 1868 | Pub. | |
| Widow Brown | 1868? | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | |
| Dutch Onion Vender | 1869 | |
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| Funny Fellow, The | 1869 | |
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| Lady Killer, The | 1869 | Pub. | |
| Par Excellence | 1869 | Pub. | |
| Pluto Quadrille | 1869 | |
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| Pretty Alice schottische | 1869 | John Braham (words) Alfred Lee (words) |
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| Young Widow, The | 1869 | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
| Gay Masque Ball, The | 1870 | Charles E Pratt (words) | |
| Colonel Plantagenet N.G.S.N.Y | 1874 | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | |
| Drive to Gerome, A | 1874 | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Happy Daddy | 1874 | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
| I Should'nt Like to Say | 1874 | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
| I'm Not a Gossip | 1874 | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
| Sailing in the Moonlight | 1874 | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
| Five Times a Wife | ? | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |
| How to Cure a Drunkard | ? | William Horace Lingard (perf.) | Pub. |