William H. Penn

Overview

All that can presently (June 2020) be gleaned about William H. Penn from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 35 works published between 1894 and 1926.
Of music hall interest is his The Honeysuckle and the Bee (1901) words by Alb. H. Fitz and published by Sol Bloom, New York & Chicago, USA. The copy in my possession features Margaret Lee as having been sung with great success. The song is also listed in 60 Old-Time Variety Songs and which features Ellaline Terriss.
Of ragtime interest is Maurice Rag (1912) published by Penn Musical Publishing Co., Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Websites:
	William H. Penn (composer)	Discography by adp.library.ucsb.edu

William H. Penn has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

There's Nobody Just Like You
Music by: William H. Penn.
Words by: Ed. Gardenier
Performed by: Viola Gillette

Publisher:	Sol Bloom
Suppliers:
Printed: 1901.	Sheet Music 6 pages.

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Midi File(s) from various sources
	Honeysuckle and the Bee (1901), The		James Pitt-Payne

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Various Performers	Black Europe: Vol. 1
	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Jody Dall'Armi	On the Level, You're a Little Devil

Monologues

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.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Honeysuckle and the Bee - Parody, The	William H. Penn (music) Al. H. Fritz (words) Ben Albert (perf.)
	Honeysuckle and the Bee, The	William H. Penn (music) Alb. H. Fitz (words) Ellaline Terriss (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Bye-Bye Babykins Bye-Bye (1894)	W.H. Penn (music) G. Jefferson (words) Clarice Vance (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Easy Street (1905)	W.H. Penn (music) Raymond A. Browne (words) Emma Carus (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Foxhunters' March (1900), The	W.H. Penn (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Honeysuckle and the Bee (1901), The	W.H. Penn (music) Alb. H. Fitz (words) Wilbur Head (perf.) J. Sabel (perf.) Margaret Lee (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Indiana Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Humpty Dumpty (1901)	W.H. Penn (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
I Wish I Was Back on Broadway (1899)	W.H. Penn (music) R.A. Browne (words) Zelma Rawlston (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
If (1899)	W.H. Penn (music) R.A. Browne (words) Jules Kusel (perf.)	Piano score	IMSLP	Pub.
⇑My Honolulu Queen - Song (1899)	W.H. Penn (music) James O'Dea (words) Lucy Daly (perf.) Anna Held (perf.) Ruth Nelta (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana Indiana	Pub.
Old Homestead (1914)	W.H. Penn (music) Rosita Mantilla (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP
Ping Pong (1902)	W.H. Penn (music)	Piano	YorkSpace	Pub.
Tommy (n.d.)	W.H. Penn (music) Richard Goodall (words)	Piano, Voice	YorkSpace

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 39 works by William H. Penn. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1894-1901

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Bye-Bye Babykins Bye-Bye	1894	Gene Jefferson (words) Clarice Vance (perf.)
Song of the Liberty Bell, The	1898	Jack Allison (words)
Elliott Waltzes	1899	Maxine Elliott (perf.)
I Wish I Was Back on Broadway	1899	Raymond A. Browne (words) Violet Dale (perf.) Zelma Rawlston (perf.)	Pub.
If	1899	Raymond A. Browne (words) Jules Kusel (perf.) Cheridah Simpson (perf.)	Pub.
My Honolulu Queen	1899	Edgar Keller (co-author)	Pub.
My Honolulu Queen - Song	1899	James O'Dea (words) Lucy Daly (perf.) Anna Held (perf.) Ruth Nelta (perf.)	Pub.
You Haven't Know Me Long Enough For That	1899	Raymond A. Browne (words)
All on Account of a Dear Little Girl	1900	Julia Marion Manley (words) Kittie Bingham (perf.)	Pub.
Foxhunters' March, The	1900		Pub.
Matinee Idol	1900
⇑ Minnesota Shake Down	1900
Honeysuckle and the Bee - Parody, The	1901	Al. H. Fritz (words) Ben Albert (perf.)
Honeysuckle and the Bee, The	1901	Alb. H. Fitz (words) Belle Davis (perf.) Della Fox (perf.) Lulu Glaser (perf.) Wilbur Head (perf.) Margaret Lee (perf.) Josephine Sabel (perf.) Ellaline Terriss (perf.)	Pub.
Humpty Dumpty	1901		Pub.
Smiles, Smiles, Smiles	1901	Byrd Dougherty (words)	Pub.

1901-1912

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


There's Nobody Just Like You	1901	Ed. Gardenier (words) Viola Gillette (perf.)
Girlie With the Baby Stare, The	1902	Ernest Hanegan (words) Amy Clevere (perf.) Frank Daniels (perf.)	Pub.
My Little Sue in Blue	1902	J. Fred Helf (words)
Ping Pong	1902		Pub.
Pansy Faces (w&m)	1903	Ediths Hutchins (perf.)	Pub.
Dolly	1904	William Williams (words)	Pub.
Honey Boy	1904	Clayton Kennedy (words) Leila McIntyre (perf.)	Pub.
Little Brown Man of Japan, The	1904	George Totten Smith (words)
Piking the Pike	1904	Mark L. Stone (words) George Totten Smith (words)	Pub.
Unter den Linden	1904		Pub.
Easy Street	1905	Raymond A. Browne (words) Emma Carus (perf.) Ethel Robinson (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Matador, The	1905		Pub.
Dearest	1910	Raymond A. Browne (words)
Under the Honey Moon in June Time	1910	Raymond A Browne (words)	Pub.
Chrysanthemums	1912
Every Day in the Year	1912	L Ruth Stoddard (words)

1912-n.d.

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Maurice Rag, The	1912
King of Trots	1914		Pub.
Old Homestead	1914	Rosita Mantilla (perf.)	Pub.
Tickle Toes	1914
Cuddles	1915		Pub.
Enchantment	1926	Fred Lampe (words)
Tommy	n.d.	Richard Goodall (words)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


W.H. Penn	The Honeysuckle and the Bee (1901) (8:35)	Ellaline Terriss Seymour Hicks
W.H. Penn	The Honeysuckle and the Bee (1901) (2:37)	Belle Davis
W.H. Penn	Old Homestead (2:45)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
W.H. Penn	Minnesota Shake Down (2:55)	Ragtime Dorian Henry