Gitz Rice (1891-1947)

Overview

Websites:
	Gitz Rice	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Gitz Rice	List of 48 historic recordings from 1917 to 1949.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Burmah Moon (1919)		James Pitt-Payne
	Dear Old Pal of Mine		Unknown

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Because You're Here (1920)	G. Rice	E. Johnson	Victor: B-23760
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1942)	G. Rice	Dick Todd	Victor: BS-071950
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1942)	G. Rice	Ken Curtis	Victor: BS-071917
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1918)	G. Rice	Oscar Seagle	Columbia: 78196
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1919)	G. Rice	Samuel Chotzinoff Sascha Jacobsen	Columbia: 78389
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1920)	G. Rice	Charles Hackett	Columbia: 79196
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1920)	G. Rice	T. Burke	Columbia: 76763
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1918)	G. Rice	Thomas Chalmers	Edison: 6349
Fun in Flanders Part 1 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Victor: B-20851
Fun in Flanders Part 2 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Victor: B-20850
Keep Your Head Down Fritzie Boy (1918)	G. Rice	Albert Campbell William F. Hooley John H. Meyer Billy Murray	Victor: B-21681
Keep Your Head Down Fritzie Boy (1918)	G. Rice	A. Fields	Columbia: 77923
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 1 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77414
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 2 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77413
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 3 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77498
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 4 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77502
⇑Mother - I Love You (1920)	G. Rice	Charles Hackett	Columbia: 79060
We Stopped Them at the Marne (1918)	G. Rice	A. Fields	Columbia: 77748
as Performer
Fun in Flanders Part 1 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Victor: B-20851
Fun in Flanders Part 2 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Victor: B-20850
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 1 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77414
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 2 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77413
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 3 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77498
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 4 (1917)	G. Rice	H. Burr G. Rice	Columbia: 77502

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


	Conscientious Objector's Lament, The	Gitz Rice (music) Davy Burnaby (words) Alfred Lester (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Burmah Moon (1919)	G. Rice (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Sheet Music Singer
By My Fireside (1924)	G. Rice (music) Howard Johnston (words)	Piano, Voice	YorkSpace
Dear Old Pal of Mine	G. Rice (music) Harold Robe (words) John McCormack (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Dear Old Pal of Mine (1918)	G. Rice (music) Harold Robe (words) John McCormack (perf.) Shep Fields (perf.) John McCormack (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Indiana Indiana
Keep Your Head Down Fritzie Boy (1918)	G. Rice (music) C. Morgan (coauth.)	Piano	Greer IMSLP Indiana
We Stopped Them at the Marne (1918)	G. Rice (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana YorkSpace	Pub.
You Gave Me a White Carnation (1920)	G. Rice (music) Henry Smalley Sarson (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 37 works by Gitz Rice (1891-1947). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

1917-1919

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Conscientious Objector's Lament, The	1917	Davy Burnaby (words) Alfred Lester (perf.)
D.S.O. and the V.A.D., The	1917	Davy Burnaby (words)
Fun in Flanders Part 1 (w&m)	1917	Henry Burr (perf.) Gitz Rice (perf.)
I Want to Go Home	1917		Pub.
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 1	1917	Henry Burr (perf.) Gitz Rice (perf.)
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 2	1917	Henry Burr (perf.) Gitz Rice (perf.)
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 3	1917	Henry Burr (perf.) Gitz Rice (perf.)
Life in a Trench in Belgium No. 4	1917	Henry Burr (perf.) Gitz Rice (perf.)
Dear Old Pal of Mine	1918	Harold Robe (words) Tom Burke (perf.) Thomas Chalmers (perf.) Samuel Chotzinoff (perf.) Ken Curtis (perf.) Shep Fields (perf.) Charles Hackett (perf.) Sascha Jacobsen (perf.) John McCormack (perf.) Oscar Seagle (perf.) Dick Todd (perf.)
Keep Your Head Down Fritzie Boy (w&m)	1918	Carey Morgan (co-author) Albert Campbell (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) John H. Meyer (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.)	Pub.
On the Road That Leads Back Home	1918
⇑ We Beat You at the Marne	1918	Gitz Rice (words)	Pub.
We Stopped Them at the Marne	1918	Arthur Fields (perf.)	Pub.
Burmah Moon (w&m)	1919
I Think I'll Wait Until They All Come Home	1919	Marcus C. Connelly (words)	Pub.
You Can't Drive My Dreams Away	1919

1920-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Because You're Here	1920	Harold A. Robe (words) Edward Johnson (perf.)
By My Side (w&m)	1920
Good-Bye, Take Care of Yourself	1920	Edward Clark (words)
Mother - I Love You	1920	Howard Smith (co-author) Charles Hackett (perf.)
You Gave Me a White Carnation	1920	Henry Smalley Sarson (words)	Pub.
By My Fireside	1924	Howard Johnston (words)
Take Me Back to the Land of Promise	1925	Muriel Lillie (words) Beatrice Lillie (words)
For a Girl Like You	1926	Joe Goodwin (words)
Fun in Flanders Part 2 (w&m)	1942	Henry Burr (perf.) Gitz Rice (perf.)
Your Land and My Land (w&m)	1948
Honey Will You Miss Me?	?	Peter Bernard (words)
⇑ I Don't Want Just Any Little Boy	?	Joe Wilbur (words)	Pub.
I Gave My Heart to You	?		Pub.
In Cherry Blossom Land	?	Leslie Stiles (words) Hermann Darewski (words)	Pub.
In Flower Land With You	?	Davy Burnaby (words)	Pub.
Jazz Band Craze, The	?	Peter Bernard (words)	Pub.

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Ka-Wee-Ah-Loo	?	Peter Bernard (words)
Take Me Back to Domino Land	?	Davy Burnaby (words)	Pub.
Topsy Turvy Boogy-Boo, The	?	Davy Burnaby (words)	Pub.
While You're Waiting For the Wonderful Boy You Love	?	Davy Burnaby (words)	Pub.
You Taught Me All I Know	?	Peter Bernard (words)	Pub.