F.V St. Clair  (1860-1922)
Last updated: 26.04.24
p_stclairfv.jpgAccording to the Internet source given below, FV St Clair was a music hall performer and song-writer of some 100 plus songs.
Most of his songs were topical, martial and nationalistic extolling the virtues of the British Empire. Of interest is his Follow the Drum (1914) published by E. Marks, London, England the front cover of which shows his portrait given on the left.
Websites:
url15.gif FV St Clair Brief Biography and Song List by Folk Song and Music Hall  
F.V St. Clair  (1860-1922) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
b00i8owd6e_m.jpgBad Lad, The Or The Family
Words and Music by: F.V St. Clair.
Performed by: F.V St. Clair
Publisher: B. Feldman & Co.
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Printed: 1918. Sheet Music 3 pages.
Birthday Cards
Words and Music by: F.V St. Clair.
Performed by: Louie Hurman
Publisher: Francis, Day & Hunter
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Printed: 1902. Sheet Music.
John Bull's Railway Station
Words and Music by: F.V St. Clair.
Publisher: Francis, Day & Hunter
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Printed: 1903. Sheet Music.
Little Jap Horner The Bear And The Chinawear
Words and Music by: F.V St. Clair.
Publisher: Francis, Day & Hunter
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  Printed: 1904. Sheet Music.
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
       
  Birthday Cards F.V St. Clair (words & music)
Louie Hurman (perf.)
 
  I Found It F.V St. Clair (words & music)
Arthur Roberts (perf.)
 
  In London F.V St. Clair (words & music)
Vesta Tilley (perf.)
 
  On the Mediterranean F.V St. Clair (words & music)
Harry Champion (perf.)
 
  Shadows on the Blind, The F.V St. Clair (words & music)
Georgina Leonard (perf.)
 
  Ship That Will Never Return, The F.V St. Clair (words & music)
Fred Andrews (perf.)
 
  Thousands of Miles Away F.V St. Clair (words & music)
Louie Hurman (perf.)
 
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Ship That Will Never Return (1912), The F.V St. Clair (w&m) Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 74 works by F.V St. Clair (1860-1922). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Friends Were Saying Good-Bye (w&m) 1885 Marie Le Blanc (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Salisbury and Gladstone (w&m) 1888 arr.: Isaac W Baker;  wvicon.gif
Wreck of the ''Serpent'', The 1890 W.W. Bright (words)
Tom Costello (perf.)
Ella Dean (perf.)
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Would You Do It? So Would I! 1891 Felix McGlennon (words)
John S. Baker (words)
Marie Le Blanc (perf.)
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Carving Up of the Turkey, The 1892 F.W. Venton (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.)
 Pub.
Girl With the Golden Hair, The 1895 Mabel Houghton (words)
Milton Bode (words)
Maggie Duggan (perf.)
 Pub.
Chums 1896 E.W. Eyre (words)
J. H. Milburn (perf.)
 Pub.
Leave 'em Alone, They'll Come Home, in the Morning 1896 Frank Bostock (words)
Maggie Duggan (perf.)
 Pub.
Mary Jane and the Motor Car 1896 J.H. Cleve (words)
Chummie Le Mara (perf.)
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Oh, Romeo (w&m) 1896 Peggie Pryde (perf.)  Pub.
Sheeney Undertaker, The 1896 H.E. High (words)  Pub.
Success to Her Majesty 1896 Sam Tute (words)  wvicon.gif
That's Where Mary's Gone (w&m) 1896  Pub.
Loss of the Drummond Castle 1897 W.W. Bright (words)  Pub.
Oh! Cerulia 1897 Sam Tute (words)  Pub.
On the Mediterranean 1897 Perrini (words)
Harry Champion (perf.)
 Pub.
Only a Few More Miles From Home 1897 Harry Towers (words)
Alfred Leggett (words)
 Pub.
Oh! Mr. Soldier Man (w&m) 1898 Maggie Duggan (perf.)  Pub.
Oh! the Cottage by the Sea (w&m) 1898 Lawrence Barclay (perf.)  Pub.
Skipper's Farewell, The 1898 Charles Ernest Jeffery (words)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Look at the Weather We've Had 1900 Arthur Milton (words)
Maggie Duggan (perf.)
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Only a Toy 1900 John Neat (words)
Elsie Robey (perf.)
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Cheer Up, Buller! (w&m) 1901  Pub.
Down With the Old Free Trade (w&m) 1901  wvicon.gif
I Do Say This (w&m) 1901 Four Trees (perf.)  Pub.
Oh! the Music 1901 Fred A. Pullan (words)
Maggie Duggan (perf.)
arr.: Walter Harrison
 Pub.
Shadows on the Blind, The 1901 X. Fox (perf.)
Georgina Leonard (perf.)
Kitty Melville (perf.)
Lizzie Valrose (perf.)
 Pub.
Birthday Cards (w&m) 1902 Louie Hurman (perf.)  amazon15.gif Pub.
I Found It 1902 Leslie B Popplewell (words)
Arthur Roberts (perf.)
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On the Boulevards 1902 Leslie B Popplewell (words)
Yorkshire Pierrots (perf.)
 Pub.
Showing 'em How to Fly, (w&m) 1902  Pub.
Where Should We Be Without the Navy? 1902 James Fox (words)
Fred A. Pullan (words)
Leslie B.Popplewell (words)
Kitty Melville (perf.)
 Pub.
John Bull's Railway Station (w&m) 1903  amazon15.gif Pub.
Mary Jane Has Walking on the Brain 1903 J.B. Preston (words)
Harry Yorke (words)
Norman Mills (perf.)
 Pub.
Little Jap Horner (w&m) 1904  amazon15.gif Pub.
Thousands of Miles Away (w&m) 1904 Louie Hurman (perf.)  Pub.
Coming Back Home Again (w&m) 1905 Florry Cooper (perf.)  Pub.
Dreaming, 1905 Will McIvor (words)  Pub.
When We All Begin to Fly 1907 Carl Hamlin (words)  wvicon.gif
Is the Same Old London There? (w&m) 1910  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Just Remember Me to Mary (w&m) 1910  wvicon.gif
Where the Bell-Bine Climbs Around the Window 1910 X. Fox (perf.)
Kitty Melville (perf.)
 Pub.
John Bull's Letter Bag (w&m) 1910c  wvicon.gif
Oh! Mister Lloyd (w&m) 1912  wvicon.gif
Ship That Will Never Return, The (w&m) 1912 Fred Andrews (perf.)  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Down in the Mine Where the Sunbeams Never Shine. (w&m) 1913  Pub.
England Is Proud to Tell the Story. (w&m) 1913  Pub.
Follow the Drum (w&m) 1914 Walter Ford (perf.)  Pub.
Gone Are the Friends We Know. (w&m) 1914  Pub.
Oh Con! Tell Me Where You've Gone. (w&m) 1914  Pub.
What Is the Use of a Home if You Haven't a Lady Fair. (w&m) 1914  Pub.
Why Did You Leave the Land You Loved? 1914 arr.: Frederick Eplett  wvicon.gif
Always Turn Your Face Towards the Sunshine 1915 Arthur W. Parry (words)  wvicon.gif
Bobs and Pals' (w&m) 1915  Pub.
I Will Repay (w&m) 1915  Pub.
Kitchener! Stand by Him (w&m) 1915  Pub.
Mother, the Truest Friend of All. (w&m) 1915  Pub.
When the Boys Come Home Again. (w&m) 1915  Pub.
Kitchener! Gone But Not Forgotten (w&m) 1916  Pub.
Mary Jane Is Making Ammunition (w&m) 1916  wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Won't We Make the Joy Bells Ring (w&m) 1916  wvicon.gif
Take Me Right Back Home to Blighty Land. (w&m) 1917  Pub.
Bad Lad, The (w&m) 1918 F.V St. Clair (perf.)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
I Don't Want to Go to Idaho. (w&m) 1919  Pub.
Oh! What a Night of Jubilation. (w&m) 1919  Pub.
Fisherman's Wife, The (w&m) 1920
Nobody Is Asking Where the Boys Go (w&m) 1920
Oh 'Enery (w&m) 1921
She Wanted a Gee-Gee (w&m) 1921
When a Fellow Wants to Go to Idaho (w&m) 1921
I Stands For Ireland (w&m) 1922
Farewell For Ever 1985 Arthur H. Osborne (words)
George Lashwood (perf.)
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In London (w&m) ? Vesta Tilley (perf.)
One Sweet Word, One Sweet Name (w&m) ?  Pub.
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg F.V St. Clair The Ship That Will Never Return (2:57) Fred Andrews