Vesta Victoria (1873-1951)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Vesta Victoria Victoria Lawrence was an English music hall singer and comedian in born Leeds, Yorkshire.
She was famous for her performances of songs such as Waiting at the Church (1906 - words: Fred W. Leigh; music: Henry E. Pether) and Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow (1893 - words & music Joseph Tabrar ).
Billed as "Baby Victoria" until ten years old, she was "Little Victoria" by her first London appearance in 1883. She used a Cockney stage persona and was hugely successful performing in the USA and England amassing wealth and property. She retired after World War I, but re-recorded many of her hits in 1931 in a series of Old-Time Medleys, and performed at the Royal Variety Show of 1932. She also appeared in a number of films in the 1930s.
She died in Hampstead, North London.
Waiting at the Church and Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow are given in 101 Pub Favourites for Buskers is given in 60 Old-Time Variety Songs respectively.

Websites:
	Vesta Victoria	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Vesta Victoria (1873-1951) has at least 3 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Uncle Billy Was a Fireman
Words and Music by: Harry Castling.
Co-Author: Fred Godfrey
Perf. by: V. Victoria

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Waiting at the Church
Music by: Henry E. Pether.
Words by: Fred W Leigh
Perf. by: V. Victoria

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music.

Poor John!
Music by: Henry E. Pether.
Words by: Fred W. Leigh
Perf. by: V. Victoria

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music.

	Title	Instruments/Issue	Performers


MP3 File(s)
It Didn't Take Long to Come Off	Edison Bell Record: 6665	V. Victoria
as Performer		Composers
The Turkey Girl	Edison Bell Record: 6701	G. Everard
Waiting at the Church	Edison Bell Record: 6792	H.E. Pether

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Various Performers	Music Hall
	Various Performers	On The Halls: Vol. 1
	Various Performers	At The Football Match Last Saturday

Mono.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Ackney With the 'ouses Took Away	George Le Brunn (music) Edgar Bateman (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Bid Me Good-Bye Forever	Joseph Tabrar (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Billy Green	Vesta Victoria (music) Alfred J Lawrance (co-author) Lawrence Gifford, (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Captain Sparrowstarver	George Le Brunn (music) Edgar Bateman (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow	Joseph Tabrar (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Don't Get Married Anymore, Ma!	Henry E. Pether (music) Fred W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Father, Mother and an Apple	Fred W. Leigh (music) Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	He Calls Me His Own Grace Darling	Lawrence Barclay (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	His Lordship	Harry Castling (music) Fred Godfrey (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	If That Ain't Lif, Wot Is?	Unknown (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Is Anybody Looking For a Widow?	Harry Gifford (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	⇑It Ain't All Honey and It Ain't All Jam	George Everard (music) Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	It's All Right in the Summer-Time!	Fred Murray (music) George Everard (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	I've Told His Missus All About Him	James W. Tate (music) J.P. Harrington (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Lass Who Loved a Sailor, The	Orlando Powell (music) J P Harrington (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Man, Man, Man	Charles Hilbury (music) Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Mary Queen of Scots	Vesta Victoria (music) Fred Godfrey (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Mary Took the Calves to the Dairy Show	Harry Castling (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Molly Malone	Traditional (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Next Horse I Ride On, The	George Everard (music) Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Now I Have to Call Him Father	Fred Godfrey (music) Charles Collins (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Oh Amelia	Charles Hilbury (music) Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Old Man's Darling, An	George Everard (music) Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	⇑Oliday on One Pound Ten, A	George Le Brunn (music) Edgar Bateman (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man	Lawrence Barclay (music) Fred Murry (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Poor John!	Henry E. Pether (music) Fred W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	See What Percy's Picked Up in the Park	Harry Castling (music) Joe Burley (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Take Me in a Taxi, Joe	Bennett Scott (music) A.J. Mills (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	That's What He's Done For Me!	Norton Atkins (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Waiting at the Church	Henry E. Pether (music) Fred W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
	Wedding Bells	Fred W. Leigh (music) Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)

Venues

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


As performer
Poor John! (1906)	H.E. Pether (music) F.W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow (1893)	J. Tabrar (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
I've Told His Missus All About Him (1907)	J.W. Tate (music) J.P. Harrington (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow	J. Tabrar (words & music) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Monologues
Next Horse I Ride On, The	G. Everard (music) F. Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Monologues
Now I Have to Call Him Father	F. Godfrey (music) C. Collins (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Monologues
Poor John!	H.E. Pether (words & music) F.W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Monologues
Waiting at the Church	H.E. Pether (music) F.W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Monologues

Titles

This list is arranged by composer and contains 72 works performed by Vesta Victoria who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


That's What He's Done For Me! (1894)	Norton Atkins(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)
Just Because They Put Him Into Trousers (1896)	Lawrence Barclay(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man (1897)	Lawrence Barclay	Fred Murry (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
He Calls Me His Own Grace Darling (1899)	Lawrence Barclay	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Oh! if Mamma Only Knew (1899)	Lawrence Barclay	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Come Back and Be As You Used to Be (1900)	Lawrence Barclay(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Oh! Ma, I'll Never Do It Again (1900)	Lawrence Barclay	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
When Timmy Comes Home Again (1901)	Lawrence Barclay(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Oh, Girls! Never Trust a P'liceman (1907)	Lawrence Barclay	Mark Lorne (words) V. Victoria (perf.) Yolande Noble (perf.)	Pub.
Mother's Made It Up With Father (1902)	Harry Castling(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
⇑His Lordship (1908)	Harry Castling	Fred Godfrey (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Mary Took the Calves to the Dairy Show (1908)	Harry Castling(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Uncle Billy Was a Fireman (1911)	Harry Castling(w&m)	Fred Godfrey (co-author) V. Victoria (perf.)
Look What Percy's Picked Up in the Park (1912)	Harry Castling	Joe Burley (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
See What Percy's Picked Up in the Park (1912)	Harry Castling	Joe Burley (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
On the Same Place Every Time (1909)	Charles Collins	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Good-Bye, Daddy (1900)	George Everard	Lawrence Barclay (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Old Man's Darling (1903), An	George Everard	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
It Ain't All Honey and It Ain't All Jam (1904)	George Everard	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Little Turkey Girl (1905), The	George Everard	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Turkey Girl (1905), The	George Everard	Vesta Victoria (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
⇑Next Horse I Ride On (1906), The	George Everard	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Is Anybody Looking For a Widow? (1908)	Harry Gifford(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)
Girl He Left Behind (1907), The	Fred Godfrey(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)
Now I Have to Call Him Father (1908)	Fred Godfrey	Charles Collins (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Pride of the Ballet (1908), The	Fred Godfrey(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
A.B.C.D.E.F.G (1911)	Fred Godfrey(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Take Me There (1911)	Fred Godfrey	Will Letters (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Leading the Simple Life (1912)	Fred Godfrey	Terry Sullivan (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Mary, Queen of Scots (?)	Fred Godfrey	Fred E d' Albert (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Battersea Park! (1894)	Will Godwin	A. Hall (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
I'll Give Him Stopping Out All Night (1896)	Will Godwin	S. Leggett (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
⇑I Want to Play With Little Dick (1897)	Will Godwin(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Oh Amelia (1906)	Charles Hilbury	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Man, Man, Man (1907)	Charles Hilbury	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Ackney With the 'ouses Took Away (1900)	George Le Brunn	Edgar Bateman (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Captain Sparrowstarver (1901)	George Le Brunn	Edgar Bateman (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Oliday on One Pound Ten (1901), A	George Le Brunn	Edgar Bateman (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Father, Mother and an Apple (1901)	Fred W. Leigh	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Wedding Bells (1903)	Fred W. Leigh	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man (1897)	Fred Murray(w&m)	L. Barclay (perf.) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Father, Mother and an Apple (1901)	Fred Murray	F.W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Picked Me Up, Sat Me Down (1902)	Fred Murray(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
⇑All Through Riding on a Motor (1903)	Fred Murray(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
I Never Had a Mother or a Father (1904)	Fred Murray	G. Everard (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
It's All Right in the Summer-Time! (1904)	Fred Murray(w&m)	Geo. Everard (co-author) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Next Horse I Ride On (1906), The	Fred Murray	G. Everard (words) V. Victoria (perf.) H. Trix (perf.)	Pub.
Oh! Amelia (1906)	Fred Murray	C. Hilbury (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Man! Man! Man! (1907)	Fred Murray	C. Hilbury (words) A. Francis (perf.) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Naughty Little Spider Spied Her (1901), The	Albert Perry	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
You've Taken Her Away (1901)	Albert Perry	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Waiting at the Church (1905)	Henry E. Pether	Fred W Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.) Ada Jones (perf.)	Pub.
Poor John! (1906)	Henry E. Pether	Fred W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.) Ada Jones (perf.)	Pub.
Don't Get Married Anymore, Ma! (1907)	Henry E. Pether	Fred W. Leigh (words) V. Victoria (perf.) Ada Jones (perf.)	Pub.
⇑Two-To-Two to Tooting (1903), The	Orlando Powell	Fred Murray (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Lass Who Loved a Sailor (1908), The	Orlando Powell	J.P. Harrington (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Mother Hasn't Spoken to Father Since (1908)	Jean Schwartz	William Jerome (words) V. Victoria (perf.) Arthur Collins (perf.)
That'll Never Do For Me (1899)	Bennett Scott	C G Cotes (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Take Me in a Taxi, Joe (1913)	Bennett Scott	A J Mills (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
I Can't Get Nobody to Love Me! (1906)	George A. Stevens(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow (1893)	Joseph Tabrar(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Willie Wallie Winkham (1896)	Joseph Tabrar(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Bid Me Good-Bye Forever (1898)	Joseph Tabrar	V. Victoria (perf.)
Take a Cake Home For the Baby (1899)	Joseph Tabrar(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
I've Told His Missus All About Him (1907)	James W. Tate	J.P. Harrington (words) V. Victoria (perf.) H. Trix (perf.)	Pub.
⇑Queen of the Ju-Jah Island (1907)	James W. Tate	J.P. Harrington (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.
Molly Malone (?)	Traditional	V. Victoria (perf.)
If That Ain't Lif, Wot Is? (1932)	Unknown(w&m)	V. Victoria (perf.)
It Didn't Take Long to Come Off (1905)	Vesta Victoria	George Everard (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Billy Green (1907)	Vesta Victoria	Alfred J Lawrance (co-author) Lawrence Gifford, (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Mary Queen of Scots (1907)	Vesta Victoria	Fred Godfrey (words) V. Victoria (perf.)	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 3 works by Vesta Victoria (1873-1951). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


It Didn't Take Long to Come Off	1905	George Everard (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Billy Green	1907	Alfred J Lawrance (co-author) Lawrence Gifford, (words) V. Victoria (perf.)
Mary Queen of Scots	1907	Fred Godfrey (words) V. Victoria (perf.)

Videos

	Title	Duration	Performer


Look What Percy's Picked Up in the Park	4:24	V. Victoria
and It Ain't All Jam (1907) It Ain't All Honey	2:11	V. Victoria
Now I Have To Call Him Father	3:01	V. Victoria
Poor John (1907)	2:34	V. Victoria
Waiting at the Church (1907)	3:08	V. Victoria