Lawrence Wright (1888-1964)
Last updated: 28.08.18
According to the Internet source given below, Lawrence Wright was born in Leicester, where his father had a shop selling sheet music and instruments. By the time he was 10 years old, he had already learned to play several musical instruments and helped on his father's music stall on Leicester Market. He set up his own music stall on the market when he was 16.
In 1906 he rented a shop at 29 Lower Conduit Street, and the Wright Music Company was established his first published hit was 'Don't Go Down The Mine, Daddy' by William Geddes and Robert Donnelly (1910). Success followed and, by 1912, Wright had established his music publishing business in Denmark Street, London. He eventually opened branches in Blackpool, Llandudno, Douglas, Isle of Man, and many other seaside towns.
As with so many of his contemporaries he was not averse to pseudonyms.
He used Horatio Nicholls for many of his works.
In 1906 he rented a shop at 29 Lower Conduit Street, and the Wright Music Company was established his first published hit was 'Don't Go Down The Mine, Daddy' by William Geddes and Robert Donnelly (1910). Success followed and, by 1912, Wright had established his music publishing business in Denmark Street, London. He eventually opened branches in Blackpool, Llandudno, Douglas, Isle of Man, and many other seaside towns.
As with so many of his contemporaries he was not averse to pseudonyms.
He used Horatio Nicholls for many of his works.
Lawrence Wright (1888-1964) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
 City of Laughter, City of TearsMusic by Lawrence Wright. Words by: W. David.
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 47 works by Lawrence Wright (1888-1964). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
The Light That Leads Me Home (1916)  Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Sahara (1924) Words by: Mogens Dam as Horatio Nicholls |
| When God Gave You to Me (1917) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Mignonette (1926) Words by: Ray Morelle as Horatio Nicholls |
| The Heart of a Rose (1918) Words by: W. David as Horatio Nicholls | Picador (1926) Words by: Ray Morelle as Horatio Nicholls |
| Fate Valse (1919) as Horatio Nicholls | While the Sahara Sleeps (1926) Words by: Eddie Stamper as Horatio Nicholls |
| The Kingdom Within Your Eyes (1919) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Among My Souvenirs (1927) Words by: Edgar Leslie as Horatio Nicholls |
| Somewhere in Some Corner of the World (1919) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | It's Never Too Late to Love (1927) Words by: Harold Simpson as Horatio Nicholls |
| That Old Fashioned Mother of Mine (1919) Words by: W. David as Horatio Nicholls | Shepherd of the Hills (1927) as Horatio Nicholls |
City of Laughter, City of Tears (1920)  Words by: W. David as Horatio Nicholls | Mistakes (1928) Words by: Edgar Leslie as Horatio Nicholls |
| God Gave Me Wonderful Dreams (1920) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | My Inspiration Is You (1928) Words by: Edgar Leslie as Horatio Nicholls |
| The Lisp of a Baby's Prayer (1920) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Amy (1930) Words by: Jos. Geo. Gilbert as Horatio Nicholls |
| Blue Bird (1921) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Say a Little Prayer For Me (1930) Words by: Joseph George Gilbert as Horatio Nicholls |
| Cuckoo's Call (1921) as Horatio Nicholls | Kiss Me Goodnight (1931; 1932) Words by: Archie Gottler as Horatio Nicholls |
| Omaha (1921) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Here's Health Unto Our New King (1936) Words by: Edward Lockton |
| Playthings (1921) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | You Are My Song Divine (1936) |
| The Silver Star (1921) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | When the King Goes Riding By (1937) Words by: Edward Lockton as Horatio Nicholls |
| The Tears of an Irish Mother (1921) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Back From the Land of Yesterday (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| Masks and Faces (1922) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | A Dream of Delight (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| Rainbow (1922) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Dreams of Long Ago (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| Sleepy Little Curly Headed Baby (1922) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | For You a Rose, For Me a Memory (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| That's How the World Was Made (1922) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | I'd Just Paint the Leaf of a Shamrock (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| Arrawarra (1923) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Night of Romance (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| Just Like a Thief (1923) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Sing Me a Song of the Morning (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| Romany Rose (1923) Words by: Worton David as Horatio Nicholls | Will You Love the Violets When You've Lost the Rose? (?) as Horatio Nicholls |
| The Golden West (1924) as Horatio Nicholls |