Lydia Barry
Last updated: 29.10.23
All that can presently (June 2022) be gleaned about Lydia Barry from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an American actress and contralto who has been featured on 10 works published between 1895 and 1911.Of interest is Everybody's Doin' It Now (1911) words & music by Irving Berlin, and published by Ted Snyder Music Co., New York, USA. Here at least 6 versions with performer portraits have the words as sung by Lydia Barry on the cover.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this performer.
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Everybody's Doin' It Now (1911) | I. Berlin (w&m) Beatrice (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Billie Arrington (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Blanche Baird (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Beatrice: (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Blaufuss (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Clark & Turner (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Manson Twins (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Maud Tiffany (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Edward F. Morgan (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Al Raymond (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Ruby Raymond (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana |
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At the Cost of a Woman's Heart (1897) | S. Carter (music) Harry Braisted (words) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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There'll Come a Time (1895) | C.K. Harris (w&m) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Mammy's Carolina Twins (1899) | L. Johnson (music) M. Irwin (perf.) May Howard (perf.) Minnie Palmer (perf.) Anna Suits (perf.) Lydia Barry (perf.) Jennie Kelton (perf.) Ola Hayden (perf.) Ada Sweeney (perf.) Susie Levino (perf.) Margaret Rose (perf.) Vera Harte (perf.) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.) Lucy Daly (perf.) |
Piano | Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection | |
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Barry (1910) | A. von Tilzer (music) J. McCree (words) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 10 works performed by Lydia Barry 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)
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Everybody's Doin' It Now (1911) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) Beatrice (perf.) Manson Twins (perf.) Edward F. Morgan (perf.) Al Raymond (perf.) Ruby Raymond (perf.) Maud Tiffany (perf.) |
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Tim Reilly (1898) | Henry F. Blaese(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) Emma Carus (perf.) Imogene Comer (perf.) J. Bernard Dyllyn (perf.) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.) |
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At the Cost of a Woman's Heart (1897) | Stanley Carter | Harry Braisted (words) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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There'll Come a Time (1895) | Charles K. Harris(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) Bix Beiderbecke (perf.) Ola Hayden (perf.) |
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Break the News to Mother (1897) | Charles K. Harris(w&m) | Lydia Barry (perf.) John H. Bieling (perf.) Flo Chester (perf.) Imogene Comer (perf.) Ella Dean (perf.) Samuel H. Dudley (perf.) Frank Ferera (perf.) Charles Foster (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Alfred Hurley (perf.) Helen Louise (perf.) Jere Mahoney (perf.) Maude Needham (perf.) Sisters Silcott (perf.) |
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Mammy's Carolina Twins (1899) | Lee Johnson | Lydia Barry (perf.) Lucy Daly (perf.) Josephine Gassman (perf.) Vera Harte (perf.) Ola Hayden (perf.) May Howard (perf.) May Irwin (perf.) Jennie Kelton (perf.) Susie Levino (perf.) Minnie Palmer (perf.) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.) Margaret Rose (perf.) Anna Suits (perf.) Ada Sweeney (perf.) |
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Remember She's My Sister (1899) | Lee Johnson | Lydia Barry (perf.) Johnnie Carroll (perf.) Ola Hayden (perf.) Kelly & Violette (perf.) |
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Barry (1910) | Albert von Tilzer | Junie McCree (words) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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Don't Let Her Lose Her Way (1897) | Max S. Witt | George H. Taggart (words) Lydia Barry (perf.) |
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Little Stranger (1895) | Emil O. Wolff | Lydia Barry (perf.) | |