Violet Loraine (1886-1956)
Last updated: 09.06.25
According to the Internet source given below, Violet Loraine [née Violet Mary Tipton] was an English musical theatre actress and singer born in Kentish Town, London.Her stage career began as a chorus girl aged sixteen before becoming a star together with George Robey in the musical revue The Bing Boys Are Here at the Alhambra Theatre in 1916. Their duet If You Were the Only Girl in the World (1916: music Nathan D. Ayer words Clifford Grey published by B. Feldman & Co.) became an enduring pop standard.
Her portrait on the left is from a bromide print by Bassano Ltd dated 3 August 1912.
She died in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
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Violet Loraine | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Dear Old Saturday Night (1915) | N.D. Ayer | Violet Loraine | Columbia: 6508 |
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| Gypsy Warned Me, The | Robert P. Weston (words & music) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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| Let the Great Big World Keep Turning | Nathan D. Ayer (music) Clifford Grey (words) Laddie Cliff (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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If You Were the Only Girl in the World (1916) | N.D. Ayer (music) Clifford Grey: (words) G. Robey (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) G. Robey (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Sheet Music Singer |
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The peformer is featured on 5 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Dear Old Saturday Night (1915) | Nathan D. Ayer | Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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If You Were the Only Girl in the World (1916) | Nathan D. Ayer | Clifford Grey (words)
Violet Loraine (perf.) George Robey (perf.) |
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Let the Great Big World Keep Turning (1917) | Nathan D. Ayer | Clifford Grey (words)
Laddie Cliff (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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How'd You Like to Float Me? (1908) | Orlando Powell | J. P. Harrington (words)
Dolly Denton (perf.) Violet Loraine (perf.) |
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Gypsy Warned Me (1920), The | Robert P. Weston(w&m) | Violet Loraine (perf.) |