J. W. Rowley (1847-1925)
Last updated: 09.06.25
Comment dated 29 June 2018, 14:51 by Adam David James held by the National Gallery. John Weldon Rowley (1847-1925) although a Bradford man by birth spent most of his life in Huddersfield and is one of her lesser know celebrities. After having worked in a coal-mine in Drighlington from the age of seven he came to Huddersfield in 1859 to learn the trade of a whitesmith with Benjamin Shaw & Co. at Rashcliffe.
From an early age he was stage-struck and he worked hard to perfect an act as a comedian, singer and acrobat. He gave his first public performance at a Lodge meeting of the Order of Oddfellows at the Albion Hotel in Buxton Road. Soon after that he decided to make the stage his career and made his first professional appearance in Wakefield.
Source:
https://huddersfieldhistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/discovering-old-huddersfield-v2.pdf
His portrait on the left is taken from I'm a Dad Dad Dad! (1878) words & music by G.W. Hunt and published by Hopwood & Crew, .
J. W. Rowley (1847-1925) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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He's Not Dead Yet! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Words by: J W Rowley Performed by: J. W. Rowley
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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.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
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| His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now | T.W. Connor (words & music) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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| Life in the East End of London | Arthur West (music) John S Baker (words) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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| Spank the Grand Piano, Matilda | George Dance (words & music) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
The peformer is featured on 33 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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His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now (1893) | T.W. Connor | John S Baker (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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He's Not Dead Yet! (1895) | T.W. Connor(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Riley Did It! (1896) | T.W. Connor | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | |
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It's Only Once a Year (1898) | T.W. Connor | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | |
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I Must Have a Day Off For That (1900) | T.W. Connor | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | |
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She's Just As Much My Sweetheart Now (1902) | T.W. Connor | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | |
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Why Should I Leave Old England? (1903) | T.W. Connor | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | |
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Spank the Grand Piano, Matilda (?) | George Dance(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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See-Saw, Margery Daw (1878) | T. Vincent Davies | G C Anewick (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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What Shall We Do With Cyprus? (1878) | T. Vincent Davies | E V Page (words)
Arthur Roberts (perf.) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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⇑Gladstone (1879) | T. Vincent Davies | E V Page (words) W Wardroper (words) H C Maguire (words) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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More! More! Give Me Some More (1879) | T. Vincent Davies | E V Page (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Noble 24th (1879), The | T. Vincent Davies | G C Anewick (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Still They Come! (1879) | T. Vincent Davies | E V Page (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Call Him In (1881) | T. Vincent Davies | E V Page (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Will and the Way (1883), The | T. Vincent Davies | G C Anewick (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Costermonger's Wife (1893), The | Frank Egerton | John S. Baker (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Will You Be My Hollyhock? (1891) | Edmund Forman | James Francis (words)
Harry Hunter (perf.) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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It Always Come Round to Me (1886) | Fred Gilbert | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | |
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Our Ruth Ann (1892) | J.W. Hall(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Welcome at Home (1892), The | J.W. Hall(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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⇑On Monday She Sings 'Molly Riley, O!' (1896) | J.W. Hall(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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On the Banks on Bantry Bay (1894) | J.M. Harrison | H A Duffy (words)
Ella Dean (perf.) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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I'm a Dad Dad Dad! (1878) | G.W. Hunt(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Life Is Like a Game of See Saw (1878) | G.W. Hunt(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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She's As Sweet As a Lump of Obadiah Rock (1887) | G.W. Hunt(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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They All Belong to Mary (n.d.) | G.W. Hunt(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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When You Wash a Nigger White (1874) | Alfred Lee | Frank W. Green (words) F Trevisany (words) J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Pretty Girl, Rather (1892) | Felix McGlennon | John S. Baker (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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Oh! the ''Black List'' (1903) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | J. W. Rowley (perf.) | |
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Carving Up of the Turkey (1892), The | F.V St. Clair | F.W. Venton (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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They're All Good (1891) | Joseph Tabrar | John S. Baker (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |
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⇑Life in the East End of London (1891) | Arthur West | John S Baker (words)
J. W. Rowley (perf.) |