Bonnie Thornton (-1920)

Overview

It is surprising that so little is known about this performer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (August 2021) be gleaned about Bonnie Thornton from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she has been featured on 22 works published between 1892 and 1899. It may be assumed that she is related to the same named composer, James Thornton who wrote at least 10 works for her.
She is illustrated on several of the sheet music covers located, this one is from She's the Comfort of Their Home (1896) words & music by Ed Rogers, and published by Jos. W. Stern & Co., New York, USA.
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Bonnie Thornton (-1920) has at least 7 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Don't Give Up the Old Love For the New
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Perf. by: Bonnie Thornton

Publisher:	Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1896.	Sheet Music.

It Don't Seem Like the Same Old Smile
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Perf. by: Bonnie Thornton

Publisher:	Chas. Sheard & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1896.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

On the Benches in the Park
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Perf. by: Bonnie Thornton

Publisher:	Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1896.	Sheet Music.

Streets of Cairo, The
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Perf. by: Ellaline Terriss, Bonnie Thornton

Publisher:	Frank Harding
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1893.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

There's a Little Star Shining For You
Music by: James Thornton.
Perf. by: Bonnie Thornton

Publisher:	Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Perf. by: Bonnie Thornton

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

You'll Have to Transfer A song of the day
Music by: Abe Holzmann.
Perf. by: Bonnie Thornton

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.

Theme by Leo Feist

Monologues

Bonnie Thornton

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Streets of Cairo, The	James Thornton (words & music) Ellaline Terriss (perf. by) Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
	When You Were Sweet Sixteen	James Thornton (words & music) Bonnie Thornton (perf. by) Hamilton Hill (perf. by) Julius P. Witmark (perf. by)

Music Hall

Works

This list is arranged by composer and contains 22 songs sung by Bonnie Thornton 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)

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Just About an Inch or So (1897)	Raymond A. Browne	Chas. Coleman (words) Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
Elsie From Chelsea! (1896)	Harry Dacre	Seymour Hicks (perf. by) Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
You'll Have to Transfer (1899)	Abe Holzmann	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
I Want One Like Mary's (1897)	Frank G Mack(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
It Isn't Very Nice to Ask a Lady (1897)	Frank G Mack(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
He Blamed It on Poor Little Me (1897)	Charles C. Miller(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
Four Fingers and a Thumb (1895)	Eldred Powel(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by) C. Coborn (perf. by)
She's the Comfort of Their Home (1896)	Ed Rogers(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
That's Often Done (1895)	Ed Rogers	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
Don't Give Up the Old Love For the New (1896)	James Thornton(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
⇑Going For a Pardon (1896)	James Thornton	Clara Hauenschild (words) Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
I Hope She's Doing Well (1899)	James Thornton(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
It Don't Seem Like the Same Old Smile (1896)	James Thornton(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon (1892)	James Thornton(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
On the Benches in the Park (1896)	James Thornton(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by) R. G. Knowles (perf. by) Fannie Leslie (perf. by)
Streets of Cairo (1893), The	James Thornton(w&m)	Ellaline Terriss (perf. by) Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
There's a Little Star Shining For You (1898)	James Thornton	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
When Summer Comes Again (1893)	James Thornton	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1898)	James Thornton(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by) Hamilton Hill (perf. by) Julius P. Witmark (perf. by)
Jack, How I Envy You (1897)	Harry von Tilzer(w&m)	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
Down in Poverty Row (1896)	Arthur Trevelyan	Gussie L. Davis (words) Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)
⇑My Little Circus Queen (1896)	Max S. Witt	Bonnie Thornton (perf. by)