May Ward
Last updated: 02.08.24
All that can presently (July 2022) be gleaned about May Ward from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an American singer, described as "the charming singing comedienne", who has been featured on 7 works published between 1906 and 1910.Her portrait on the left is taken from Going, Going, Gone (1906) music by Albert von Tilzer, words by Joe Rosey and published by The York Music Co., New York, USA.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Any Little Girl, That's a Nice Little Girl (1910) | F. Fisher (music) Thomas J. Gray (words) May Ward (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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Sit Still Bill! (1911) | S. Furth (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words) May Ward (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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I'm Awfully Glad I Met You (1909) | G.W. Meyer (music) A. Bryan (words) Lew Cooper (words) May Ward (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | |
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My Prairie Song Bird (1909) | G.W. Meyer (music) May Ward (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Down in Jungle Town (1908) | T.F. Morse (music) E. Madden (words) May Ward (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Bird on Nellie's Hat (1906), The | A. Solman (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words) May Ward (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Going, Going, Gone (1906) | A. von Tilzer (music) J. Rosey (words) May Ward (perf.) May Ward (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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The peformer is featured on 12 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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Any Little Girl, That's a Nice Little Girl (1910) | Fred Fisher | Thomas J. Gray (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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Please Don't Tell My Wife (1909) | Henry Frantzen | Jack Drislane (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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Sit Still Bill! (1911) | Seymour Furth | Arthur J. Lamb (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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I'm Awfully Glad I Met You (1909) | George W. Meyer | Jack Drislane (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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My Prairie Song Bird (1909) | George W. Meyer | Jack Drislane (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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You Taught Me How to Love You, Now Teach Me to Forget (1909) | George W. Meyer | Alfred Bryan (words) Jack Drislane (words) May Ward (perf.) |
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Elsie (1910) | George W. Meyer | Jack Drislane (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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Down in Jungle Town (1908) | Theodore F. Morse | Edward Madden (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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Bird on Nellie's Hat (1906), The | Alfred Solman | Arthur J. Lamb (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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Going, Going, Gone (1906) | Albert von Tilzer | Joe Rosey (words)
May Ward (perf.) |
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⇑Michel Angelo (1909) | George W. Meyer | ||
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Good-Bye Mr. 'Rang O'Tang (1909) | George W. Meyer | Alfred Bryan (words) Lew Cooper (words) |