Lawrence Barclay  (-1949)
Last updated: 17.12.23
All that can presently (March 2021) be gleaned about Lawrence Barclay from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 18 works published between 1896 and 1941.
Elsewhere he is briefly mentioned as a song-writer and actor who performed sometimes with his famous sister, Vesta Victoria after her second divorce in 1926 when making her comeback.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this composer/actor.
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  Wax Cylinders      
cylinder15.gif Oh, Girls! Never Trust a P'liceman (1907) L. Barclay Yolande Noble Edison Gold Moulded Record: 13627
     Title Attribution Remarks
       
url15.gif He Calls Me His Own Grace Darling Lawrence Barclay (words & music)
Vesta Victoria (perf.)
 
url15.gif Our 'andy Man Joseph Tabrar (words & music)
Lawrence Barclay (perf.)
 
url15.gif Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man Lawrence Barclay (music)
Fred Murry (words)
Vesta Victoria (perf.)
 
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif He Calls Me His Own Grace Darling (1899) L. Barclay (music) Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
This list is arranged by composer and contains 4 works performed by Lawrence Barclay 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
         
perf15.jpg Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man (1897) Fred Murray(w&m) Lawrence Barclay (perf.)
Vesta Victoria (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Mary's Gone Away (1901) Fred Murray(w&m) Lawrence Barclay (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Oh! the Cottage by the Sea (1898) F.V St. Clair(w&m) Lawrence Barclay (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Our 'andy Man (1896) Joseph Tabrar(w&m) Lawrence Barclay (perf.) Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 14 works by Lawrence Barclay (-1949). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Just Because They Put Him Into Trousers (w&m) 1896 Vesta Victoria (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Let Bygones Be Bygones 1896 Reginald Roberts (words)  Pub.
Our Lodger's Such a Nice Young Man 1897 Fred Murry (words)
Vesta Victoria (perf.)
 Pub.
Sweet Tender Memories (w&m) 1898 James Norrie (perf.)  Pub.
He Calls Me His Own Grace Darling 1899 Vesta Victoria (perf.)  Pub.
Oh! if Mamma Only Knew 1899 Fred Murray (words)
Vesta Victoria (perf.)
 Pub.
Come Back and Be As You Used to Be (w&m) 1900 Vesta Victoria (perf.)  Pub.
Ever and Ever (w&m) 1900 Florrie Forde (perf.)  Pub.
Oh! Ma, I'll Never Do It Again 1900 Fred Murray (words)
Vesta Victoria (perf.)
 Pub.
When Timmy Comes Home Again (w&m) 1901 Vesta Victoria (perf.)  Pub.
Ching-Ching-Chinaman, (w&m) 1903  Pub.
Molly Malone (w&m) 1903  Pub.
Oh, Girls! Never Trust a P'liceman 1907 Mark Lorne (words)
Yolande Noble (perf.)
Vesta Victoria (perf.)
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What's the Use of Grousing (w&m) 1941  wvicon.gif