H.C. Barry

Overview

All that can presently (January 2024) be gleaned about H.C. Barry from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was presumably a Brititsh composer/performer of at least 12 works published between 1892 and 1902.
His portrait on the left is taken from his The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes (1894) published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this composer.

Monologues

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.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Ghost of Sherlock Holmes, The	H.C. Barry (music) Richard Morton (words) H.C. Barry (perf.)

Music Halls

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 12 works by H.C. Barry. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I Missed It	1892	G.P. Huntley (words) H.C. Barry (perf.)
Dotty on the Ditties	1893	G P Huntley (words) Edward Lewis (perf.)
Ghost of Sherlock Holmes, The	1894	Richard Morton (words) H.C. Barry (perf.)	Pub.
Junior Job-Lot Club , The	1895	G P Huntley (words)	Pub.
Since My Old Dutch Pegged Out	1897	George H Gray (words) G P Huntley (words)	Pub.
De Big Black Coon	1898	G P Huntley (words)	Pub.
Guinea Hamper, The	1898	G P Huntley (words) Charles E. Stevens (perf.)	Pub.
Heads and Tails	1898	Colin MacKay (words) Tom Craven (words) Edward Lewis (perf.)	Pub.
Kitchener's Karol	1899	Colin MacKay (words) Little Tich (perf.)	Pub.
Alas! My Poor Brother	1900	Colin MacKay (words)	Pub.
Yer Can't 'it 'im, Can Yer?	1901	G P Huntley (words) George Gray (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Eh! What? Oh! Oh! (w&m)	1902	Ernest Shand (perf.)	Pub.