Minnie Cunningham (1870-1954)
Last updated: 04.10.24
Minnie Cunningham was an English music hall serio-comic singer and dancer born in Birmingham. The daughter of comedian Ned Cunningham, her career started after he died when she was just ten years old, by performing as a male impersonator and singing her father's songs. Billed as "Melodious Minnie - Pretty and Pleasing". She played in pantomimes and appeared in a number of London music halls, including the Oxford, the Parthenon and Collins.
Her stage persona was that of an innocent schoolgirl and was described by the poet, Arthur Symons, as "very pretty, very nice and very young".
The peformer is featured on 9 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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He Lives in a World of His Own (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | Minnie Cunningham (perf.) |
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Looking at the Pictures (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | Minnie Cunningham (perf.) |
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You'll Have to Pay (1900) | Frank Leo | John Neat (words)
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I've Got a Beau! (1901) | Frank Leo(w&m) | Minnie Cunningham (perf.) |
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Give Us a Wag of Your Tail Old Dog (1897) | Harry Linn | Bertram Isaacson (words)
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Friends (1895) | Alan Macey | Albert E. Ellis (words)
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If New Friends Are Silver, Old Friends Are Gold (1906) | Bert M. Megson | llingworth Moorwood1 (words)
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It's Not the Hen That Cackles the Most (1893) | Orlando Powell | Richard Morton (words)
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My Own Nigger Boy (1899) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | Minnie Cunningham (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 3 works by Minnie Cunningham (1870-1954).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| M. Cunningham's Dance For the Pianoforte | 1893 | arr.: A. Asher |  |
| Did You Ever See a Feather in a Tom-Cat's Tail? | 1894 | Harry Linn (words) | |
| Bridget and Mike | 1899 | Richard Morton (words) | Pub. |