Harry Fragson (1869-1913)
Last updated: 04.10.24
According to the Internet source given below, Harry Fragson [Léon Philippe Pot], was a British music hall singer and comedian, born in Soho, London. After a successful career in England, he moved to Paris developing an act imitating French music hall performers. He introduced his own material into that act before returning to London in 1905. A popular performer in pantomime and is probably best known for his song Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend? (1913) published by Stanley Mullen Pty. Ltd., , Australia.
He was murdered by his father in 1913 and is buried at le Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
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Harry Fragson (1869-1913) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Employment Bureau, The Words and Music by: Archie Naish. Performed by: Archie Naish, Harry Fragson
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All the Girls Are Lovely by the Seaside (1913) | H. Fragson | Jack Charman | Edison Blue Amberol: 23108 |
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Off I Went to the Doctor ... (1913) | H. Fragson | Jack Charman | Edison Blue Amberol: 23007 |
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Various Performers | Glory of the Music Hall Vol.1 |      |
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Various Performers | Music Hall |   |
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.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
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| Billy Brown | Harry Fragson (words & music) Harry Fragson (perf.) |
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| Employment Bureau, The | Archie Naish (words & music) Harry Fragson (perf.) Archie Naish (perf.) |
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| Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend? | Harry Fragson (music) Worton David (words) Bert Lee (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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| Paper Bag Cookery | Unknown (words & music) Harry Fragson (perf.) |
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Amours fragiles (1908) | H. Fragson (music) Alexandre Trébitsch (words) |
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The peformer is featured on 4 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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Employment Bureau (1906), The | Archie Naish(w&m) | Harry Fragson (perf.) Archie Naish (perf.) |
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Paper Bag Cookery (?) | Unknown | Harry Fragson (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 30 works by Harry Fragson (1869-1913).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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| Les Sportswomen! | 1891 | Saint-Maurice (words) | |
| Whispers of Love | 1906 | May De Sousa (words) Percival (words) |
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| Band Box Girl, The | 1907 | Arthur Wimperis (words) Walter Davidson (words) W Burtey (words) |
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| Canoodling | 1907 | Arthur Wimperis (words) Walter Davidson (words) |
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| Statues on the Spree | 1907 | Arthur Wimperis (words) Walter Davidson (words) W George (words) |
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| Amours fragiles | 1908 | Alexandre Trébitsch (words) | |
| Billy Brown | 1908 | Harry Fragson (perf.) | |
| Don't Say Good-Bye! (w&m) | 1908 | A. Wimperis (words) W. Davidson (words) |
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| Ladies, Beware! | 1908 | Arthur Wimperis (words) Walter Davidson (words) |
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| Dans Mon Aeroplane (w&m) | 1909 | ||
| Come Back to Me! | 1910 | Henri Christiné (words) Worton David (words) Gaby Deslys (perf.) |
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| ⇑ It's the English! | 1910 | Ralph Penso (words) | Pub. |
| Old Tom-Cat, The (w&m) | 1910 | Pub. | |
| Come Along, Ladies, Do! (w&m) | 1911 | Pub. | |
| Oh! Little Marie! (w&m) | 1911 | Pub. | |
| What People Want (w&m) | 1911 | Pub. | |
| Chocolate Sue. (w&m) | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Hurrah-Hurrah For England! (w&m) | 1912 | Pub. | |
| In Gay Paree! (w&m) | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Insurance ''Pill'', The (w&m) | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Music Hall Shakespeare, The | 1912 | Worton David (words) | |
| Off I Went to the Doctor ... (w&m) | 1912 | Jack Charman (perf.) | Pub. |
| Those Attractive Posters! (w&m) | 1912 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ All the Girls Are Lovely by the Seaside | 1913 | Worton David (words) Bert Lee (words) Jack Charman (perf.) |
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| Because I Loved You So. (w&m) | 1913 | |
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| Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend? | 1913 | Worton David (words) Bert Lee (words) Harry Fragson (perf.) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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| If They'd Bury Alexander's Band (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Since Sister Mary Went to Gay Paree (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Songs and Operas in Ragtime (w&m) | 1913 | |
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| Twilight Hours | 1914 | Bert Lee (words) Worton David (words) |
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