Pseudonyms and Stage Names
Last updated: 23.02.24
Pseudonyms and Stage Names have been and still are used for a variety of reasons. Some because they just do not like their given name or feel that name is not commercial enough.. Others for reasons of gender equality, such as Caroline May Bruggeman Stark using Cy Perkins, where they felt a male songwriter/composer would be taken more seriously.
Then there is the peculiar case of Johann C. Schmid who used the female pseudonym of Marie Louka. Henry Fillmore, Robert A. King and R.G. Grady among many others also had a penchant for using gentle sex monickers for their compositions.
Then there is the peculiar case of Johann C. Schmid who used the female pseudonym of Marie Louka. Henry Fillmore, Robert A. King and R.G. Grady among many others also had a penchant for using gentle sex monickers for their compositions.
| Composer | Pseudonyms |
|---|
| Edna Belle Alexander (1892-1972) | Alex Belledna |
| George D. Barnard (1857-1933) | G. F. Daniels, George McQuaide, Edward Russell, Ed Hazel, M. B. Eaton |
| Dominic Behan (1928-1989) | Wolf Stephens, Fintan Connolly |
| Theron Catlan Bennett (1879-1937) | Barney & Seymore, George E. Florence |
| Mike Bernard (1881-1936) | Mike Bernard |
| Harley F. Brocht | Glen Barton |
| Fred Brownold | Ted Browne |
| Carrie Bruggeman (1881-1972) | Cy Perkins, Cal Stark |
| Walter Van Brunt | Walter Scanlon |
| George Linus Cobb (1886-1942) | Leo Gordon |
| Arthur Charles Cohen (1875-1939) | Charles Kingsford |
| Charles Neil Daniels (1878-1943) | L'Albert, Neil Moret, Paul Bertrand, Jules Lemare, Sidney Carter |
| Worton David (-1940) | Gene McCarthy, Gene Williams |
| Francis John Dickson (1888-1953) | R.B. Saxe |
| Max Dreyfus (1874-1964) | Max Eugene |
| Hans Engelmann (1872-1914) | Heinrich Engel, Charles Lindsay, Pierre Renard |
| Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) | Gus Beans, Harold Bennett, Ray Hall, Harry Hartley, Al Hayes, Will Huff, Henrietta Moore |
| ⇑Lewis John Fuiks (1893-1962) | Victor Arden |
| Noel Gay (1898-1954) | Stanley Hill |
| R.G. Grady | Henry Bartell, Eugene Mack, Bessie Barrett, Violet Hudson, Victor Moulton |
| Martin Greenwald | Sister of St. Joseph, P. Lichner, H. Reed, M. Streabogg, Geo Elbert Howard |
| Frederick W. Hager (1874-1958) | Wallace Fredericks, F. Wallace Regá, Milo Regá |
| Stephen R. Henry (1874-1966) | Stephen R. Henry |
| Victor Herbert (1859-1924) | Noble MacClure |
| Alberta Himan (1855-) | Henry Berti |
| Dick Hyman | J. Gaines |
| Chas. L. Johnson (1876-1950) | Raymond Birch, Herbert Leslie, Eugene Edgar Ballard, Moran Moore |
| Robert A. King (1862-1932) | Mary Earl, Robert Keiser |
| Sadie Koninsky (1879-1952) | Jerome Hartman |
| Max Kortlander (1890-1961) | Ted Baxter, Jeff Watters |
| James Bodewalt Lampe (1869-1929) | Ribé Danmark |
| Sylvester A. Legg (1855-1927) | H. O. Lang |
| Sol P. Levy (1981-1920) | John Boulton, Henry Hough, Edouard Roberts, Paul Vely |
| Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) | Thomas Casele, Ben E. Crosby, James L. Dempsey, Raymond Edwards, I. Furman-Mulliner, James L. Harlin, Frederick M. Holmes, Harry Jay, Joseph Kiefer, Abe Losch, Carl Loveland, Carl L. Loveland, Gay A. Rimert, Lillian H. Sarver, Chas C. Sweeley, Caird M. Vandersloot, Carl D. Vandersloot, F. W. Vandersloot, Jesse Westover, Frederick Williams |
| Cecil Mack (1883-1944) | R. C. MacPherson, Cecil Macklin |
| ⇑Friedel Albrecht Marcuse (1906-1974) | Rolf Marbot |
| Albert F. Marzian | Mark Janza |
| Michael Maybrick (1841-1913) | Stevens Adams |
| George Maywood (- 1921) | George Maywood Schleiffahrt |
| Mabel McKinley (1877-1937) | Vivian Grey |
| Veronica Mikova (1887-1937) | Gypsy Countess Verona |
| Luella Lockwood Moore (1864-1927) | Marion Arlington, Phil &. Beth Moore |
| Arthur Cleveland Morse | Norman Leigh |
| Theodore F. Morse (1873-1924) | D. A. Esrom |
| Theodore H. Northrup (1866-1919) | Theo Havemeyer |
| Abe Olman (1888-1984) | Arthur Manlowe |
| Harold Pinder | Rednip |
| William C. Polla (1876-1939) | Cy Seymour, W. C. Powell |
| Charles Arthur Rawlings (1858-1919) | Haydon Augarde, Theo Bonheur, Auguste Cons, Jean Douste, Paul Perrier, Maurice Telma |
| Will Rossiter (1867-1954) | W.R. Williams |
| Johann C. Schmid | Marie Louka |
| Jean Schwartz (1878-1956) | Howard Lipson |
| Joe Slater (1872-1926) | le Felix Roy |
| ⇑Etilmon J. Stark (1867-1962) | Bud Manchester |
| Reginald Alberto Agrati Stoneham (1879-1942) | Alberto Agrati |
| Robert Morrison Stults (1861-1933) | S. M. Roberts |
| Percy Wenrich (1880-1952) | Earl La Farge, Eugene La Farge, Dolly Richmond |
| Robert P. Weston | Bob Harris, Bob Weston |
| Septimus Winner (1827-1902) | Alice Hawthorne |
| Florence M. Wood | Florence W. Johnson |
| Lawrence Wright (1888-1964) | Horatio Nichollls |
| John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) | Lionel Baxter, R.L. (Robert) Creighton, Arturo de Castro, Josh and Ted, J. (Jane) Hathaway, Kathryn Hawthorne, Roberta Hudson, Ioane Kawelo, Dorothy Lee, J. Edgar Lowell, Jules Reynard, F. (Frederick) van Norman, Hal Vinton, Grant Wellesley |
| Performer | Pseudonyms |
|---|
| Dolly Kay (1900-1952) | Sally Freeman |
| Olive Kline (1887-1976) | Alice Green, Olive Kline Hulihan |
| Frederick J. Wheeler | James F. Harrison |
| John Young (1870-1954) | Harry Anthony |
| Pseudonyms | Composer |
|---|
| Mark Janza | Albert F. Marzian |
| Adams, Stevens | Michael Maybrick (1841-1913) |
| Agrati, Alberto | Reginald Alberto Agrati Stoneham (1879-1942) |
| Arden, Victor | Lewis John Fuiks (1893-1962) |
| Arlington, Marion | Luella Lockwood Moore (1864-1927) |
| Augarde, Haydon | Charles Arthur Rawlings (1858-1919) |
| Ballard, Eugene Edgar | Chas. L. Johnson (1876-1950) |
| Barney & Seymore | Theron Catlan Bennett (1879-1937) |
| Barrett, Bessie | R.G. Grady |
| Bartell, Henry | R.G. Grady |
| Barton, Glen | Harley F. Brocht |
| Baxter, Lionel | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Baxter, Ted | Max Kortlander (1890-1961) |
| Beans, Gus | Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) |
| Belledna, Alex | Edna Belle Alexander (1892-1972) |
| Bennett, Harold | Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) |
| Bernard, Mike | Mike Bernard (1881-1936) |
| Berti, Henry | Alberta Himan (1855-) |
| Bertrand, Paul | Charles Neil Daniels (1878-1943) |
| ⇑Birch, Raymond | Chas. L. Johnson (1876-1950) |
| Bonheur, Theo | Charles Arthur Rawlings (1858-1919) |
| Boulton, John | Sol P. Levy (1981-1920) |
| Browne, Ted | Fred Brownold |
| Carter, Sidney | Charles Neil Daniels (1878-1943) |
| Casele, Thomas | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Castro, Arturo de | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Connolly, Fintan | Dominic Behan (1928-1989) |
| Cons, Auguste | Charles Arthur Rawlings (1858-1919) |
| Creighton, R.L. (Robert) | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Crosby, Ben E. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Daniels, G. F. | George D. Barnard (1857-1933) |
| Danmark, Ribé | James Bodewalt Lampe (1869-1929) |
| Dempsey, James L. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Douste, Jean | Charles Arthur Rawlings (1858-1919) |
| Earl, Mary | Robert A. King (1862-1932) |
| Eaton, M. B. | George D. Barnard (1857-1933) |
| Edwards, Raymond | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Engel, Heinrich | Hans Engelmann (1872-1914) |
| Esrom, D. A. | Theodore F. Morse (1873-1924) |
| ⇑Eugene, Max | Max Dreyfus (1874-1964) |
| Farge, Earl La | Percy Wenrich (1880-1952) |
| Farge, Eugene La | Percy Wenrich (1880-1952) |
| Florence, George E. | Theron Catlan Bennett (1879-1937) |
| Fredericks, Wallace | Frederick W. Hager (1874-1958) |
| Furman-Mulliner, I. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Gaines, J. | Dick Hyman |
| Gordon, Leo | George Linus Cobb (1886-1942) |
| Grey, Vivian | Mabel McKinley (1877-1937) |
| Gypsy Countess Verona | Veronica Mikova (1887-1937) |
| Hall, Ray | Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) |
| Harlin, James L. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Harris, Bob | Robert P. Weston |
| Hartley, Harry | Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) |
| Hartman, Jerome | Sadie Koninsky (1879-1952) |
| Hathaway, J. (Jane) | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Havemeyer, Theo | Theodore H. Northrup (1866-1919) |
| Hawthorne, Alice | Septimus Winner (1827-1902) |
| Hawthorne, Kathryn | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Hayes, Al | Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) |
| ⇑Hazel, Ed | George D. Barnard (1857-1933) |
| Henry, Stephen R. | Stephen R. Henry (1874-1966) |
| Hill, Stanley | Noel Gay (1898-1954) |
| Holmes, Frederick M. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Hough, Henry | Sol P. Levy (1981-1920) |
| Howard, Geo Elbert | Martin Greenwald |
| Hudson, Roberta | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Hudson, Violet | R.G. Grady |
| Huff, Will | Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) |
| Jay, Harry | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Johnson, Florence W. | Florence M. Wood |
| Joseph Kiefer | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Josh and Ted | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Kawelo, Ioane | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Keiser, Robert | Robert A. King (1862-1932) |
| Kingsford, Charles | Arthur Charles Cohen (1875-1939) |
| L'Albert | Charles Neil Daniels (1878-1943) |
| Lang, H. O. | Sylvester A. Legg (1855-1927) |
| Lee, Dorothy | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Leigh, Norman | Arthur Cleveland Morse |
| ⇑Lemare, Jules | Charles Neil Daniels (1878-1943) |
| Leslie, Herbert | Chas. L. Johnson (1876-1950) |
| Lichner, P. | Martin Greenwald |
| Lindsay, Charles | Hans Engelmann (1872-1914) |
| Lipson, Howard | Jean Schwartz (1878-1956) |
| Losch, Abe | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Louka, Marie | Johann C. Schmid |
| Loveland, Carl | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Loveland, Carl L. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Lowell, J. Edgar | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| MacClure, Noble | Victor Herbert (1859-1924) |
| Mack, Eugene | R.G. Grady |
| Macklin, Cecil | Cecil Mack (1883-1944) |
| MacPherson, R. C. | Cecil Mack (1883-1944) |
| Manchester, Bud | Etilmon J. Stark (1867-1962) |
| Manlowe, Arthur | Abe Olman (1888-1984) |
| Marbot, Rolf | Friedel Albrecht Marcuse (1906-1974) |
| McCarthy, Gene | Worton David (-1940) |
| McQuaide, George | George D. Barnard (1857-1933) |
| Moore, Henrietta | Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) |
| ⇑Moore, Moran | Chas. L. Johnson (1876-1950) |
| Moore, Phil &. Beth | Luella Lockwood Moore (1864-1927) |
| Moret, Neil | Charles Neil Daniels (1878-1943) |
| Moulton, Victor | R.G. Grady |
| Nichollls, Horatio | Lawrence Wright (1888-1964) |
| Norman, F. (Frederick) van | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Perkins, Cy | Carrie Bruggeman (1881-1972) |
| Perrier, Paul | Charles Arthur Rawlings (1858-1919) |
| Powell, W. C. | William C. Polla (1876-1939) |
| Rednip | Harold Pinder |
| Reed, H. | Martin Greenwald |
| Regá, F. Wallace | Frederick W. Hager (1874-1958) |
| Regá, Milo | Frederick W. Hager (1874-1958) |
| Renard, Pierre | Hans Engelmann (1872-1914) |
| Reynard, Jules | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Richmond, Dolly | Percy Wenrich (1880-1952) |
| Rimert, Gay A. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Roberts, Edouard | Sol P. Levy (1981-1920) |
| Roberts, S. M. | Robert Morrison Stults (1861-1933) |
| Roy, le Felix | Joe Slater (1872-1926) |
| ⇑Russell, Edward | George D. Barnard (1857-1933) |
| Sarver, Lillian H. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Saxe, R.B. | Francis John Dickson (1888-1953) |
| Scanlon, Walter | Walter Van Brunt |
| Schleiffahrt, George Maywood | George Maywood (- 1921) |
| Seymour, Cy | William C. Polla (1876-1939) |
| Sister of St. Joseph | Martin Greenwald |
| Stark, Cal | Carrie Bruggeman (1881-1972) |
| Stephens, Wolf | Dominic Behan (1928-1989) |
| Streabogg, M. | Martin Greenwald |
| Sweeley, Chas C. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Telma, Maurice | Charles Arthur Rawlings (1858-1919) |
| Vandersloot, Caird M. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Vandersloot, Carl D. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Vandersloot, F. W. | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Vely, Paul | Sol P. Levy (1981-1920) |
| Vinton, Hal | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Watters, Jeff | Max Kortlander (1890-1961) |
| Wellesley, Grant | John Stepan Zamecnik (1872-1953) |
| Weston, Bob | Robert P. Weston |
| ⇑Westover, Jesse | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Williams, Frederick | Harry J. Lincoln (1878-1937) |
| Williams, Gene | Worton David (-1940) |
| Williams, W.R. | Will Rossiter (1867-1954) |
- Ethel May Earnist: once held to be Chas. L. Johnson
- Harry A. Fischler: once held to be Harry J. Lincoln
- Fannie Bell Woods: once held to be Chas. L. Johnson