Paul Alfred Rubens (1875-1917)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Paul Alfred Rubens was an English book author, lyricist and composer of many shows. He was the eldest son of musically gifted German Jewish immigrant parents his father, Victor being a wealthy stockbroker. He studied law at University College, Oxford and then trained for the Bar. Amongst his many works include: A Country Girl (1901), Three Little Maids (1903), The Blue Moon(1906), My Lady's Maid (1906), Miss Hook of Holland (1907), The Hoyden (1907), The Dairymaids (1907), The Balkan Princess (1911), The Sunshine Girl (1913), The Girl from Utah (1914), Nobody Home (1915), Betty (1916), Florodora (posth. 1920).

Websites:
	Paul Rubens (composer)	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Paul Alfred Rubens (1875-1917) has at least 7 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Fife and Drum, The
Music by: Paul Alfred Rubens.
Words by: Rida Johnson Young

Publisher:	The American Advance Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music.

Gondola and the Girl, The
Music by: Paul Alfred Rubens.
Words by: Percy Graham, E. Ray Goetz

Publisher:	Chappell-Harms Inc
Suppliers:
Printed: 1923.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Here's to Love
Music by: Paul Alfred Rubens.
Words by: Arthur Wimperis

Publisher:	Chappell & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 7 pages.

I Love the Moon Song
Music by: Paul Alfred Rubens.

Publisher:	Chappell & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music.

Love Waltz, The
Music by: Paul Alfred Rubens.
Words by: Rida Johnson Young

Publisher:	The American Advance Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music.

One and Only, The
Music by: Paul Alfred Rubens.
Words by: Rida Johnson Young

Publisher:	The American Advance Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music.

Tonights the Night I'm a Millionaire
Music by: Paul Alfred Rubens.

Publisher:	Chappell & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


Dance With Me (1916)	I. Kaufman Gladys Rice	Edison Blue Amberol: 3078
Here's to Love (1913)	Elizabeth Spencer	Edison Blue Amberol: 1734
Betty (1908)	Indestructible Symphony Orchestra	Indestructible Record: 696
I Like You in Velvet (1906)	Robert Dennant	Sterling Record: 254
The Music of Love (1914)	Marie De Kyser Reed Miller	Edison Blue Amberol: 2477
Three Little Maids - Selection (1903)	Edison Symphony Orchestra	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8527
Balkan Princess - Selections (1910)	Indestructible Record Band	Indestructible Record: 3145
Three Little Maids - Selection (1903)	Gilmore's Band	Columbia Record: 32296
Tonights the Night I'm a Millionaire (1915)	Joseph Anthony Phillips	Edison Blue Amberol: 2588
The Sweeps Intermezzo (1908)	British Concert Orchestra	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 13815

MP3s

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


	The Admiral's Yarn (1928)		P. Dawson	HMV B2661

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


I'm a Millionaire (1915)	P.A. Rubens	Royal James Fish William F. Hooley Joseph Anthony Phillips Elizabeth Spencer John Young	Edison: 3565
Music of Love, The (1914)	P.A. Rubens	Marie De Kyser Reed Miller	Edison: 3301
Only to You (1914)	P.A. Rubens	Helen Clark	Edison: 3253
Only Way, The (1915)	P.A. Rubens	Mary Carson Helen Clark Albert Farrington Marie De Kyser Elizabeth Spencer	Edison: 3662
Please Don't Flirt With Me (1915)	P.A. Rubens	Helen Clark Joseph Anthony Phillips	Edison: 3671

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Various Performers	Singing Actresses

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


	Trixie of Upper Tooting	Paul Alfred Rubens (words & music) Ada Reeve (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


After the Girl (1914)	P.A. Rubens (w&m) P. Greenbank (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Argentine (1912), The	P.A. Rubens (w&m) A. Wimperis (words) Julia Sanderson (perf.) Vernon Castle (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Bride Bells (1901)	P.A. Rubens (music) Paul A. Rubens (coauth.)	Piano	Indiana
Burmah Girl (1905)	P.A. Rubens (w&m)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Cinderella (1915)	P.A. Rubens (music) A. Ross (words) P. Greenbank (words) Winefred Barnes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Common Sense Bracket (1905)	P.A. Rubens (music) Richard Golden (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP
Fighting the Flames (1904)	P.A. Rubens (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
⇑Girl You Love (1901), The	P.A. Rubens (w&m) Edna Wallace Hopper (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
I Can't Take My Eyes Off You (1904)	P.A. Rubens (music) Rida Johnson Young (words) Constance Windom (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
I Don't Seem to Want You When You're with Me (1905)	P.A. Rubens (w&m) M. Cooper (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
I Love the Moon (1912)	P.A. Rubens (w&m) Maggie Teyte (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
I Want to Be Your Wife (1907)	P.A. Rubens (w&m)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
I'd Like to Pose For You (1910)	P.A. Rubens (music) V. Bryan (words) Henry Mygatt Woodruff (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
It's Great to Be in Love (1911)	P.A. Rubens (music) Crane Wilbur (words) Florence Mills (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Lady Madcap (1905)	P.A. Rubens (music) P. Greenbank (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
⇑Mr. Popple of Ippleton (1905)	P.A. Rubens (w&m)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
My Sugar Plum (1904)	P.A. Rubens (music) Rida J. Young (words) King Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Pink Petty From Peter (1907)	P.A. Rubens (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Sal (1902)	P.A. Rubens (music)	Piano	Indiana
Sunshine Girl (1912), The	P.A. Rubens (music) Cecil Raleigh (words) A. Wimperis (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Three Little Maids (1903)	P.A. Rubens (music) P. Greenbank (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Tonights the Night I'm a Millionaire (1915)	P.A. Rubens (music) P. Greenbank (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Vienna Rag (1905), The	P.A. Rubens (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
⇑Wonderful World (1910)	P.A. Rubens (w&m) A. Wimperis (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 87 works by Paul Alfred Rubens (1875-1917). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1899-1902

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Jasper Johnson's Jubilee	1899
Rag-Time Pasmala	1899
Aunt Caroline	1900		Pub.
Dixie Guards, The	1900
I've an Inkling	1900	Ada Reeve (perf.)
In Colored Society	1900		Pub.
Love Me Just a Little Sue (w&m)	1900	Ada Reeve (perf.)
Queen of the Philippine Islands, The	1900	Ada Reeve (perf.)
Betty	1901	Indestructible Symphony Orchestra (perf.)
Bride Bells	1901	Paul A. Rubens (co-author)
Girl You Love, The (w&m)	1901	Beatrice Golden (perf.) Edna Wallace Hopper (perf.) Delia Mason (perf.)
⇑ Trixie of Upper Tooting (w&m)	1901	Ada Reeve (perf.)
Algy's Simply Awf'lly Good at Algebra	1902
Dream of Madrid, A	1902
I Can Laugh, I Can Love	1902
Love, You're a Wonderful Game	1902
Me and Mrs. Brown	1902
Miller's Daughter, The	1902
Not the Little Boy She Knew	1902
Sal	1902

1902-1905

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Selection From the Musical Play Three Little Maids	1902
Way Down South	1902
What Is a Maid to Do?	1902
Fife and Drum, The	1903	Rida Johnson Young (words)
German Cakewalk, The	1903
Three Little Maids	1903	Percy Greenbank (words)
Three Little Maids - Selection	1903	Edison Symphony Orchestra (perf.) Gilmore's Band (perf.)
Fighting the Flames	1904		Pub.
I Can't Take My Eyes Off You	1904	Rida Johnson Young (words) Constance Windom (perf.)	Pub.
Love Waltz, The	1904	Rida Johnson Young (words) Teddy Rogers (perf.)	Pub.
My Sugar Plum	1904	Rida J. Young (words) King Sisters (perf.) Teddy Rogers (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ One and Only, The	1904	Rida Johnson Young (words) Doris Mitchell (perf.)	Pub.
You and I, and I and You (w&m)	1904	Isabel Jay (perf.)	Pub.
Burmah Girl (w&m)	1905		Pub.
Common Sense Bracket	1905	Richard Golden (perf.)
Crocodile, The	1905
I Don't Seem to Want You When You're with Me (w&m)	1905	Margaret Cooper (perf.)	Pub.
I Like You in Velvet (w&m)	1905	Robert Dennant (perf.)
Lady Madcap	1905	Percy Greenbank (words)	Pub.
Mr. Popple of Ippleton (w&m)	1905		Pub.

1905-1910

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


She Didn't Know	1905
Sometimes	1905
Vienna Rag, The	1905
I Love You, Ma Cherie	1906	Henry Leoni (perf.)
Flying Dutchman, The (w&m)	1907
I Want to Be Your Wife (w&m)	1907	from "Miss Hook of Holland"	Pub.
If You'll Walk With Me	1907	Topsy Siegrist (perf.)
Little Miss Wooden Shoes (w&m)	1907		Pub.
Miss Hook of Holland	1907	Arr. by Albert W Ketelbey (Albert William),, 1875-1959,;
Pink Petty From Peter	1907		Pub.
Sleepy Canal	1907
⇑ Soldiers of the Netherlands	1907
Violoncello	1907
Sweeps Intermezzo, The	1908	British Concert Orchestra (perf.)
Balkan Princess - Selections	1910	Indestructible Record Band (perf.)
Dear Heart of Mine	1910
Dear, Delightful Women	1910	Arthur Wimperis (words)
Dreaming	1910
How Do You Do?	1910
I'd Like to Pose For You	1910	Vincent Bryan (words) Henry Mygatt Woodruff (perf.) from "The Genius"

1910-1915

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


It Must Be Great to Be a General But I'd Rather Lead the Band	1910
Man's a Man	1910
Out in an Ocean of Love	1910	Henry Mygatt Woodruff (perf.)
Wonderful World (w&m)	1910	Arthur Wimperis (words)
It's Great to Be in Love	1911	Crane Wilbur (words) Florence Mills (perf.)
Mr. Edison	1911	George Grossmith (perf.)
Argentine, The (w&m)	1912	Arthur Wimperis (words) Vernon Castle (perf.) Julia Sanderson (perf.)	Pub.
Here's to Love	1912	Arthur Wimperis (words) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)	Pub.
I Love the Moon (w&m)	1912	Phyllis Dare (perf.) Maggie Teyte (perf.)	Pub.
Sunshine Girl - Selection, The	1912
Sunshine Girl, The	1912	Cecil Raleigh (words) Arthur Wimperis (words)	Pub.
⇑ Two Nuts	1912
Music of Love, The	1913	Marie De Kyser (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.)
After the Girl (w&m)	1914	Percy Greenbank (words)	Pub.
Ladies and Gentlemen (w&m)	1914	Maggie Teyte (perf.)	Pub.
Only to You (w&m)	1914	Helen Clark (perf.)
Only Way!, The (w&m)	1914	Mary Carson (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Albert Farrington (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)
Pink and White	1914
Cinderella	1915	Adrian Ross (words) Percy Greenbank (words) Winefred Barnes (perf.)	Pub.
Dance With Me	1915	Percy Greenbank (words) Irving Kaufman (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.)

1915-1928

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I'm a Millionaire	1915	Percy Greenbank (words) Paul A. Rubens (words) Royal James Fish (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Joseph Anthony Phillips (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) John Young (perf.)
Please Don't Flirt With Me	1915	Percy Greenbank (words) Paul A. Rubens (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph Anthony Phillips (perf.)
Tina	1915	Haydn Wood (co-author)
Tonights the Night I'm a Millionaire	1915	Percy Greenbank (words) Joseph Anthony Phillips (perf.)	Pub.
Gondola and the Girl, The	1923	Percy Graham (words) E. Ray Goetz (words) Irène Bordoni (perf.)
So This Is Love	1923	Percy Graham Paul (words) E. Ray Goetz (words)
Admiral's Yarn, The (w&m)	1928	Peter Dawson (perf.)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


P.A. Rubens	The Argentine (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
P.A. Rubens	The Dixie Guards (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
P.A. Rubens	The German Cakewalk (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry