Mark Sheridan (1864-1918)
Last updated: 01.06.22
According to the Internet source given below, Mark Sheridan [Frederick Shaw] was an English music hall comedian, singer and songwriter born in in Hendon, Sunderland, County Durham. Before becoming popular performer, he worked in the Sunderland docks and then being employed at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Theatre taking up amateur dramatics. In progressing his stage career, he toured Europe and South Africa in 1890, Australia in 1892 and returned to London in 1895. He quickly became a leading performer in English music halls. He is perhaps best remembered for his rendition of Oh I Do Like to Be Be Beside the Seaside (1909 - words & music: John A. Glover-Kind). Sheridan went on to record more than fifty songs over a ten years.
Sheridan wrote and composed the musical burlesque, Gay Paree (1917), which he performed in London and with which later toured the northern provinces including Scotland.
He committed suicide in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow where he is buried,
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Mark Sheridan | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Various Performers | At The Football Match Last Saturday | |
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All the Little Ducks Went Quack | H.M. Watkins (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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And the Villain Still Pursued Her | Hermann E. Darewski (music) R.P. Weston (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser | Alf Ellerton (The Younger) (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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By the Sea | Fred Godfrey (music) Billy Williams (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Colonel K-Nut | Fred Godfrey (music) Mark Sheridan (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend? | Harry Fragson (music) Worton David (words) Bert Lee (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Here We Are, Here We Are, Here We Are Again | Charles Knight (music) Kenneth Lyle (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside | John A. Glover-Kind (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Do Like to Listen to the Church Bells | Unknown (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Felt Quite Sorry For the Feller | Frank Leo (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Wanted a Wife | Mark Sheridan (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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⇑I'd Like to Shake, Shake, Shake Shakespeare | Alf Ellerton (The Younger) (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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It Was Very, Very Warm There | Unknown (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Josser Cricketer, The | Mark Sheridan (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Nursery Rhymes | Mark Sheridan (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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One of the Soldiers | Joseph Tabrar (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Other Things Too Numerous to Mention | Unknown (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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They All Walk the Wibbly Wobbly Walk | Paul Pelham (music) J.P.Long (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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We All Went Marching Home Again | William Hargreaves (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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We'll All March to Trafalgar Square | Bennett Scott (music) A.J. Mills (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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What a Game It Is! Wow! Wow! | Fred Godfrey (music) Harry Gifford (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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What a Grand Place London Would Be | William Hargreaves (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Who Were You With Last Night? | Fred Godfrey (music) Mark Sheridan (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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⇑You Can Do a Lot of Things at the Seaside That You Can't Do in Town | Charles Ridgewell (music) George A. Stevens (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser | A. Ellerton (The Younger) (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues | |
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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside | J.A. Glover-Kind (words & music) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues | |
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Who Were You With Last Night? | F. Godfrey (music) M. Sheridan (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues | |
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You Can Do a Lot of Things at the Seaside That You Can't Do in Town | C. Ridgewell (music) G.A. Stevens (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues |  |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 37 works performed by Mark Sheridan who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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When a Woman Says No (1912) | Charles Collins | Fred Murray (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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On the Esplanade (1911) | T.W. Connor | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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And the Villain Still Pursued Her (1915) | Hermann E. Darewski | R.P. Weston (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser (1914) | Alf Ellerton (The Younger)(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | |
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I'd Like to Shake, Shake, Shake Shakespeare (1915) | Alf Ellerton (The Younger)(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | |
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Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend? (1913) | Harry Fragson | W. David (words) B. Lee (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) H. Fragson (perf.) |
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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (1909) | John A. Glover-Kind(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) Florrie Forde (perf.) |
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By the Sea (1910) | Fred Godfrey | Billy Williams (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Who Were You With Last Night? (1912) | Fred Godfrey(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) |
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What a Game It Is! Wow! Wow! (1913) | Fred Godfrey | H. Gifford (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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⇑Colonel K-Nut (1915) | Fred Godfrey(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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We All Went Marching Home Again (1911) | William Hargreaves(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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What a Grand Place London Would Be (1911) | William Hargreaves | M. Sheridan (perf.) | |
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Here We Are, Here We Are, Here We Are Again (1914) | Charles Knight | Kenneth Lyle (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Felt Quite Sorry For the Feller (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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What a Fine Old Game You're Having (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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There Ain't Going to Be Any Ragtime (1913) | Frank Leo(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Here We Are, Here We Are, Here We Are Again! (1915) | Kenneth Lyle | Charles Knight (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler (perf.) |
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Take a Nice Stroll Thro' the Park (1906) | Nat Mayer(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Hear What the Crowd Say! (1910) | John Neat | J.P. Harrington (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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High Street Promenade (1915), The | John Neat | T F Robson (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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⇑They All Walk the Wibbly Wobbly Walk (1912) | Paul Pelham | John P Long (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) Jack Charman (perf.) |
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You Can Do a Lot of Things at the Seaside That You Can't Do in Town (1906) | Charles Ridgewell | G.A. Stevens (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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Let's Go Home Together! (1912) | E.W. Rogers | Fred Murray (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) Gladys Mavius (perf.) |
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Where Have You Left the Girls? (1912) | E.W. Rogers | Charles Collins (words) Fred Murray (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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We'll All March to Trafalgar Square (1913) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Nursery Rhymes (1900) | Mark Sheridan(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Josser Cricketer (1904), The | Mark Sheridan(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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I Wanted a Wife (?) | Mark Sheridan | M. Sheridan (perf.) | |
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One of the Soldiers (1899) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Tom! Tom! Tom! (1914) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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I Do Like to Listen to the Church Bells (?) | Unknown | M. Sheridan (perf.) | |
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⇑It Was Very, Very Warm There (?) | Unknown | M. Sheridan (perf.) | |
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Other Things Too Numerous to Mention (?) | Unknown | M. Sheridan (perf.) | |
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All the Little Ducks Went Quack (1904) | H.M. Watkins(w&m) | M. Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Nature (1904) | Harry Wincott | H. Leighton (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 5 works by Mark Sheridan (1864-1918).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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Belgium Put The Kibosh On The Kaiser (1915) | 2:50 | M. Sheridan |
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Oh I Do Like to Be Be Beside the Seaside (1909) | 3:07 | M. Sheridan |
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What a Game It Is! Wow! Wow! (1913) | 3:02 | M. Sheridan |
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At the Football Match Last Saturday (1897) | 2:32 | M. Sheridan |