Mark Sheridan (1864-1918)
Last updated: 09.10.23
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) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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And the Villain Still Pursued Her | Hermann E. Darewski (music) R.P. Weston (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser | Alf Ellerton (The Younger) (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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By the Sea | Fred Godfrey (music) Billy Williams (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Colonel K-Nut | Fred Godfrey (music) Mark Sheridan (words) Mark Sheridan (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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Here We Are, Here We Are, Here We Are Again | Charles Knight (music) Kenneth Lyle (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside | John A. Glover-Kind (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Do Like to Listen to the Church Bells | Unknown (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Felt Quite Sorry For the Feller | Frank Leo (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Wanted a Wife | Mark Sheridan (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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⇑I'd Like to Shake, Shake, Shake Shakespeare | Alf Ellerton (The Younger) (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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It Was Very, Very Warm There | Unknown (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Josser Cricketer, The | Mark Sheridan (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Nursery Rhymes | Mark Sheridan (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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One of the Soldiers | Joseph Tabrar (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Other Things Too Numerous to Mention | Unknown (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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They All Walk the Wibbly Wobbly Walk | Paul Pelham (music) J.P.Long (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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We All Went Marching Home Again | William Hargreaves (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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We'll All March to Trafalgar Square | Bennett Scott (music) A.J. Mills (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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What a Game It Is! Wow! Wow! | Fred Godfrey (music) Harry Gifford (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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What a Grand Place London Would Be | William Hargreaves (words & music) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Who Were You With Last Night? | Fred Godfrey (music) Mark Sheridan (words) Mark 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) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (1909) | J.A. Glover-Kind (w&m) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues |  |
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Who Were You With Last Night? (1912) | F. Godfrey (w&m) 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 (1906) | C. Ridgewell (music) G.A. Stevens (words) M. Sheridan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues | |
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Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser (1914) | A. Ellerton (The Younger) (w&m) 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) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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On the Esplanade (1911) | T.W. Connor | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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And the Villain Still Pursued Her (1915) | Hermann E. Darewski | R.P. Weston (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser (1914) | Alf Ellerton (The Younger)(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | |
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I'd Like to Shake, Shake, Shake Shakespeare (1915) | Alf Ellerton (The Younger)(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | |
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Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend? (1913) | Harry Fragson | Worton David (words) Bert Lee (words) Harry Fragson (perf.) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (1909) | John A. Glover-Kind(w&m) | Florrie Forde (perf.) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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By the Sea (1910) | Fred Godfrey | Billy Williams (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Who Were You With Last Night? (1912) | Fred Godfrey(w&m) | Stanley Kirkby (perf.) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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What a Game It Is! Wow! Wow! (1913) | Fred Godfrey | Harry Gifford (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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⇑Colonel K-Nut (1915) | Fred Godfrey(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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We All Went Marching Home Again (1911) | William Hargreaves(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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What a Grand Place London Would Be (1911) | William Hargreaves | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | |
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Here We Are, Here We Are, Here We Are Again (1914) | Charles Knight | Kenneth Lyle (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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I Felt Quite Sorry For the Feller (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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What a Fine Old Game You're Having (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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There Ain't Going to Be Any Ragtime (1913) | Frank Leo(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Here We Are, Here We Are, Here We Are Again! (1915) | Kenneth Lyle | Charles Knight (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler (perf.) |
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Take a Nice Stroll Thro' the Park (1906) | Nat Mayer(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Hear What the Crowd Say! (1910) | John Neat | J. P. Harrington (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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High Street Promenade (1915), The | John Neat | T F Robson (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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⇑They All Walk the Wibbly Wobbly Walk (1912) | Paul Pelham | John P Long (words) Jack Charman (perf.) Mark Sheridan (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 | George A. Stevens (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Let's Go Home Together! (1912) | E.W. Rogers | Fred Murray (words) Gladys Mavius (perf.) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Where Have You Left the Girls? (1912) | E.W. Rogers | Charles Collins (words) Fred Murray (words) Mark Sheridan (perf.) |
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Oh! the ''Black List'' (1903) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | Edwin Boyde (perf.) Tom Costello (perf.) Madge Daly (perf.) Ella Dean (perf.) Chas. Gardener (perf.) Albert Le Fre (perf.) George Robey (perf.) J. W. Rowley (perf.) Mark Sheridan (perf.) Ryder Slone (perf.) Harry Tate (perf.) Johnny Worman (perf.) |
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We'll All March to Trafalgar Square (1913) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Nursery Rhymes (1900) | Mark Sheridan(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Josser Cricketer (1904), The | Mark Sheridan(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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I Wanted a Wife (?) | Mark Sheridan | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | |
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One of the Soldiers (1899) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Tom! Tom! Tom! (1914) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑I Do Like to Listen to the Church Bells (?) | Unknown | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | |
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It Was Very, Very Warm There (?) | Unknown | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | |
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Other Things Too Numerous to Mention (?) | Unknown | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | |
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All the Little Ducks Went Quack (1904) | H.M. Watkins(w&m) | Mark Sheridan (perf.) | Pub. |
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Nature (1904) | Harry Wincott | Harry Leighton (words) Mark 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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A. Ellerton (The Younger) | Belgium Put The Kibosh On The Kaiser (1915) (2:50) | M. Sheridan |
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J.A. Glover-Kind | Oh I Do Like to Be Be Beside the Seaside (1909) (3:07) | M. Sheridan |
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F. Godfrey | What a Game It Is! Wow! Wow! (1913) (3:02) | M. Sheridan |
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M. Sheridan | At the Football Match Last Saturday (1897) (2:32) | M. Sheridan |