Elsie White 
Last updated: 01.09.24
p_whitee.jpgAll that can presently (April 2022) be gleaned about Elsie White from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American actress/singer who has been featured on 7 works published between 1914 and 1925.
Her portrait on the left is taken from Feather Your Nest (1920) words & music by James Kendis, co-authors James Brockman Nd Howard E. Johnson and published by Leo Feist, New York, USA.
She is also credited as the co-author together with Ed G. Nelson of O'Reilly, I'm ashamed of you (1921) words by Harry Pease and published by Leo Feist, New York, USA.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this performer/composer..
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
  As performer        
pdf15.gif Feather Your Nest (1920) J. Kendis (w&m)
J. Brockman (coauth.)
Howard E. Johnson (coauth.)
E. White (perf.)		 Piano Indiana wvicon.gif
The peformer is featured on 10 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg June Night (1924) Abel Baer Cliff Friend (words)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg Stealing to Virginia (1923) Walter Donaldson Gus Kahn (words)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg If It Wasn't For You, I Wouldn't Be Crying Now (1924) Buddy Fields(w&m) Gene Rose (co-author)
Harold Berg (co-author)
Herb Wiedoeft (co-author)
Chas. Crafts (perf.)
Jack Sheehan (perf.)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg America, I Love You - Song (1915) Archie Gottler Edgar Leslie (words)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg Let's Toddle at the Midnight Ball (1914) Bert F. Grant E. Ray Goetz (words)
Grant Clark (words)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg I'm Sitting on Top of the World (1925) Ray Henderson Sam M. Lewis (words)
Joe Young (words)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg Feather Your Nest (1920) James Kendis(w&m) James Brockman (co-author)
Howard E. Johnson (co-author)
Elsie White (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Sleepy Time Gal (1925) Ange Lorenzo Richard A. Whiting (co-author)
Jos. R. Alden (words)
Raymond B. Egan (words)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg All Aboard For Home Sweet Home (1918) Al Piantadosi Jack Glogau (co-author)
Addison Burkhardt (words)
Elsie White (perf.)
perf15.jpg Don't Wake Me Up (1925) Mabel Wayne Abel Baer (co-author)
L. Wolfe Gilbert (words)
Dorothy Francesco (perf.)
Elsie White (perf.)