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♥ 1864 West Sunderland - † 1918 Glasgow ☼ Actor, ☺ Comedian, ♫ Musician www.marksheridan.org |
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The Era 1910 [ Songs, Writers, and Singers ] March 19, 1910 Mark Sheridan continues to convulse his audiences all round his provincial tour with his quaint rendering of John A. Glover-Kind’s funny song “ I do like to be beside the seaside,” and despite the vogue of this song in pantomime recently, the original singer is rewarded with plaudits loud and long for his interpretation. Messrs. B. Feldman and Co. have in “ Seaside” one of the most popular items in their catalogue. March 26, 1910 Mark Sheridan will shortly feature a new number from the pens of Arthur C. Findon and Hermann E. Darewski, jun. April 9, 1910 At the Oxford and Tivoli this week Mr. Mark Sheridan, happily recovered from his recent illness, has been evoking roars of laughter accompanied by plaudits loud and long for his masterly rendering of his original song, “ I do like to be beside the seaside, “ and Messrs. Feldman and Co. are to be congratulated on the possession of a number which, despite its enormous pantomime vogue, still flourishes like the green bay tree. April 16, 1910 The manner in which Mr. Mark Sheridan renders his now famous “ Seaside “ number is a veritable object-lesson to would-be comedians. The comedy notions and conceits wherewith he embellishes John Glover-Kind’s lilting words and tuneful melody prove his fecund resourcefulness in discovering hitherto unexplored wells of wit, and the act he now proffers is a tour de force in every sense. On Monday next Mr. Mark Sheridan will produce at Euston Palace, for the first time, a new comedy number from the pen of Will Letters, entitled “ We’re miles away from home.” The publishers of the new number, B. Feldman and Co., are equally optimistic. April 23, 1910 Mr. Mark Sheridan at the Euston palace on Monday last produced for the first time Mr. Will Letters’ comedy chorus-song “ We’re miles away from home, “ and scored a most unequivocal success, the crowded audience joining in the catchy chorus like “ one man “ as the saying goes. Mr. Sheridan will reserve this number for his West End engagement after Whitsun, and his great success, “ I do like to be beside the seaside, “ is going so big at the Oxford and Tivoli at present that no change of programme is advisable. Both songs are published by Messrs. Feldman and Co. _______ ( Also in the same column) Early next week at the Putney Hippodrome Mr. Mark Sheridan will tentatively produce John P. Harrington and John Neat’s new satirical comedy number, “ Here what the crowd say as the come out, “ which the genial Mark himself pronounces to be the absolutely best song he has had for years. April 30, 1910 Mr. Mark Sheridan expresses himself highly delighted with the success of his new comedy chorus number, “ We’re miles away from home, “ by Will Letters on its “ trial trip “ at the Euston Palace, and will be featuring it in town next week. The publishers of this worthy successor to the other great Sheridan “ winner , “ “ I do like to be beside the seaside, “ Messers. B. Feldman and Co., now have this sparkling song in the Press, and it is safe to augur( auger ) much pantomime popularity for it. May 7, 1910 Mr. Mark Sheridan, in addition to his “ Beside the seaside ” number , has found another Feldman “ winner ” in his latest comedy chorus song, by Will Letters, “ We’re miles away from home, “ and the genial comedian purposes working this “ catchy “ new number throughout his forthcoming provincial tour. Mr. Sheridan’s latest hit will assuredly be in great demand for pantomime this this. ________ ( Also in the same section) Mr. Mark Sheridan, at the Olympia, Shoreditch, produced for the first time on Tuesday evening his satirical song “ Hear what the crowd sat as they come out, “ by John P. Harrington and John Neat. The witty lines were received with hilarity, and the finish of the song was the signal for tumultuous applause. Mr. Sheridan will make the number one of his principal provincial offerings, and introduce it up West on his return to town. He has also specially commissioned the same writers to equip him with a new number of a “ cod “ military nature, to produce on his forthcoming provincial tour. ( Was this song One of the B’hoys? Check Brian List book) May 21, 1910 Mr. Mark Sheridan has instructed Mr. W.H. Armstrong , solicitor, to take proceedings against any manager allowing “ I do like to beside the seaside “ to be sung at any place of entertainment where money is charged for admission, as he holds the sole performing rights of the song. May 28, 1910 The newly-interpolated Feldman number, “ I do like to be beside the seaside , “ has been prodigiously successful in the Empire, Leicester-square, revue, Hullo, London! Mr. Mark Sheridan, the original singer, is convulsing his audiences at the Empire, Bradford, this week with his quips and cranks whilst administering this sovereign cure for the “ blues “ in three carefully-apportioned doses. June 4, 1910 Mr. Mark Sheridan’s favourite saying, “ One of the ba-hoys!” has given rise to a merry song, which will take its title from the now famous catch-phrase, and Mr. Sheridan himself will sing the number. J.P Harrington and John Neat have published it with Messr.Francis and Day. September 17, 1910 Mr. Mark Sheridan’s return to the metropolis has synchronised with what may be termed rejuvenation of “ I do like to be beside the seaside, “ for this “ hardy annual “ of mirth and melody has been the genial Mark’s sheet-anchor at the Tivoli, Oxford, and Metropolitan, and has been received with thunders of appreciated applause at all three houses. November 5, 1910 Mr. Mark Sheridan , who should certainly be one of the finest judges of the merits of a comedy chorus in the business, absolutely swears by Feldman’s great new number, ‘ By the sea, ‘ as the best song of its type that has come his way for many years past. He will specially feature it in a scene that has been written into the Court Theatre, Liverpool, pantomime; but , prior to pantomime, he will introduce this taking song to the West-end, when he starts a special couple of weeks’ engagement at the Oxford and Tivoli. Mr. Sheridan’s latest wheeze, “ Nothing doin’,” certainly doesn’t seem to be exemplified in his case. November 19, 1910 “ He came, was heard, and conquered “ is a paraphrase that may fittingly be applied to Mr. Mark Sheridan, in connection with his last and best “ seaside “ number, “ By the sea.” At the Tivoli, on Tuesday last, when he for the first time gave the comedy chorus song that is going to figure in over a hundred pantomimes, its West-end debut, “ for five nights only “ ( the genial Mark being booked for Walthamstow and Tottenham for next week ), enthusiasm ran riot. Artists who then had the felicity of hearing Mr. Sheridan’s perfect rendering of this perfect song, instantaneously declared it what Messrs. Feldman have all along claimed it to be - the comedy chorus song of the year, par excellence. Any principal boy who misses this song is losing the biggest potential winner for pantomime yet exploited on the halls of variety. Mr. Sheridan himself is giving the song a special pantomime production at the Court Theatre, Liverpool, in a scene specially written for the song. November 26, 1910 The success that Mr. Mark Sheridan made at the Tivoli, Strand, last week has been more than duplicated during the current one, both at Walthamstow and Tottenham, where his latest and greatest of all songs relative to the seaside, “ By the sea, “ has been received with the nightly acclaim due to a really great song and singer. The new Sheridan song will be a power in pantomime this year. Already the most important managers, keen to grasp its potentialities, have applied for permission to include it in their productions. It is by the author-composer of Mr .Mark Sheridan’s last year’s great hit, “ I do like to be beside the seaside,”‘ Mr. Glover-Kind, and was in fact suggested by the second line of the verse of the latter, which runs thusly : “ By the side of the silvery sea.” Messrs. Feldman and Co. fully anticipate the new song being as great a pantomime triumph as its famous predecessor , if it does not indeed eclipse its record. December 3, 1910 All along the line, Mr. Mark Sheridan is scoring with his great new comedy chorus song, “ By the sea , “ an ideal principal boy’s song, which should occupy pride of place in this connection in every pantomime in this land. Not only the Court Theatre, Liverpool, where “ By the sea” will have a special production by Mr. Sheridan, but over a hundred other theatres of light and leading with this season impress the sign-manual of success on this, Feldman’s great successor to last year’s triumph, “ I do like to be beside the seaside.” December 10, 1910 Mr. mark Sheridan, at the Hippodrome, Portsmouth, this week has been bringing down the house with his inimitable rendering of his latest and greatest seaside song, Feldman’s “ By the sea.” For a song that not only possesses a chorus which once heard cannot possibly be forgotten, but also is chockful of delightful comedy that amuses but never offends, the genial Mark’s latest offering veritably stands alone, and principal boys all over the country are quick to realise that in the song that is sufficiently good for Mr. Sheridan to build h is entire “ turn “ upon it they have a ready-made success for pantomime ready to their hands if they care to grasp so tempting an opportunity. “ By the sea “ will be everywhere by Christmas. December 24, 1910 “ By the sea, “ which Mr. Mark Sheridan is having a special production for at the Court Theatre, Liverpool, on Monday next, is “ going great guns,” for pantomime just now, and the principal boys who affect this type of song vote Mr. Sheridan’s big Tivoli winner the beau ideal number for their purposes. Space will not allow of the numerous potential pantomime exponents of this great song being mentioned in these columns seriatim ; suffice it to say that every self-respecting pantomime is including “ By the sea.” Mr. Mark Sheridan, in conjunction with Messrs. Regan and Ryan, is singing another big Feldman winner at the Court, “ The barbers’ ball,” to wit. |
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