Joseph Tabrar
Joseph Tabrar (5 November 1857 – 22 August 1931) was one of the most famous and prolific songwriters of British music hall (similar to American Vaudeville), probably most famous for the song "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow", (1892), which became Vesta Victoria's first major hit.[1]
Tabrar was born into a family of stage people. His father was George Tabrar. Tabrar began his musical career in the church choir. By the age of 13 he was singing at Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms.[2] He later became a bell hanger and a plumber. During his 60-year songwriting career, Tabrar wrote thousands of songs, many of them written to order; he is known to have written 7,200 songs, but claimed to have written more than twice that number.[2]
Joseph also wrote and composed songs for pantomimes performed at the Pavilion Theatre, Whitechapel, including:
- Little Red Riding Hood, 1884[3]
- Cinderella, 1892[4]
- Sindbad the Sailor, 1893[5]
- Whittington and His Cat, 1895[6]
- Jack and the Beanstalk, 1897[7]
Joseph's children included comic and music hall performer Fred Earle[2] (real name also Joseph Tabrar).
Tabrar is buried in the former VABF memorial at Streatham Park Cemetery,[1] which has being restored by The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.
Songs
Tabrar's songs include:
- "All Bad! Very Very Bad" (1887?)
- "Bid Me Goodbye For Ever"
- "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow" (1892)
- "Dear Old Ned"
- "For Months and Months and Months" (1909?)
- "Goodbye! Goodbye!! Goodbye!!! (1887?)
- "He’s Sailing On the Briny Ocean"
- "Hundreds and Thousands"
- "Just a Little" (1889?)
- "Madame Duvan" (1880s)
- "Mary Ann"
- "Not While Britannia's Alive" (1890?)
- "Oh! You Little Darling" (188?)
- "She's a Real Good Mother" (1883)
- "Ting Ting That's How The Bell Goes"
- "Trilby's Revival"
- "Waiting Waiting Waiting"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joseph Tabrar, Music Hall Guild, accessed 2015-12-22
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 British Music Hall: An Illustrated History, Richard Anthony Baker, page 142-143, ISBN 9780750936859, published 2005
- ↑ Little Red Riding Hood, East London Theatre Archive, accessed 2015-12-22
- ↑ Cinerella, East London Theatre Archive, accessed 2015-12-22
- ↑ Sindbad the Sailor, East London Theatre Archive, accessed 2015-12-22
- ↑ Whittington and His Cat, East London Theatre Archive, accessed 2015-12-22
- ↑ Jack and the Beanstalk, East London Theatre Archive, accessed 2015-12-22
