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Mark Sheridan

Mark Sheridan (11 September 1864 – 15 January 1918), born Frederick Shaw, was an English music hall comedian and singer. He became a popular performer of lusty seaside songs and originated the J. Glover-Kind classic, "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside" in 1909. He recorded more than fifty songs during a ten-year period, including "One of the Bhoys" (1910), "Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser" (1914) and "I'd Like to Shake Shakespeare" (1915). He was also a major presence in pantomime productions throughout the British Isles during his later career.

Sheridan was born in Hendon, Sunderland, County Durham, and initially worked on the Sunderland docks before being employed at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Theatre, where he took up amateur dramatics. To progress his stage career, he secured engagements in Europe and South Africa in 1890, and performed in Australia two years later. In 1895 he returned to London and entered the vibrant scene of English music hall and became a leading performer on the circuit. In 1909 he first performed what was to become his most famous song "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside", which he later recorded.

In 1917, Sheridan wrote and composed the musical burlesque, Gay Paree, which he performed with a London theatre company and later toured the northern provinces including Scotland. His career took a decline in later years and he suffered severe depression, as a result. He died by suicide in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow in 1918 aged 53. He is buried in Cathcart Cemetery, near Glasgow.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 11, 1864, Died January 15, 1918

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1915

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 28320 10-in. approximately 1913 Who were you with last night Mark Sheridan speaker, vocalist  
Columbia 28321 10-in. approximately 1913 Poor old Insurance Bill Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 28322 10-in. approximately 1913 They all walk the wibbly-wobbly walk Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 28323 10-in. approximately 1913 I can’t help loving the ladies Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 28324 10-in. approximately 1913 The world turned upside down Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 28325 10-in. approximately 1913 The mother and the child were there Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29208 10-in. approximately 1914 Belgium put the kibosh on the Kaiser Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29209 10-in. approximately 1914 Here we are, here we are, here we are again Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29210 10-in. approximately 1914 That was years and years ago Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29211 10-in. approximately 1914 Tom, Tom, Tom (Give my love to Jack) Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29539 10-in. approximately 1915 The villain still pursued her Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29540 10-in. approximately 1915 I’d like to shake Shakespeare Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29541 10-in. approximately 1915 It’s the girls that makes the seaside Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 29542 10-in. approximately 1915 Skirts, skirts, skirts Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 35770 10-in. approximately 1915 Mr. Bottomley : John Bull Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 35771 10-in. approximately 1915 A.B.C. : The Sheridan dictionary Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 35772 10-in. approximately 1915 Mother Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Columbia 35773 10-in. approximately 1915 McKenna's singing lesson Mark Sheridan vocalist  
Gramophone z5523f 12-in. 9/27/1911 Nightmare in the desert Mark Sheridan Recitation, with orchestra speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sheridan, Mark," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104966.

Sheridan, Mark. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104966.

"Sheridan, Mark." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104966

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