Vesta Victoria

Vesta Victoria

Vesta Victoria (born Victoria Lawrence, 26 November 1873 – 7 April 1951) was an English music hall singer and comedian. She was famous for her performances of songs such as "Waiting at the Church" and "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow", both of which were written specially for her. Vesta's comic laments delivered in deadpan style were even more popular in the USA. She was, at the beginning of the twentieth century, one of the most successful British entertainers in America.

Birth and Death Data: Born Leeds (city in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom), Died April 7, 1951 (Hampstead (area of north London, England) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1907

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

Notes: Library of Congress name authority record: "Victoria is apparently not a surname, rather the singer's original forename." Appeared first as Baby Victoria, then as Little Victoria, finally as Vesta Victoria. Real name: Victoria Lawrence.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	B-4592	10-in.	6/17/1907	Poor John	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4594	10-in.	6/18/1907	Man, man, man	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4595	10-in.	6/18/1907	I've told his missus all about him	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4596	10-in.	6/18/1907	Summer blouses	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4597	10-in.	6/18/1907	It ain't all honey, and it ain't all jam	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4598	10-in.	6/18/1907	The artist's model	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4599	10-in.	6/18/1907	Billy Green	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4600	10-in.	6/18/1907	Waiting at the church	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4601	10-in.	6/18/1907	The next horse I ride on	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4606	10-in.	6/20/1907	He calls me his own Grace Darling	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-4607	10-in.	6/20/1907	Oh girls! Never trust a policeman	Vesta Victoria	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	25123	10-in.	approximately 1903	All through riding on a motor	Vesta Victoria		vocalist
Columbia	25124	10-in.	approximately 1903	Ching, ching Chinaman	Vesta Victoria		vocalist
Columbia	25125	10-in.	approximately 1903	He called me his own Grace Darling	Vesta Victoria		vocalist
Columbia	25126	10-in.	approximately 1903	Father, Mother and an apple	Vesta Victoria		vocalist
Columbia	25127	10-in.	approximately 1903	The country girl	Vesta Victoria		vocalist
Columbia	25128	10-in.	approximately 1903	'Ackney with the houses took away	Vesta Victoria		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vesta Victoria," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108108.

Vesta Victoria. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108108.

"Vesta Victoria." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.