Bessie Bonehill

Bessie Bonehill (17 February 1855 – 21 August 1902) was an English vaudeville singer, comic entertainer and male impersonator. Many of her songs were written by Arthur West,

Selected productions

Playmates; Produced 18 November 1993 Bessie Bonehill and Her Metropolitan Company Written by W.R. Seeley (né William Robert Smith), Bessie's then husband Genre: Musical comedy Costumes designed by Worth, Judie, Bon Marché, Paris Choreography by E.L. Darem Music team Venues: 360 nights in New York City, then a tour of the South, including Fort Worth (September 1894) and Shreveport (September 1894) Selected artists: Gallagher and West; Seeley and West, the great musical team; Signor Borelli, a real Italian count, playing the comic role of Paderewski; John Pendy, character actor; Miss Alida Perrault; Annette Zelna; Rose Beaumont; Lulu Leslie; Clio Vernon; Olive Tremaine; Cora Hart; Maud Pearson; and others

Selected songs from Playmates sung by Bonehill: "Playmates" (1890); Harry Dacre (w&m) Edmund Forman (arranger) London: Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. (publisher) "Buttercups and Daisies" "Thou Art Ever in My Thoughts" (1893); (copy courtesy Johns Hopkins University) Charles K. Harris (w&m) Milwaukee: Wm Rohlfing & Sons (William Rohlfing; 1830–1908) (publisher) "Boys Will Be Boys" "Young John Bull" "My Mother's Honored Name" "Jolly Jack" "Three Little Chaps" (1893); Arthur West