PEGGY MACHREE
Composers: Michele
Esposito; Clarence Lucas
Lyricist: Patrick Bidwell
Opened: December 3, 1904, Wyndham’s Theatre, London;
December 21, 1908, Broadway Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: ? (London); 40 (N.Y.C.)
Believe Me (If All Those Endearing Young Charms) (M: Trad.; L: Moore):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard.
By An Old Oak Tree (used in the
London production):
1. 78/G&T 3-2644
(Stanley Kirkby (as Walter Miller) with orchestral
accompaniment)
2. The Magic That Is, CD/Rex REXX 320 (Al Bowlly and Ella Logan)
(unverified)
The Exile’s Return (M/L: Trad.):
1. Binn Blasta,
CD/Gael-Linn CDTC 008 (Buttons & Bows)
Honeymoon Hall (used in the London
production):
1. 78/G&T 3-2556
(Ernest Pike (as Herbert Payne) with orchestral accompaniment)
[also 78/G&T GC3-2237]
Pepita Maguire (used in the London
production):
1. 78/G&T 3-2591
(Stanley Kirkby (as Charles Holland) with orchestral
accompaniment)
2. 78/Zonophone X42281 (Stanley Kirkby (as Charles Holland) with
orchestral accompaniment)
Unrecorded Material:
The Birds Fly South (M/L:
Trad.)
Co-Boss (M: Clarence Lucas; L: Denis O’Sullivan)
The Colors Of The King (M: Michele Esposito)
Downkilty Fair (M/L: Trad.)
Family Pride (M: Clarence Lucas)
Follow The Plow (M/L: Trad.)
Hail To The Deer (M/L: Trad.)
The Idle Colleen (M/L: Trad.)
Ladies, We Love You (Drinking Song) (M: Clarence Lucas)
(O) Lovely Roses (M/L: Trad.)
Maureen (M/L: Alicia Adelaide Needham)
O, Never Trust To Strangers (M/L: Trad.)
The Ould Plaid Shawl (M/L: Trad.)
Peggy Machree
Scotland Ye Ken (Bonny Scotland) (M: Clarence Lucas)
The Wearin’ Of The Green