TOM COSTELLO
Tom Costello was Born 30th April 1863 in Ireland.
He made his first appearance on the stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Wolverhampton; he made his first appearance in London atthe Bedford, Middlesex and South London music halls on 11th October 1883.
Christmas 1886 he was at the Surrey Theatre as Mephistopheles Muldoon in pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk under George Conquest.
Toms first song success in the halls was HIS FUNERAL TOMORROW but he first came into prominence by his rendering of the well known song COMRADES this firmly established his success and for many years he was a leading attraction ath the principal halls throughout the United Kingdom.
THE SONGS THAT TOM SANG INCLUDE:
ALL ROUNG THE TOWN
ALL THROUGH A LITTLE PIECE OF BACON
ALL THROUGH TA RA RA BOOM DE AY
ARCHIE, THE CATCH OF THE SEASON
AT TRINITY CHURCH I MET MY DOOM
BLOW WINDS GENTLY
THE BOERS HAVE GOT MY DADDY
THE BOYS THAT DO THE FIGHTING
BRIDGET THE SPANIARD
THE BURGLAR COON
THE BUS
BUY A BYCYCLE
THE CIRCUS GIRL
THE CLUB RAID UPSIDE DOWN
COME DOWN MRS BROWN, COME DOWN!
COMRADES
THE CONVICT AND THE BIRD
THE DANDY YIDDISHER COON
THE DAWN OF FREEDOM
DIED LIKE A TRUE IRISH SOLDIER
DOES IT HURT YOU VERY MUCH?
DONT BE ANGRY DADDY
DOWN OUR STREET
THE DUCHESS OF DEANSGATE
ELIZA BROWN
FAIR TRADE
FAITHFUL or A SIMPLE SOLDIERS SONG
FAREWELL MY LITTLE YO SAN
FATHERS COME HOME WITH HIS MONEY ALRIGHT
FED UP
THE FIGHTING SHIPS OF ENGLAND
FOR AULD LANG SYNE (MY HOME IS FAR AWAY)
THE GATE (HERE IM WAITING)
GOODBYE, DEAR OLD LONDON TOWN
THE HAPPY HIBERNIAN
HAVE ME ON A THREE MONTHS LEASE
HELL NEVER SEE HIS MOTHER ANY MORE
HES IN A REGULAR EMPLOYMENT NOW
HES IN THE ASYLUM NOW
HIS FUNERAL TOMORROW
HOMELAND - GOODBYE!
IF YOULL BE TRUE TO ME
I GAVE THE MISSUS A BRACE OF KISSES
ILL FORGIVE HIM
IM GIVING UP MY JOB TO THE KAISER
IM GOING HOME
IM GOING TO RIDE A BICYCLE
I PROMISED
THE IRISH JEW
IT DOT GO WELL WITH SCROGGS
IVE BEEN SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR ALL NIGHT
IVE COME BACK TO TOWN ONCE AGAIN
IVE GOT THE GIRL, IVE GOT THE RING
IVE GOT TO PROVE IT
IVE MADE UP MY MIND TO SAIL AWAY
IVE WORKED EIGHT HOURS THIS DAY
THE LAUGHING MADMAN
LAVENDER, THE HOWLER
MAD WILLIE (DING DONG BELL)
MARTIN SPRAGUE, THE GALLANT FIREMAN
MARY DEVINE
THE MASHAH UP TO DATAH
MERMAIDS!
MOTHERLAND
THE MOTHER TONGUE
MRS GOTTEN
MUSIC SWEET MUSIC
MY HOME IS FAR AWAY
MY NELLIES BLUE EYES
MY OLD COMRADE
MY OLD PAL JOE
MY OULD WOMAN
NELLIE BROWN
NELSON FROM HIS MOVEMENT
NEVER KNOCK AT HER DOOR NOW MY BOY
NORAH MY WIFE
OH MARIA, IF YOU LEAVE ME
OH THE BLACK LIST
THE OLD CLOWN
ONCE MORE I SENT THE NEEDFUL 18 STAMPS
THE ONE LEGGED FAMILY
ONE OF THE RACING BOYS
ONE, TWO , THREE
ON MONDAY I MET HIM
THE PICCADILLY CIRCUS GIRL
THE PLACE I WAS LODGING IN LAST
PLAYMATES IN SCHOOLDAYS WERE WE
POOR OLD BUNKER
A QUIET LITTLE CORNER DOWN IN KENT
READY!
SAIL AWAY
SAILING HOME
THE SALES NOW ON
SHE COMES HOME TIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT
SHED CHANGED HER MIND (A Bridegrooms Song)
SHE DONT WANT A MAID TO DRESS HER HAIR
THE SHEENY COON
SHE MAKES ME DO THE CAKEWALK
SHES TOO GOOD FOR ME
THE SHIP I LOVE
SKIPPER IN THE MERCANTILE MARINE
THE SOCIETY ACTOR
SOMEBODYS EYES ARE GLISTENING
THE SONG THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER
THE STAY AT HOME BRIGADE
STILL GROWING
STROLLING IN THE GARDEN
SUCH A LAMB
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
TAKE ME ON A THREE YEARS LEASE
THE TEMPERANCE BRIGADE
THE TEN POUND NOTE
THEOSOPHEE or OH MRS B, CAN IT BE REALLY TRUE?
THERE SHE WAS AGAIN
THERES NO ONE TO SAY GOODBYE
THEY BLOOM IN THE SUMMER
THEY DISCHARGED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS OLD
TILL PAY DAY COMES AGAIN
TWO ANGELS
THE UNEMPLOYED RESERVE MAN
WHAT HO! THERES HAIR!
WHAT I SAY I DO DO, I DO DO
WHATS IN A NAME?
WHEN THE OLD CHURCH BELLS ARE RINGING
WHEN YOU HEAR THE BUGLE CALLING
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR COUNTRY CALLING
WHOSE GOING TO MASH ME TONIGHT?
WHY DID YOU GO TO WAR?
WHY DONT YOU SPEAK AND LET ME GO?
WILL YOU GO?
THE WORKING MANS SUNDAY AT HOME
THE WRECK OF THE SERPENT
YOUR STILL ONE OF THE BOYS
ZANANA!