J. P. Skelly
Timeline of works
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[n.d.]
He Isn't a Marrying Man. Comic Song [mutilated copy].Place & Publisher White Brothers, 122 Mile End Road LondonSubjects:Courtship & love, Marriage, Deceit -
1875
Rooney's Popular Songs. The Runaway Mare. (Irish Comic Song).Place & Publisher Oliver Ditson & Co., 451 Washington Street BostonSubjects:Portraits, Horses, Entertainment, Intoxication, Storytelling -
1875
Fifth Avenue George. A Popular Song.Place & Publisher E.H. Harding, 229 Bowery, Opp. Prince St. New YorkSubjects:Portraits, Bachelors, Ballroom dancing, Courtship & love, Wealth, Leisure -
1876
Popular Songs Sung by Tony Pastor, America's Own Comic Vocalist. Augustus Daisey [sic] Beau. Swell Song.Place & Publisher E.H. Harding, 229 Bowery, Opp. Prince St. New YorkSubjects:Vanity, Clothing & dress, Wealth -
1877
My Pretty Red Rose.Place & Publisher Frederick Blume, 861 Broadway, 2 doors above 17th Str. New YorkSubjects:Flowers, Love, Gifts -
1880
Goldilocks, Grandpa's Darling. Ballad.Place & Publisher Spear & Dehnhoff New YorkSubjects:Porches, Dwellings, Children, Windows, Birdcages, Rocking chairs, Dolls, Love, Families, Birds, Elves, Fairies -
1880
Popular and Standard Comic and Character Songs No. 2. No. 1519. Since James Put on High Collars.Place & Publisher E.H. Harding, 229 Bowery (Opposite Prince Street) New YorkSubjects:Minstrel shows, Money, Fathers & sons, Recreation, Ireland, Dialects, Fads, Manners & customs, Distress -
1880
Why Did They Dig Ma's Grave So Deep? Song and Chorus.Place & Publisher H.A. French, 161 Union Street Nashville, Tenn.Subjects:Mothers & children, Death, Grief -
1881
Baby's Empty Cradle. Song and Chorus. The Best Selling Song in America.Place & Publisher R.A. Saalfield, 12 Bible House, Astor Place (Opposite Cooper Union) New YorkSubjects:Infants, Grief, Death, Heaven -
1881
Are You Going to the Ball This Evening? Characteristic Song.Place & Publisher S.T. Gordon & Son, 13 East 14th St., Near Fifth Avenue New YorkSubjects:Love, Marriage proposals -
1881
Far From the Old Home! Song and Chorus.Place & Publisher Spear & Dehnhoff, 717 Broadway (New York Hotel) New YorkSubjects:Dwellings, Fences, Hills, Homesickness, Nostalgia -
1882
A Quiet Little Game.Place & Publisher P.R. McCargo & Co. BostonSubjects:Birds, Flowers, Courtship & love, Fathers & children, Elopement -
1883
Little Darling, Dream of Me. Serenade.Place & Publisher T.B. Harms & Co., 819 Broadway New YorkSubjects:Love, Absences -
1883
One of the Finest.Place & Publisher Gus Williams] n.p.Subjects:Policemen, Occupations, Vanity, Courage -
1883
She Gave Me A Pretty Red Rose.Place & Publisher Richard A. Saalfield, 12 Bible House, Opp. Cooper Union New YorkSubjects:Love, Nature, Seasons, Keepsakes -
1883
The Immensely Popular Song. A Boy's Best Friend is His Mother.Place & Publisher T.B. Harms & Co., 18 East 22nd St. New YorkSubjects:Mothers & children, Love, Time -
1883
The Captivating Dude.Place & Publisher Callender, McAuslan & Troup, 209 and 211 Westminster Street, Corner Union ProvidenceSubjects:Cartoons, Dogs, Birds, Fads, Clothing & dress, Vanity, Courtship & love -
1884
Remember the Loved Ones at Home. Popular Song and Chorus.Place & Publisher Burke, Fitz Simons, Hone & Co., Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of Dry Goods and Carpets Rochester, N.Y.Subjects:Homesickness, Families, Travel -
1884
Remember the Loved Ones at Home. Popular Song and Chorus.Place & Publisher Burke, Fitz Simons, Hone & Co., Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of Dry Goods and Carpets Rochester, N.Y.Subjects:Homesickness, Families, Travel
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1884
With Cleveland We Will Win The Day. National Campaign Song.Place & Publisher Richard A. Saalfield, 12 Bible House New YorkSubjects:Portraits, Presidential elections -
1885
Our Gallant Firemen.Place & Publisher C.H. Ditson & Co., 867 Broadway New YorkSubjects:Flowers, Firefighters, Courage, Heroes, Prayer -
1885
Broken Playthings on the Floor. Song and Chorus.Place & Publisher New York Variety Publishing Company, 77 Chatham St. New YorkSubjects:Nurseries, Toys, Angels, Death, Sadness -
1885
Gus Williams New Songs. She's the Image of Her Mother.Place & Publisher T.B. Harms & Co., 819 Broadway New YorkSubjects:Fathers & children, Pride, Alcoholic beverages, Shopping -
1886
The Ship That Bears My Boy Away. Song & Chorus.Place & Publisher White, Smith & Company BostonSubjects:Families, Farewells, Barrels, Sailboats, Rowboats, Clipper ships, Absences, Prayer -
1886
He Gets There Just the Same.Place & Publisher Richard A. Saalfield, No. 12 Bible House New YorkSubjects:Spouses, Deception, Money, Ethics, Satire -
1887
Mother Has Always A Welcome For You.Place & Publisher Wm. A. Pond & Co., 25 Union Sq. New YorkSubjects:Mothers & children, Comfort, Children playing, Birds, Flowers, Dogs, Country life, Love -
1887
Only an Outcast, Forsaken by All. Song and Chorus.Place & Publisher W.H. Ewald & Bro. Jersey City, N.J.Subjects:Homeless persons, Poor persons, Prayer -
1888
For Sweet Memory Sake. Song & Chorus.Place & Publisher M. Witmark & Sons, 839 & 841 Broadway New YorkSubjects:Keepsakes, Farewells, Love -
1889
America's Great Centennial Song. Columbia's Son.Place & Publisher Chas. W. Held Brooklyn, N.Y.Subjects:Portraits, George Washington, Centennial celebrations, Patriotism -
1891
No. 136--Frank Tousey's Popular Music. The Picture With Its Face Turned to the Wall. Song and Chorus.Place & Publisher Frank Tousey's Publishing House, 34 & 36 North Moore Street [sic] New YorkSubjects:Families, Runaways, Anger, Keepsakes, Despair, Time, Fathers & children -
1896
Blossoms From Over the Sea.Place & Publisher n.p.Subjects:Lyres, Waterfronts, Mythological references, Portraits, Swans, Nostalgia, Homesickness, Keepsakes