Skip to main content
This site contains historical content which may be upsetting or offensive to some visitors. Please see the content notice for a full statement.

Hearing the Americas
Source: Internet Archive
Victor record label featuring the "His Master's Voice" dog-and-gramophone logo, titled "When Tony Goes Over the Top" (Frisch-Fletcher-Marr), performed by Billy Murray, catalog number 18510-A.
Sheet music cover for "When Tony Goes Over the Top," featuring a portrait of a smiling man labeled "Jimmie Lucas," with decorative floral and lamp-post designs; words by Billy Frisch and Archie Fletcher, music by Alex Marr.
Sheet music cover for "When Tony Goes Over the Top," featuring a portrait of Lillian Shaw in a headscarf and pearls, framed by Art Nouveau rose and scroll designs; words by Billy Frisch and Archie Fletcher, music by Alex Marr.

When Tony Goes Over the Top

ethnic humor

Title

When Tony Goes Over the Top

Date

October 23, 1918

Performer

Billy Murray

Writer

Alex Marr (composer)
Billy Frisch (composer)
Archie Fletcher (lyricist)

Location

Camden, New Jersey

Type

ethnic humor