Wilkie Bard

Wilkie Bard
Signed drawings by Manuel Rosenberg 1923
Background information
Birth nameWilliam August Smith
Born(1874-03-19)19 March 1874
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England
Died5 May 1944(1944-05-05) (aged 70)
Buckinghamshire, England
GenresVaudeville, music hall

Wilkie Bard (born William August Smith; 19 March 1874 – 5 May 1944) was a popular British vaudeville and music hall entertainer and recording artist at the beginning of the 20th century. He is best known for his songs "I Want to Sing in Opera" and "The Night Watchman".