[78-L] British musical "Toni", song "Blotto"

[Mason Aric Vander Lugt]

I've got the first disc of this Columbia set from the 1924 British musical "Toni".

http://castalbums.org/recordings/Toni-1924-Original-Cast/20127

All of the sides but one credit composition to various pairings of Furber, Hirsch and Jones, the correct composers (and lyricist) for the work.

The first side, however, is the song "Blotto", credited to L'Grainger, West and Egen. I had a colleague look at the score for the Toni, and Blotto isn't in it.

Does anyone know where Blotto comes from? Is it from another musical? Is it possible that it was performed alongside Toni without actually being a part of it?

I'm trying to find the first names of the credited composers, and I'm not coming up with much. The following PDF lists the composers as D. West and Austen Egen. I'm sure that's Austin Egen. Does anyone have anything on West or L'Grainger?

http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/Labels/LabelPages/ACO%20UK%20listing.pdf

Thanks!

Mason Vander Lugt
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