[1] He played brass instruments, mastering the range of that class with the exception of the French Horn,[2] and also was a proficient pianist.

[2] This play starred Jefferson De Angelis and Flora Zabelle in a plot that owed much to Florodora.

[4] Paradise Alley, a 1922 offering, was revived in 1924 and also produced in Australia but the show was considered old fashioned and lacked the spark of the Archer-Thompson pairing.

[1][2] Archer’s music is considered “lightly jazzy” and catchy, best he was best suited to the farcical librettist Thompson.

[2] Despite his string of successful shows in the mid 1920s, Archer never became a “fashionable” composer, and has become obscure since his heyday.

[6] His last recording session took place on January 23, 1928,[5] but a final #20 hit from March, 1928 "Thinking of You" (Brunswick 3704) was to follow.