The old record box II Show Biz
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The following program is distributed by the national educational radio network.
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The old record box.
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This program consists primarily of selections played from cylinder records on
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Edison phonographs frequently called talking machines. These
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records were issued in a period extending from the late 1890s to
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1920 now. Your host is red herring to him.
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It would not take much rummaging around in the old record box to come up with hundreds of
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records one could readily play under the caption of show Baz. We shall
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however limit the field of musical comedy and to only a spare few of those
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that found their way into the homes of the people through the medium of the phonograph.
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We can well begin with a elaborate long run production of the pink lady in one
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thousand eleven. Critics and audiences raved over Hazel
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dawn the star as she sang and played on her violin. The best
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known number my beautiful lady. An interesting side note comes from
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Richard J Whalen in his book The founding father when he
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relates that President Kennedy's father went to see the production in Boston with some of his
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friends during his student days. Here are soloist is Elizabeth Spencer.
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I am.
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I am I
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am I am
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I am.
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Sometimes the most eminent critiques can be wrong. In
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1886 Mr. H T Parker used these words in his
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evaluation Erminie a new musical comedy. I
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thin and pretty sentimental balladry with high notes here in their
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thinking little car says lightly running little and Samba has
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borrowed in part from a previous successful French production. The American public
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expressed its approval in their attendance at the lavish stage production of
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New York performances alone totaled one thousand two hundred fifty six
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plus showings on tour making at the long run champion until the
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time of Oklahoma. The libretto was by Harry Paul
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and music by Edward Jakob Boesky. The Lullaby remained a
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favorite which was in later performances sung by Lillian Russell who
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replaced the opening star of Pauline hall.
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Anyway.
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All.
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Right.
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And they are right.
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I am.
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OK OK OK
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OK I am.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh and.
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The but.
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Oh.
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Oh
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oh
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oh oh oh
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oh oh oh.
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If.
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A later and less well-known production was Browne of Harvard in one thousand six.
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Melville Alice and writer Johnson did have a popular song in the number
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when love is young in spring time here sung by a baritone Frank C.
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Stanley whose career went back to they early experimental stage
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in the development of the Edison phonograph company. He also sang far other
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companies including Victor and Columbia.
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Oh.
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Laura and
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you are.
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In now.
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Where
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are you going to.
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But
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when.
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You
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talk.
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Our goodbye selection is in two respects the last in the
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program. Also by title. Good bye girls I'm
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through. All written during rehearsals turned out to be the hit of the show
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change in 1914. Words are by John
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Golden then a songwriter and music by Ivan Carroll.
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One might note that Marion Davies appeared and this number
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was sung by Fred Stone. Our recording artist is Owen J
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McCartney.
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I am sorry.
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The quality of musical comedies has been steadily improving in recent years since
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Victor Herbert did much to lend some dignity to the medium. Before the turn of the century.
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Using your favorites and I'll hum mine and others from the old record
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box produced by Fred Harrington and W. B.
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