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Audio Recording Happy tho' married : monologue ; Desperate Desmond : drama : (rehearsing the orchestra) : vaudeville specialty Happy though married

Desperate Desmond : drama
Desperate Desmond (Edison 50254-L)

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Title

  • Happy tho' married : monologue ; Desperate Desmond : drama : (rehearsing the orchestra) : vaudeville specialty

Other Title

  • Happy though married

Summary

  • Happy tho' married side: Presents a humorous monologue in Hebrew dialect in which a man describes the courtship of his future wife and their life together after marriage.
  • Desperate Desmond side: Presents a humorous monologue in which a man directs an orchestra in the use of musical sounds and motifs to represent the characters and action in a drama wherein the hero rescues the fair maiden from the clutches of the villian.

Names

  • Duprez, Fred. prf

Created / Published

  • Orange, N.J. : Edison, [1915?]

Headings

  • -  Humorous recitations
  • -  Monologues, American
  • -  Amusements
  • -  Marriage--Humor
  • -  Courtship--Humor
  • -  Jews--United States--Humor
  • -  Ethnic wit and humor
  • -  Monologues with music (Orchestra)
  • -  Humorous music
  • -  Vaudeville songs

Genre

  • Humorous monologues
  • Humorous music
  • Vaudeville songs
  • Monologues (Music)

Notes

  • -  Edison: 3715-C-49 (matrix), 3720-C-44 (matrix); Diamond Disc no. on edge of disc: 50254.
  • -  Fred Duprez, speaker/performer.
  • -  Coupling date: 6/22/1915--Cf. Wile, R., 1978.
  • -  Acoustic recording, vertically cut.
  • -  Engraved labels.
  • -  LC copy: 3715-C-3-28 (1st side), 3720-C-4-6 (2nd side).
  • -  Summaries from American Memory presentation website, viewed May 2018.

Medium

  • 1 audio disc : analog, 78 rpm, mono ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Edison 50254

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018620420

OCLC Number

  • n272563188

Online Format

  • audio

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Chicago citation style:

Duprez, Fred. Prf. Happy tho' married: monologue ; Desperate Desmond: drama: rehearsing the orchestra: vaudeville specialty. [Orange, N.J.: Edison, ?, 1915] Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018620420/.

APA citation style:

Duprez, F. P. (1915) Happy tho' married: monologue ; Desperate Desmond: drama: rehearsing the orchestra: vaudeville specialty. [Orange, N.J.: Edison, ?] [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018620420/.

MLA citation style:

Duprez, Fred. Prf. Happy tho' married: monologue ; Desperate Desmond: drama: rehearsing the orchestra: vaudeville specialty. [Orange, N.J.: Edison, ?, 1915] Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018620420/>.