10 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Alfred Lester was a much-loved Edwardian musical-comedy actor, creator of the role of 'The Arcadians' and one of the most popular light comedians of his day. HMV B1683 — 'Yes We Have No Bananas' and 'Why Did I Marry My Wife' — is a standard HMV popular-series pressing from the early electrical era. Lester is a collected name in British musical-comedy history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1683 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a celebrated British comic actor and music-hall performer, in a comedy duet with Violet Loraine on Columbia, with the title 'A Lady of a Thousand Charms', and a solo piece, 'Dear Old Shepherd's Bush', likely from the 1910s.AI summary
Columbia D1339 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a British music-hall comedian, performing *Germs – Fun of the Fayre* and the catchphrase number *Ours is a Nice 'Ouse Ours Is* on Columbia. Lester was one of the most popular British comedians of the Edwardian era and 1910s.AI summary
Columbia 887 Music Hall
Alfred Lester was a British comic actor and revue performer of the Edwardian stage, known for his roles in musical theatre. This His Master's Voice recording preserves one of his comic theatrical sketches. HMV M110 is an early vocal series catalogue number, dating to around 1910-1912.AI summary
His Master's Voice M110 Music Hall
Columbia 544 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, the celebrated music-hall comic and actor, performing two monologues on His Master's Voice (catalogue C496, an early series).AI summary
His Master's Voice C496 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, the celebrated British comic actor, in two comic monologues — 'Restaurant Episode' and 'Hair Dresser' — on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C496 Music Hall
Alfred Lester recorded 'Village Fire Brigade' and 'Scene Shifter's Lament' for His Master's Voice, catalogue C497. Alfred Lester was an established British music-hall comedian and singer, and these are comic sketches or comic songs typical of early 1920s music-hall material. The very low catalogue number indicates an early HMV acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice C497 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a British comedian and music-hall performer, recorded these character monologues for Columbia. Lester was a popular Edwardian and early 20th-century entertainer.AI summary
Columbia 544 Music Hall
Alfred Lester, a music-hall comedian of the Edwardian era, in two comic routines on Columbia from the very early 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 887 Music Hall