2,703 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Bobby Howes, the British light baritone and musical-theatre star, recorded two comic character songs from his stage work for Columbia, probably in the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5335 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, a British musical-theatre star and comic actor, singing light musical numbers for Columbia DB1024. Howes was active in revue and theatrical recordings of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1024 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, British musical theatre star and comedian, recorded 'Hide and Seek Medley' for HMV in the early 1930s. Howes was known for both stage work and comic recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8675 Music Hall
Bobby Howes on Columbia DB697, performing 'Got a Date with an Angel' and 'Who do you love?'. Bobby Howes was a popular British light comedian and stage performer.AI summary
Columbia DB697 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, a popular British musical-theatre performer and comic, recorded 'Hide and Seek Medley' and 'She's My Lovely' for HMV—theatre songs and novelties from a stage star.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8675 Music Hall
Bobby Howes was a British musical-theatre entertainer of the 1920s–30s; this Columbia duet with the Carlyle Cousins is a light comedy song from stage or film.AI summary
Columbia DB874 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British music-hall monologist and dramatic reciter; these dramatic pieces on Columbia were typical of his theatrical repertoire from the early 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 2560 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British character actor and reciter, performing 'The Coward' and 'Spotty' on Columbia 2498, likely 1910s–20s.AI summary
Columbia 2498 Music Hall
Bransby Williams (1889–1954) was a celebrated British character actor and monologue specialist. This Columbia record (2560) features two dramatic monologues, 'Devil-may-Care' and 'Death of Uncle Tom'. Williams was a major star of the British music hall and early recording era, and his monologue sides are sought by collectors of spoken word and period entertainment.AI summary
Columbia 2560 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British actor and monologist famous for dramatic recitations, recorded 'The Three Bears' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' for Columbia 3062, likely in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 3062 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British monologue and character entertainer active from the Victorian era through the mid-20th century; this Winner side features his dramatic recitation of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', in two parts.AI summary
Winner 2533 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British actor and reciter known for dramatic monologues and character studies, active from the 1900s to the 1930s. This Winner recording preserves his famous 'Scrooge' character monologue from Dickens.AI summary
Winner 2533 Music Hall
Bransby Williams performing two dramatic recitations on Columbia 2560. Williams (1870–1961) was a celebrated British actor and entertainer, famous for his dramatic monologues and character pieces; he recorded prolifically for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 2560 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British character actor and monologuist, performing dramatic recitations from Dickens for Pathé. Williams was a major British music hall and theatrical personality of the 1920s-1930s, famous for his dramatic interpretations of literary classics.AI summary
Pathé 92376 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British actor and monologist of the early 20th century, famous for his dramatic recitations and characterizations. This Pathé recording of "The Caretaker" and "The Colonel" (92587/92588) preserves two of his most famous comic monologues from the acoustic era.AI summary
Pathé 92587/92588 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British actor and monologist of the early 20th century, famous for his dramatic recitations and character portraits; this HMV disc from the acoustical era preserves his art.AI summary
His Master's Voice 01021 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British character actor and monologist, performs dramatic recitations from Dickens on His Master's Voice. Williams was famous for his comic and dramatic character sketches, and this C series catalogue number dates from the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice C501 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British character actor and reciter, performs 'Sykes and Fagin (part 1)' on His Master's Voice, drawing on Dickens's characters in his distinctive dramatic monologue style.AI summary
His Master's Voice TP4396 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British character actor and reciter, performs 'Sykes and Fagin (part 2)' on His Master's Voice, drawing on Dickens's characters in his distinctive dramatic monologue style.AI summary
His Master's Voice TP4397 Music Hall
Comic actor and monologist Bransby Williams performing dramatic recitations: 'Scrooge Before the Dream' and 'Captain Cuttle' (from Dickens), on Decca K1963. Williams was a major British stage performer and prolific recording artist of the early 20th century.AI summary
Decca K1963 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the music-hall monologist famed for his Dickens characters, performs Sydney Carton's farewell from 'A Tale of Two Cities' on a single-sided Gramophone Company disc.AI summary
Gramophone Company 01014 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated dramatic reciter of the early 20th century, performing 'Devil may care' on His Master's Voice. The very early catalogue number (01021) indicates one of HMV's earliest 78rpm releases, around 1927.AI summary
His Master's Voice 01021 Music Hall
Pathé 93112 Music Hall
Bransby Williams recorded 'The Coward' and 'Spotty' for Columbia (2498). Williams (1889–1954) was a celebrated British character actor and monologue specialist, and his dramatic spoken-word recordings remain highly valued by collectors of theatrical and period entertainment.AI summary
Columbia 2498 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British actor and raconteur, performing character monologues 'Three Little Pigs' and 'Dick Whittington and his Cat' on Columbia 3063.AI summary
Columbia 3063 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the music-hall monologist, performs 'The Same Old Game' and 'The Street Watchman' on Velvet Face.AI summary
Velvet Face 1188 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British character actor and monologist, performs dramatic recitations from Dickens on Pathé. This recording captures Williams' famous comic character work from the novels.AI summary
Pathé 92376 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British monologue and character actor, performing 'Plumber' and 'Is Pipe' on Pathé 93112. Williams was famous for his dramatic character sketches and recitations.AI summary
Pathé 93112 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a British actor specialising in dramatic recitations, recorded two parts of "Scrooge" (Dickens) for Columbia 347. Williams was famous for his one-man dramatic performances in the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia 347 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the distinguished British character actor and reciter, performing Scrooge part 3 and Micawber's Advice to David Copperfield (from Dickens), on Columbia 348.AI summary
Columbia 348 Music Hall
Columbia 350 Music Hall
Columbia 388R Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British monologuist, recorded these Dickens character sketches for Columbia. 'Tony Weller' and 'Bill Sykes' are from Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, performed in his distinctive dramatic recitation style.AI summary
Columbia 400 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a master of recitation and character readings, performs 'The Bells' and 'The Portrait' on Columbia catalogue 408, a very early side likely from the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Columbia 408 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British monologue and character actor, performing 'Stage Doorkeeper' on Columbia 594. Williams was famous for his dramatic recitations and character sketches in music hall and on record.AI summary
Columbia 594 Music Hall
Columbia 350 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British elocutionist, performing another of his theatrical monologues, "Showman" in two parts, for Columbia; Williams' dramatic recitations were widely recorded but remain sought by enthusiasts of British music hall tradition.AI summary
Columbia 350 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British actor and Dickens interpreter, on two character pieces: The Street Watchman and The same old Game, on Winner 2234.AI summary
Winner 2234 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British elocutionist and monologue artist of the early 20th century, performing two of his signature theatrical pieces, "Three Bears" and "Jack and the Beanstalk", for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 3062 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the music-hall monologist celebrated for his character studies and Dickens impersonations, performs 'The Penny Showman' across both sides of this Pathé disc.AI summary
Disque Pathe A504 Music Hall
Brothers Howard performing two novelty numbers, 'Auction Sale of a Stranded Circus' and 'My Musical Evening', on Zonophone, the British budget label owned by the Gramophone Company.AI summary
Zonophone 32 Music Hall
Brown, Newland and Clarke on Winner 2675/6, a two-disc set suggesting substantial or complex musical material. Winner was a small British label; 'Black Justice' may indicate a dramatic or narrative work.AI summary
Winner 2675/6 Music Hall
Winner 2675 Music Hall
Buchanan, Pearce and Newell recorded 'Parting Time' and 'A Marching Song' for Columbia. These appear to be music-hall or variety performers, but nothing is known of them individually or as a group.AI summary
Columbia 4953 Music Hall
Buchanan and Randolph on Columbia DB486, performing 'Take it or leave it' and 'I would if I could'. Randolph was a noted British comedian; Buchanan appears to be a duet partner.AI summary
Columbia DB486 Music Hall
Buddy Williams performing the comic recitations "The Face on the Bar Room Floor" and "Wingie the Railway Cop" on Regal, a British budget label of the 1930s. Williams was a comedian and singer of music-hall material.AI summary
Regal 24545 Music Hall
Burt Shepard, an American minstrel singer popular in British music halls, sings 'It's the Same Old Girl' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 3-2378 Music Hall
Burt Shepard performing 'Laughing Song' and 'Whistling Coon' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B468 — an early acoustic era pressing from roughly 1910–13.AI summary
His Master's Voice B468 Music Hall