Alfred Lester

AYes we have no Bananas
BWhy did I marry my Wife

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: B1683
Genre: Music Hall
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #8092

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.

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Alfred Lester

A(+V Loraine)A Lady of a Thousand Charms
BDear old Shepherd's Bush

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AGerms - Fun of the Fayre
BOurs is a nice 'Ouse ours is

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AGerms - Fun of the Fayre
BOurs is a nice 'Ouse ours is

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AProperty Man
BMy Motter

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AProperty Man
BMy Motter

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ARestaurant Episode
BHair Dresser

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Alfred Lester

ARestaurant Episode
BHair Dresser

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His Master's Voice C496 Music Hall

Alfred Lester

ARestaurant Episode(11)
B(T Clare)Telephone

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His Master's Voice M110 Music Hall

Alfred Lester

AVillage Fire Brigade
BScene Shifter's Lament

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His Master's Voice C497 Music Hall