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Bransby Williams was a celebrated British actor and reciter, renowned for his dramatic readings and monologues, particularly from Dickens. This Columbia DX554 (a two-part issue) of 'A Charles Dickens Christmas' is a landmark of his extensive recorded legacy of dramatic recitation from the inter-war era.AI summary
Columbia DX554 Personalities (Prs)
Bransby Williams, British actor famous for Dickens monologues. Gramophone Company 01012 ('Bob Cratchet Telling of Scrooge') is an early acoustic recording of a major comic performer.AI summary
Gramophone Company 01012 Comic
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British actor, monologue artist and recording star, recorded two famous dramatic recitations (Tennyson's 'Charge of the Light Brigade' and Shakespeare's 'Henry V Speech before Harfleur') on Columbia. Williams' powerful dramatic interpretations were central to early British recording and remain important to collectors of spoken word and theatrical recordings.AI summary
Columbia 4013 Personalities (Prs)
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British dramatic monologist and actor-reciter of the Edwardian era, known for his vivid character pieces and theatrical readings; this Zonophone 78 contains two of his famous recitations, extracts from Dickens' 'David Copperfield' and his own dramatic monologue.AI summary
Zonophone A115 Voice
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British actor and monologist, performing dramatic readings from Dickens ('Death of Little Nell' and 'Sidney Carton's Farewell') on Columbia, a major British label. This represents Williams' work in the spoken dramatic genre for which he was famous.AI summary
Columbia 4836 Personalities (Prs)
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 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
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 (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 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, a celebrated British actor and reciter known for dramatic monologues, on Columbia 2560 performing 'Devil-May-Care' and 'Death of Uncle Tom'.AI summary
Columbia 2560 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia 388R Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British actor and reciter active from the 1890s through the 1930s, performing dramatic recitations "The Green Eye of the Yellow God" (a famous recitation poem by J. Milton Hayes) and "Caretaker" on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 388R Personalities (Prs)
Bransby Williams, a famous British reciter and dramatic performer, recorded his interpretation of Henry V on HMV's prestigious TP (Theatre) series.AI summary
His Master's Voice TP4824 Voice
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British character actor and reciter, recorded 'Lounger' and 'Yukon Trail' for Columbia, catalogue 2667. Williams was famous for his dramatic monologues and character sketches.AI summary
Columbia 2667 Personalities (Prs)
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, 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, 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, the famous British character actor and monologist, performing his signature piece 'Mr Micawber' from Dickens's David Copperfield on His Master's Voice TP4356. Williams was one of the earliest and most prolific recitation artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice TP4356 Personalities (Prs)
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British actor and interpreter of dramatic monologues, recorded 'Murder in the Forest' and 'The Hero the Heroine & the Villain' for Columbia, catalogue 2645. These are dramatic readings or recitations typical of Williams' stage repertoire. Williams was a major figure in British theatrical recording and his discs are widely collected.AI summary
Columbia 2645 Personalities (Prs)
Bransby Williams, a celebrated Victorian and Edwardian character actor and monologist, performing 'Not old' and 'Difference' on Columbia 3774 — dramatic monologues characteristic of his long stage and recording career.AI summary
Columbia 3774 Voice
Bransby Williams (1870-1961), the British actor and monologuist, performs The Penny Showman in two sides on Actuelle 10242.AI summary
Actuelle 10242 Personalities (Prs)
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
Pathé 93112 Music Hall