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Start Over Repository Rare Book & Manuscript Library Subjects Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- England
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Edward B. Wisely music tape recordings, 1875-1940

15 Reels

Summary: Tape recordings of American, English, and Irish music hall and vaudeville stars from Wisely's collection of records of music hall and vaudeville productions, 1875-1940. The tapes, made at Brooklyn College ca.1965, divide the recordings into fifteen programs with such titles as Victorians, Edwardians, Comics, Impersonators. Performers including Lillian Russell, Gertrude Lawrence, Fanny Brice, Elsa Lanchester, and W.C. Fields are represented. Copies are also available at Brooklyn College.

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