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Actionable offenses indecent phonograph recordings from the 1890s.

Title
Actionable offenses [sound recording] : indecent phonograph recordings from the 1890s.
Publication
Champaign, Ill. : Archeophone, p2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Stewart, Cal, 1856-1919.
  • Hunting, Russell.
  • White, James H. (James Henry)
  • Feaster, Patrick, 1971-
  • Giovannoni, David.
Description
1 sound disc (60 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
Indecent phonograph recordings from the 1890s
Subject
  • American wit and humor
  • Sex > Humor
  • Bawdy poetry
  • Bawdy songs
Note
  • Bawdy and scurrilous comedy routines and recitations.
  • Recordings from the collections of Edison National Historic Site, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior (tracks 1-14); and Bruce R. Young, Hanson, Massachusetts (tracks 15-43).
  • Various performers.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes by Patrick Feaster and David Giovannoni and texts (58 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded between 1892 and 1900.
Contents
Learning a city gal how to milk ; The tapeworm story / believed to be by Cal Stewart -- Gimlet's soliloquy ; The rascal detector ; The whores' union ; Boarding the Folsom ; A few conundrums / by an unknown performer, possibly Russell Hunting -- Out of order ; Did he charge too much ; Reilly as a policeman ; Sim Hadley on a racket / believed to be by Russell Hunting -- Sim Hadley on a racket ; Michael Casey exhibiting his panorama ; Dennis Reilly at Maggie Murphy's home after nine o'clock / believed to be by James White -- Stroll on Capitol Hill ; A hard head ; The virtues of raw oysters ; Jokes, riddles, verses, a limerick, and a toast ; More verses and jokes ; The lady's friend ; A song ; The Irishman's prayer ; A joke ; Verses and songs ; Poem: "I sit here thinking, Will, of you" / by an unknown performer, probably home recordings.
Call Number
*LDC 45271
LCCN
778632900509
OCLC
153972294
Title
Actionable offenses [sound recording] : indecent phonograph recordings from the 1890s.
Imprint
Champaign, Ill. : Archeophone, p2007.
Event
Recorded between 1892 and 1900.
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Added Author
Stewart, Cal, 1856-1919. Performer
Hunting, Russell. Performer
White, James H. (James Henry) Performer
Feaster, Patrick, 1971- Writer of accompanying material
Giovannoni, David. Writer of accompanying material
Other Standard Identifier
778632900509
Publisher No.
1007 Archeophone
ARCH 1007 Archeophone
Research Call Number
*LDC 45271 Program notes and texts on file
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