From 1903, a 'Hebrew Vaudeville' number: Parody on
"Rip Van Winkle Was a Lucky Man", performed by Julian Rose.
Hebrew Vaudeville - parody on Rip Van Winkle was a Lucky Man
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| Company |
Edison's National Phonograph Company
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| Cylinder # |
8383
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| Category |
Hebrew monologue
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| Title |
Hebrew Vaudeville - parody on "Rip Van Winkle was a Lucky Man"
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| Performed by |
Julian Rose
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| Circa |
April 1903
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| Announcement |
"Hebrew Vaudeville introducing parody on
'Rip Van Winkle was a Lucky Man' by Julian Rose. Edison record."
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This, the first of eight two-minute wax recordings
of Julian Rose's "Hebrew Vaudeville Specialty" series released by Edison,
may also be the earliest recording made by Rose.
He later recorded dozens of titles for other major record companies.
Edison carried many, generally light-hearted,
'ethnic' specialty series offerings in his catalogs
(see also the
April 2002 Cylinder of the Month).
The Edison Phonograph Monthly reported Rose's
"comic Hebrew dialect specialty is known all over the country" and is
"a 'scream' from beginning to end."
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Hebrew Vaudeville - parody on Rip Van Winkle was a Lucky Man
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No need to adjust your computer: Although Rose's delivery speed is initially
frenzied, he soon settles into a mildly panicked pace.
My guess is he was warned just before the recording by a technician that he would
need to really hustle if he wanted to squeeze all his material onto the two-minute cylinder!
To hear other examples of wax cylinders, see the
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