From 1899, good humor and big fun under the big top –
At the Circus played by the Edison Symphony Orchestra.
At the Circus
Company
Edison's National Phonograph Company
Cylinder #
664
Category
Descriptive selection
Title
At the Circus
Performed by
Edison Symphony Orchestra
Circa
1899
Announcement
"Descriptive selection, At the Circus, played by the Edison Symphony Orchestra."
It would have been great fun to be at this recording session.
In addition to the announcer - whom we hear shouting, "Hey! ... Over!" - we are probably hearing members of the orchestra and
perhaps a technician or two laughing and whooping it up.
A clever descriptive selection.
The ringmaster's voice is heard, the crack of the whip and the whoop halloos as the
lady jumps through each paper hoop.
The horses hoofbeats and the cheers and shouts of the audience lend a
very amusing reality to this fine Orchestra Record.
