Louis Gilrod

Louis Gilrod (1879-1930), was an actor and lyricist for the Yiddish theater.

Louis Gilrod was born in the village of Ruizana, near Ulanov, Podolia/Poltava region of the Ukraine. At 12 his father brought him to the United States and left him with an uncle in Newark, New Jersey who engaged him in the hairdressing business. He was, however, drawn to the stage; at 17 he founded a drama club and began to write lyrics. Actors started to notice him and brought him to New York where he became a professional lyricist. The Yehudah Katzenelenbogen Company (later absorbed into the Hebrew Publishing Company) and other music publishers paid him to write Yiddish parodies of currently popular American songs of Tin Pan Alley.

Two of his early successes were Got un zayn mishpet iz gerekht and Kum, Yisrolikl, aheym. He wrote the libretto to the operetta Dos pintele yud (The essential Jew) (New York, 1909), and for The Golden Bride in 1923. He also played small roles at the Thalia and Windsor Theatres and in vaudeville, for which he wrote one-acters. He worked regularly at the National, the Irving Place Theatre, the Lyric Theater in Brooklyn and in 1926 at the public theater. After that ill health forced him to retire from the stage. The last show for which he wrote lyrics was Dos freylekhe yesoymele of 1930.

His wife, Paula Weiss, played in Yiddish vaudeville.

He died in New York March 12, 1930.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 10, 1879 (Ukraine), Died March 12, 1930

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, speaker, author, baritone vocal, translator

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 154 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 88999 10-in. February or March 1923 Peisach tzeit Abraham Moskowitz Male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 89000 10-in. February or March 1923 A malke auf Peisach Abraham Moskowitz Male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 89275 10-in. June 1923 Helft die yidden in Russland Anna Hoffman Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia W105828 10-in. August 1925 Git mir die meidlach fun amol Pesach Burstein Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W106107 10-in. November 1925 Dort vu liebe dort iz glick Irving Grossman ; Peretz Sandler Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W106108 10-in. November 1925 Models fun liebe Irving Grossman ; Peretz Sandler Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W106587 10-in. April 1926 Zorg nit Mama (Nie platch Mama), fun "Volodka in Odess" Irving Grossman Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W106674 10-in. April 1926 In Odess, in Odess, fun "Volodka in Odess" Pesach Burstein Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W106675 10-in. April 1926 Aptziu! Tzu gezund-tchastushkes, fun "Volodka in Odess" Pesach Burstein Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W106922 10-in. July 1926 Motke, fun "Ziese liebe" Pesach Burstein Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W107192 10-in. August 1926 Mein malechel, fun "Siomka vert a chusen" Irving Grossman Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W107193 10-in. August 1926 Wein, weib und gezang, fun "Siomka vert a chusen" Irving Grossman Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
OKeh S-70508 10-in. Feb. 1922 Latest improvement Julius Nathanson Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-70595 10-in. Apr. 1922 A brief zu die lendlors Louis Gilrod ; Gus Goldstein ; Boris Rosenthal Comic scene speaker  
OKeh S-70596 10-in. Apr. 1922 A mitting bei die chevry ansheh dales Louis Gilrod ; Gus Goldstein ; Boris Rosenthal Comic scene speaker, author  
OKeh S-70597 10-in. April 1922 [Unknown title(s)] Louis Gilrod ; Boris Rosenthal Comic dialogue speaker  
OKeh S-70598 10-in. April 1922 [Unknown title(s)] Louis Gilrod ; Boris Rosenthal Comic dialogue speaker  
OKeh S-71119 10-in. Dec. 1922 Shuster, halt sich bei dein Dratve Morris Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-71493 10-in. May 1923 Der shadchun mit die kales Gus Goldstein and Company Comic scene lyricist  
Brunswick E1876 10-in. 12/2/1925 Meidlach, I love you just the same Aaron Lebedeff Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E1819-E1821 10-in. 11/25/1925 Iber gemacht Aaron Lebedeff Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E1822-E1824 10-in. 11/25/1925 Dort vie Libe dort is glik Aaron Lebedeff Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E1825-E1827 10-in. 11/25/1925 Die meidlach von a mohl Aaron Lebedeff Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E2395-E2397 10-in. 2/8/1926 Just one girl Aaron Lebedeff Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E2445-E2446 10-in. 2/15/1926 Mehdele shehns, mehdele feins Aaron Lebedeff Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 101-125 of 154 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gilrod, Louis," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112944.

Gilrod, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112944.

"Gilrod, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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