Dorothy Jardon
Dorothy Jardon (born Mary Jardon; June 1, 1883 – September 30, 1966) was an American soprano and actress. She sang the role of the gypsy in the operetta The Wedding Trip with lyrics by Harry B. Smith, and music by Reginald DeKoven in 1912 and with the Chicago Opera in the title role of Fedora in 1919. She made several recordings for Brunswick. Among her acting credits she took the role of Bimoula in Oh! Oh! Delphine!, a musical comedy by C.M.S. McLellan, with music by Ivan Caryll at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 18 February 1913. Jardon was born in New York to Ignace Jardon, a chef who immigrated to the United States from France in 1864, and Bridget Jardon (née Kavanagh), who immigrated from Ireland in 1884. She was married first to Edward Michael Madden and secondly to Harry Edmond Oelrichs. She died in Los Angeles in 1966. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1883 (New York City), Died September 30, 1966 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1922
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-4464 | 10-in. | 5/7/1907 | Broncho buster | Harry Tally | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8114 | 10-in. | 7/16/1909 | Baboon bungalow | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8904 | 10-in. | 4/29/1910 | Under the Hebrew moon | Maude Raymond | Female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | B-9123 | 10-in. | 6/21/1910 | Under the Hebrew moon | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25396 | 10-in. | 7/13/1921 | The world can't go 'round without you | John Steel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | [Trial 1915-05-10-02] | Not documented | 5/10/1915 | Song of song | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1917-06-06-06] | Not documented | 6/6/1917 | Long, long trail | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1919-06-03-04] | Not documented | 6/3/1919 | Voi lo sapete | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 2998 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1919 | Voi lo sapete | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 3176 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1919 | Little grey home in the West | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 3545 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1920 | Little grey home in the West | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 4161 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1920 | A Ballynure ballad | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 4394 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Annie Laurie | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 4397 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Kerry dance | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | X4400 | 12-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Jahrzeit | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | X5152 | 12-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Eïli, Eïli | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 7705 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Remember the rose | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 7707 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Stealing | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 11168 | 12-in. | approximately 1920 | Goodbye | Dorothy Jardon | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 3070-3071 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1919 | Si, mi chiamano Mimi | Dorothy Jardon | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 5586-5587 | 10-in. | approximately May 1921 | World can't go 'round without you | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal, songwriter | |
Brunswick | 8060-8061 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Gee but I hate to go home alone | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 8062-8063 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Wake up, little girl, you're just dreaming | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 8411-8412 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | My rambler Rose | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Brunswick | 8413-8414 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | 'Neath the South Sea moon | Dorothy Jardon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jardon, Dorothy," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113107.
Jardon, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113107.
"Jardon, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Dorothy Jardon
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LCNAR: Jardon, Dorothy, 1883-1966 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006072959
Wikidata: Dorothy Jardon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q31832363
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