Owen Hall
Owen Hall (10 April 1853 – 9 April 1907) was the principal pen name of the Irish-born theatre writer, racing correspondent, theatre critic and solicitor, James "Jimmy" Davis, when writing for the stage. After his successive careers in law and journalism, Hall wrote the librettos for a series of extraordinarily successful musical comedies in the 1890s and the first decade of the 1900s, including A Gaiety Girl, An Artist's Model, The Geisha, A Greek Slave and Florodora. Despite his achievements, Hall was constantly in financial distress because of his gambling and extravagant lifestyle; his pseudonym was a pun on "owing all". |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-063817 | 10-in. | 4/24/1941 | Tell me pretty maiden | The King Sisters ; Barry Wood | Male vocal solo and female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | 102 | 10-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Tell me, pretty maiden | Mina Hickman ; William F. Hooley | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 102 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Tell me, pretty maiden | Mina Hickman ; William F. Hooley | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 319 | 10-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | I want to be a military man | Will F. Denny | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 319 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | I want to be a military man | Will F. Denny | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 402 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | In the shade of the palm | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 402 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | In the shade of the palm | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 647 | 10-in. | approximately 1902 | Tell me, pretty maiden | Mixed vocal sextette | Mixed vocal sextet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 647 | 7-in. | approximately 1902 | Tell me, pretty maiden | Mixed vocal sextette | Mixed vocal sextet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 79144 | 10-in. | 4/28/1920 | A geisha's life | Lucy Gates | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | librettist | |
Columbia | 30819 | 12-in. | 8/30/1911 | Florodora : Selections | Columbia Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hall, Owen," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104035.
Hall, Owen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104035.
"Hall, Owen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Hall, Owen, 1853-1907 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82225855
Wikidata: Owen Hall - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7114495
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/40018282
MusicBrainz: Owen Hall - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d5a2e991-1323-4e32-b325-52390711159b
ISNI: 0000 0001 0890 5603 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000108905603
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