Owen Hall

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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".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 10, 1853 (Dublin), Died April 9, 1907 (Harrogate)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, librettist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104035.

Hall, Owen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104035.

"Hall, Owen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.