Jessie Broughton

Jessie Broughton (29 March 1885 – 1938) was an English contralto and actress. She made her stage debut at the Apollo Theatre in London in 1903 and soon appeared in Véronique, Havana and A Waltz Dream in the West End. In 1910, she married, and with her husband she performed in London and toured Britain and abroad in variety and music hall, and made recordings, until the 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 29, 1885, Died December 6, 1938

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1911

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 Audio
Columbia 26458 10-in. approximately 1908 Down the vale Jessie Broughton vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 26459 10-in. approximately 1908 The flight of aces Jessie Broughton vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 26461 10-in. approximately 1908 Lara Jessie Broughton vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 27583 10-in. approximately 1911 Land of hope and glory Jessie Broughton vocalist, contralto  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Broughton, Jessie," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353858.

Broughton, Jessie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353858.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353858

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