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Joseph Herbert

Joseph William Herbert (27 November 1863–18 February 1923) was a British-born American director, silent-film actor, singer and dramatist notable for being the first person to play Ko-Ko in America in a pirate production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado (1885) before joining D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring companies across America (1885–1890).

Birth and Death Data: Born November 27, 1863 (Liverpool), Died February 18, 1923 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, translator

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-6116 10-in. 4/16/1908 Cat duet : When the song of love is heard Ada Jones ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor E-6116 8-in. 4/16/1908 Cat duet : When the song of love is heard Ada Jones ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8018 10-in. 6/3/1909 Creole days Haydn Quartet ; Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8019 10-in. 6/3/1909 Creole days Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-8103 12-in. 7/12/1909 Gems from The beauty spot Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-16771 10-in. 11/11/1915 Waltz entrancing Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-26142 10-in. 3/3/1922 Sunshine of love Alma Gluck Soprano vocal solo, with violin obbligato and orchestra lyricist  
Victor BS-75599 10-in. 4/3/1933 Waltz song Richard Crooks Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra translator  
Victor PD6VB-3231 10-in. 10/28/1946 Love's rondolay Jimmy Carroll ; Dudley King Orchestra ; Frances Greer Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3764 10-in. between 1907 and January 1908 Piccolo-buffo duet Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3765 10-in. ca. 1907-Jan. 1908 Love's roundelay Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4112 10-in. between January and July 1909 Hammock love song Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Zonophone 9432 10-in. Before June 1909 Hammock love song Frank C. Stanley ; Alice C. Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Herbert, Joseph," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103601.

Herbert, Joseph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103601.

"Herbert, Joseph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103601

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