[78-L] Willie Howard

[Thomas Stern]

Hi David,
  Thanks (again)!!

Is that the same John Newton who is a founder of the VITAPHONE PROJECT?
Are these matrix numbers for Vitaphone disks?

The selection in Personalities on Parade Vol.3, I'm guessing is from the 1936 film, but would appreciate confirmation when V3
turns up.

Anyone know of online listings of VITAPHONE, DeForest, Educational Pictures/Fox, Mack Sennet short films which
references say have Willie Howard material ???

I do not see any listing for the Ziegfeld Follies broadcast on the usual transcription library databases.
can someone identify the date?

I will post an updated listing with the additions/corrections received so far, also includes
theatrical credits, which might trigger some recollection of filmed appearances, or broadcasts......

Thanks!
Best wishes, Thomas.


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I mistakenly said Victor and Columbia for 78s..Willie and Eugene Howard recorded for Columbia and Lou Holtz was on Victor.



By chance I have 3 of the 4 "Personalities on parade" lps in my hand..wouldn't you know that #3 is the one that's not here. (I
have the complete set, but not unpacked yet.) This was a series of 4 LPs produced in 1989 by John Newton. On Volume 3 4, Harry
Richman, Willie Howard and George White are heard in rehearsal for George White's Scandals and doing "I'm On the Crest of a Wave".
June 28, 1928, mx 10352/5. Apparently Newton has some other recordings made at the same time.



I wrote about the Gala recordings here a couple of months ago..don't have the discs handy to repeat what info I had then, but it
put a date to the recordings that's at variance with the given dates of "early 40s", something to do with the show he was in at
the time.



I believe I have the "Amalgamated" LP which is a Ziegfeld Follies On The Air broadcast. One-off label, might have had an
Australian address. And the odd ten-inch LP might be on Gala..no idea where that ad is. I don't think it was on Jay.



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