[78-L] Willie Howard - revised
Thomas Stern
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Fri Apr 30 11:00:07 PDT 2010
WILLIE HOWARD
Howard, Willie [né Wilhelm Levkowitz] (13 April 1886, Neustadt, Germany-14 January 1949, Paramus, New Jersey), comedian. Born in
Germany, he grew up on New York's Lower East Side and made his debut in vaudeville in 1897 as a boy soprano. He later appeared
with Anna Held in The Little Duchess (1901). In 1903 the tiny, tousle-haired, impish-faced Willie joined his taller, heavy-set,
dapper brother Eugene HOWARD [né Isidore] (1880–1965), who had made his debut in the chorus of The Belle of New York (1897) in a
vaudeville act called “The Messenger Boy and the Thespian.” At about the same time, Willie began his well-liked imitations of
other popular performers. The brothers remained in vaudeville for ten years. Two of their most famous turns were “French Taught in
a Hurry,” in which Willie played a language teacher whose French was more Yiddish and broken English than Gallic, and a spoof of
the quartet from Rigoletto, in which Willie was a singer who could not keep his eyes off the prima donna's huge bust. In 1912 they
joined the first Passing Show, remaining with later editions and in other Shubert revues until 1922. They then returned to
vaudeville until appearing in George White's Scandals of 1926 and several later editions. They also appeared in Ballyhoo of 1932,
the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934, and The Show Is On (1937). Willie played without Eugene in Sky High (1925) and Girl Crazy (1930)
and, after Eugene's retirement in 1940, in Crazy with the Heat (1941), My Dear Public (1943), and a 1948 revival of Sally.
The Passing Show of 1912 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Jul 22, 1912 - Nov 16, 1912
The Whirl of the World [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard [Sammy Meyers] Jan 10, 1914 - May 30, 1914
The Passing Show of 1915 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard May 29, 1915 - Oct 2, 1915
The Show of Wonders [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard [Amato];
Performer: Willie Howard [Sammy] Oct 26, 1916 - Apr 21, 1917
The Passing Show of 1918 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Jul 25, 1918 - Nov 9, 1918
The Passing Show of 1921 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Starring: Willie Howard [Frank Bacon];
Starring: Willie Howard [Rigoletto Quartette];
Starring: Willie Howard [Sammy];
Starring: Willie Howard [Sing High] Dec 29, 1920 - May 28, 1921
The Passing Show of 1922 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Sep 20, 1922 - Dec 2, 1922
Sky High [Original, Musical]
Performer: Willie Howard [Sammy Myers] Mar 2, 1925 - Sep 5, 1925
COLUMBIA
Willie Howard, comedian with orchestra accompaniment
04/22/1925
140547 The Barber of Seville (from "Sky High") Co 370-D
(Rubens, Kelsey, Grey)
140548 Let It Rain (Kendis-Dyson)(from "Sky High") Co 370-D
09/03/1925
WILLIE HOWARD Comedian - Orch Accomp.
w140897 My Yiddishe Momme Co 473-D
W140898 When Nathan Was Married [to Rose of Washington Square](Kendis and Rice)
Co 455-D C2K 86323
Intersound CDD 3454
09/04/1925
w140903 Valeska (My Russian Rose) Co 455-D
W140904 After The Opera Co 473-D
WILLIE and EUGENE HOWARD
FILM: Vitaphone 349 12min
1926: Between the Acts at the Opera (as The Howard Brothers)
aka "The Howard Brothers in Between the Acts of the Opera"
June 28, 1928
rehearsal for George White's Scandals
10352/5 "I'm On the Crest of a Wave" Personalities on parade. Vol. 4
George White's Scandals [1928] [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Jul 2, 1928 - Jan 19, 1929
George White's Scandals [1929] [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Sep 23, 1929 - Feb 8, 1930
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1929-33 Mack Sennett talking comedies including Willie Howard
Girl Crazy [Original, Musical, Comedy]
Performer: Willie Howard [Gieber Goldfarb] Oct 14, 1930 - Jun 6, 1931
1931 FILM:
Willie & Eugene Howard in "I'm telling you" Vaudeville Nation Program 3 (DVD)
(performer: "Sweepin' the Clouds Away" (uncredited))
George White's Scandals [1931] [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Sep 14, 1931 - Mar 5, 1932
Ballyhoo of 1932 [Original, Musical, Comedy, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard ["Ballyhujah" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard ["Hillbillies" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard ["Man About Yonkers" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard ["What Have You Got to Have?" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard [Baritone];
Performer: Willie Howard [Mr. Pincus];
Performer: Willie Howard [Orator];
Performer: Willie Howard [Porter];
Performer: Willie Howard [Third Traveller] Sep 6, 1932 - Nov 26, 1932
J David Goldin archive 90105
The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour. October 13, 1932. NBC Red network
The program originates from: "The NBC Times Square Studios, The Midnight Frolics Theatre."
Willie Howard, Eugene Howard.
George White's Music Hall Varieties [1932] [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Jan 2, 1933 - Jan 21, 1933
J David Goldin archive 83735
The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour [Rudy Vallee]. January 26, 1933. NBC Red network
Willie Howard, Eugene Howard
J David Goldin archive 90113
The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour [Rudy Vallee]. July 3, 1933. NBC Red network
Vaudevillians Willie and Eugene Howard do a routine (Willie has a "female watch," it's always an hour late!)
J David Goldin archive 90116
The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour [Rudy Vallee]. August 17, 1933. NBC Red network.
Willie Howard, Eugene Howard
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard ["The Last Round-Up" Singer];
Performer: Willie Howard [Gonzales Machado];
Performer: Willie Howard [Manager];
Performer: Willie Howard [Moe];
Performer: Willie Howard [Rubinoff];
Performer: Willie Howard [Soloist];
Performer: Willie Howard [The Mayor] Jan 4, 1934 - Jun 9, 1934
AEI-CD 039
Mar. 16, 1935, Schubert Theatre, New Haven, CT
1935 touring production of the Ziegfeld follies of 1934
Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld (Billie Burke) presents...
The Ziegfeld follies of 1934
Program notes by David Cunard, and opening night production details ([7] p.) inserted in container.
Re-recorded and edited at NYPL to form a continuous performance from forty-eight Speak-O-Phone 78 rpm embossed aluminum discs
loaned by the Shubert Archive;
Comes the revolution (Howard Brothers)
The follies chorale (Howard Brothers, et al.)
The last round-up (Howard Brothers, et al.)
1935 FILM:
Millions in the Air .... Tony Pagano
Radio [Broadcast] follies of 1935 Amalgamated/Louver RADCO 3500 [Nostalgia Greats 227] Radio Broadcast Follies Of
1935, v.2 (12 tracks) (LP)
Al Jolson, Wallace Berry, co-hosts.
Bette Davis, Dixie Lee Crosby, Lee Wiley, Judy Garland, Paul Robeson,
Deanna Durbin, Joe Penner, Willie Howard.
Silly hilly billy (Willie Howard)
07/20/35 SHELL CHATEAU NBC broadcast J David Goldin archive 5842
Comic dialogue (Willie Howard and Eddie Moran)
Library of Congress NBC Radio Collection
The Rudy Vallee Show, NBC Red network 8:00-9:00pm
The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour
11/14/1935 RWB 7270 B1-4
J David Goldin archive 90972
Willie and Gene Howard do a great vaudeville routine,
ending with a cowboy song sung with a Yiddish accent.
George White's Scandals [1936] [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard ["I'm the Fellow Who Loves You" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard ["Rigoletto" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard [Al Jolson];
Performer: Willie Howard [Client];
Performer: Willie Howard [McGee];
Performer: Willie Howard [Mussolini];
Performer: Willie Howard [Professor] Dec 25, 1935 - Mar 28, 1936
1936 FILM:
Rose of the Rancho[David Belasco] .... Pancho Spiegelgass
Willie Howard played a Jewish-accented cowboy (singing Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin's "I Got a Girl in Cal-i-for-ni-ay")
Got a Gal in Cal-i-for-ni-ay
Performer(s): Willie Howard
Format: 78-rpm disc
Label/Issue No: Decca mx B-2416
Got a gal in Cal-i-for-ni-ay Personalities on parade. Vol. 3 LP 1988
1937 FILM:
Playboy Number One .... Professor Pierre Ginsberg FACETS American Slapstick V.2
The Smart Way .... Professor Pierre Ginsberg 15 October 1937
The Affairs of Pierre .... Prof. Pierre Ginsbairge
clip included in It Pays to Be Funny (1947)
Broadway Melody of 1938 .... The Waiter MGM VHS, Warner WBD035710 DVD
Bet Your Life [Original, Play, Comedy, Farce]
Written by Willie Howard Apr 5, 1937 - Apr 1937
Library of Congress NBC Radio Collection
The Rudy Vallee Show, NBC Red network 8:00-9:00pm
07/29/1937 RWA 2226 B1-4
08/19/1937 RWA 2228 A1-4
09/16/1937 The Royal Gelatin Hour RWA 2230 A1-4
J David Goldin archive 22046.
Willie Howard appears as Professor Ginsburg and gives a lesson in French.
The Show is On [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard ["Epilogue" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard ["Song of the Woodman" Performer];
Performer: Willie Howard [Bert Larrimore];
Performer: Willie Howard [Mihael];
Performer: Willie Howard [Professor Pierre Ginsburg];
Performer: Willie Howard [Putty Nose] Sep 18, 1937 - Oct 2, 1937
1938 FILM:
Pardon My Accident .... Professor Pierre Ginsbairge
The Miss They Missed (1938) .... Professor Pierre
Library of Congress NBC Radio Collection
The Rudy Vallee Show, NBC Red network 8:00-9:00pm
07/28/1938 RWA 2805 B1-4
J David Goldin Archive 91353
01/26/1939 RWA 2850 A1-4
George White's Scandals [1939] [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Aug 28, 1939 - Dec 9, 1939
GALA album 1 3-10" 78rpm c.1939 [review NYT Jan 13 1940]
Willie Howard in an album of comedy and songs
[Messrs. Edward J. and Harry Lee Danziger present a Gala record revue starring Willie Howard in an album of comedy and songs]
Conductor: Harley Dainger
Gala 1000 A&B: French taught in a hurry.
[from George White's Scandals of 1936]
Gala 1001 A Tyrone Shapiro (The Bronx Caballero)
Gala 1001 B Moscow Art Players (impressions)
Gala 1002 A Comes the revolution (comedy political speech)
[from "Ballyhoo of 1932"]
Gala 1002 B Jessel, Jolson, Cantor (imitations)
J David Goldin Archive 92435.
The Kate Smith Hour. September 27, 1940. CBS net, KIRO, Seattle aircheck.
Crazy With the Heat [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 18, 1941
Performer: Willie Howard Jan 30, 1941 - Apr 19, 1941
Priorities of 1942 [Original, Musical, Revue]
Performer: Willie Howard Mar 12, 1942 - Sep 6, 1942
09/04/1942 COMMAND PERFORMANCE No.29 [70372A]
TALLULAH BANKHEAD, Joan Edwards, Colonal Stoopnagle & Art Carney, Gene
Krupa & Anita O'Day, Jane Froman, Willie Howard, Ink Spots, Dr. Frank
Black Orchestra. RECORDED IN NEW YORK
My Dear Public [Original, Musical]
Performer: Willie Howard [Barney Short] Sep 9, 1943 - Oct 16, 1943
J David Goldin Archive 77628.
The Radio Hall Of Fame. January 2, 1944. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Philco.
J David Goldin Archive 1766.
Mail Call. February 2, 1944. Program #76. AFRS origination.
Willie Howard and Al Kelly do a skit about, "Dr. Agony " who helps people with their problems (a satire of "Mr. Anthony").
Library of Congress NBC Radio Collection
06/13/1944 Raleigh Room RWA 6581-82 B4-A1
NBC broadcast 10:30-11:00pm
Library of Congress NBC Radio Collection
09/14/1947 Texaco Star Theater RWB 6356 A1-4
NBC broadcast 8:00-9:00pm
c.1947
Willie Howard, Al "Doubletalk" Kelly-*
Ruby Melnick's Orchestra
JR-58 Salty-Saul-Peter (Henry Tobias) JUBILEE 3507
JR-59 Professor Pierre Marquette -* JUBILEE 3507 EP 5009 JGM-5019
The French Lesson JUBILEE EP 5009
[from George White's Scandals of 1936]
Sally [Revival, Musical, Comedy]
Performer: Willie Howard [Duke of Czechogovinio] May 6, 1948 - Jun 5, 1948
8/17/1948 Texaco Star Theater
Guest star: Morey Amsterdam (Host), Willie Howard (Guest), Herb Shriner (Guest), Sandra Barrett (Guest)
9/7/1948 Texaco Star Theater
Guest star: Jack Carter (Host), Marge Champion (Guest), Gower Champion (Guest), Willie Howard (Guest), Herb Shriner (Guest), Eve
Arden (Guest), Jack Pearl (Guest)
"TEXACO STAR THEATER" NBC TELEVISION Host: Peter Donald
4153 B1 1 09-14-48 :59:20 The Dewey Sisters, Sid Ceaser,
Gil Mason, The DeMarkos,
Willie Howard (The Butcher Boy)
1948 TV:
"The Milton Berle Show"
... aka "Texaco Star Theater"
... aka "The Buick-Berle Show"
- Episode #1.15 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Singer/Comedian
- Episode #1.14 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian/Singer
- Episode #1.11 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Singer/Comedian
"Toast of the Town"
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show"
- Episode #1.8 (1948) TV episode (as The Howard Brothers) .... Himself
Library of Congress Danny Kaye/Sylvia Fine Kaye Radio Collection
02/06/1949 Hi! Jinx RGA 3224 (RWD 9068 A3)
Jinx Falkenburg, Tex McCrary, hosts
WNBC 12:00pm
Summary
Program opens with Kaye's recording of Dina, followed by electrical transcriptions of other great comedians, Willie Howard, Moran
& Mack, Will Rogers, W.C. Fields, and Joe Penner, measuring Kaye against these. Program continues with electrical transcription
interview by Jinx made backstage at Roxy Theater, where Kaye is now appearing, with Jinx reviewing Danny's career in show
business.[Transcribed from NBC card in Recorded Sound Reference Center.]
Columbia Transcriptions: TV25925--TV25926 10"-LP c.1950
The voices of the all-time comedy greats in their funniest moments.
"Presented by Ken-L-Ration." Contents: W.C. Fields -- Willie & Eugene Howard -- Burns & Allen -- Will Rogers -- Jimmy Durante --
Weber & Fields -- Harry Hershfield -- Moran & Mack (the Two Black Crows) -- Georgie Jessel.
?????
a ten-inch LP in the 50s, from an ad in an old Long Player or Schwann.
Show Biz Records SB-1003 LP 1965
This is my show business
Narrated by George Jessel & featuring the voices of persons in
show business and public life.
Willie Howard - ?????
AEI-CD 039 1934 Ziegfeld Follies CD 1997
Amalgamated /Louver RADCO 3500 [Nostalgia Greats 227] LP
Radio Broadcast Follies Of 1935, v.2 (12 tracks)
Columbia 370D, 455D, 473D 10"-78rpm 1925
Columbia Transcriptions TV25925--TV25926 10"-LP c.1950
Columbia Legacy C2K 86323 2-CD 2002
From Avenue A to the Great White Way
-Yiddish & American popular songs from 1914-1950
GALA album 1 (1000/1001/1002) 3-10" 78rpm early 40's
Intersound CDD 3454 CD 1993
Mazel Tov-more music of the Jewish peopl
Jubilee 3507 10"-78rpm c.1947
EP-5009 THE IMMORTAL WILLIE HOWARD. 7"-45EP c.1954
[Billboard Sep 11 1954 Jubilee advert.]
JGM-5019 - More Folk Songs Allan Sherman and his Friends LP 1962
PP-3 Personalities on parade. Vol. 3 LP 1988
PP-4 Personalities on parade. Vol. 4 LP 1989
Show Biz Records SB-1003 George Jessel My Show Business LP 1965
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