[78-L] Casper Reardon on 24000

[Jack Raymond]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> While looking at the 24000 Victors on Ty's list,  I happened to 
> notice #24288 through #24293,  which appear to be three instructional
>  records about tap dancing (by Edna Holt) followed by three piano 
> accomp. records for tap dancing...these by Casper Reardon, best-known
>  as a jazz harpist.
> 
> Was this a six-record album set of some kind?  I'd appreciate any 
> details about this,  or of any other "odd" Casper Reardon records.

I don't know whether or not it was an album set, but I've got two of the
records, one of which still has the accompanying leaflet with diagrams
and extensive instructions.  On each record, one side has a tap dance
routine and the other has Casper Reardon playing a piano accompaniment
for the routine.  The two routines that I have are "Beginner's Waltz
Clog" and "Beginner's Soft Shoe."  The booklet brags "This method of
instruction endorsed by Earl Carroll," and "Edna Holdt is prominently
credited as "formerly with Earl Carroll."

-- Jack Raymond