[78-L] Casper Reardon on 24000

[Taylor Bowie]

Thanks for the info,  Jack.  I'm figuring these records don't show off 
Reardon's musicianship to very much advantage,  but given that he made so 
few records anyway I'd sure like to find a set of them...if they have the 
diagrams that would be an entertaining bonus!


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Raymond" <jraymond at alumni.princeton.edu>
To: "78-L List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:21 PM
Subject: [78-L] Casper Reardon on 24000


> 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
>
>
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