[78-L] Sophie wannabe

[David Lennick]

Just checked..Sophie went down in 1911. Beautiful transfer of the cylinder on 
Archeophone (unlike the fluttery version heard in Episode 1).

dl

On 11/15/2010 6:41 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> I also wonder whether Sophie was "working blue" in 1920.
>> 1950, yes, but the gags in last night's routine would have
>> gotten the place shut down in 1920.  dl
>
> The BOOZE would have gotten the place shut down in 1920!!  Why worry
> about the dirty jokes?
>
> My question about the performance was whether Sophie went up on the last
> note in the earlier cylinder recordings like the singer on the show
> (still nameless(?) ).  All the recordings I've heard from the 20s onward
> have her (pardon the expression) going down on the last notes.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
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