[78-L] Paul Robeson comedy record?!

[David Lennick]

If it were Florence Desmond I'd agree with you, but this clearly implies the 
presence (somehow) of Marriott Edgar, who made HMV recordings of "The Lion and 
Albert" (wot he wrote) and others, as well as Mr. Robeson. Odd.

dl

On 10/24/2012 6:53 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Given the main artist credit,  I would assume that it's some kind of comic
> "impression" record.
>
> Taylor
>
>
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>> Okay, what the heck is this? From "London Musical Shows On Record".
>>
>> CICELY COURTNEIDGE, acc. by JACK JACKSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
>> London, December 15, 1934
>> 0EA-712-3  Radio Hour in the Children's Ward (with Marriott Edgar, Paul
>> Robeson) Part 2 -- HMV B-8261
>>
>> Not in any Robeson listings that I've ever seen, not listed under Jack
>> Jackson
>> in Rust-Forbes (matrices 0EA 707/10 are by Jack Jackson, but on December
>> 12th)
>> so what is it? Something pieced together from existing recordings? Anyone
>> know
>> this record?
>>
>> dl
>>
>>