[78-L] Re; Paul Robeson Comedy Record?

[David Lennick]

There we go..so it's Ma Curly Headed Baby by Robeson. Plus Marriott Edgar's 
"The Lion and Albert" and Cicely's "There's Something About a Soldier".

Thanks!
dl

On 10/26/2012 8:12 AM, Tim Huskisson wrote:
> Here's Side 2 of 'Radio Hour In The Children's Ward'. I knew I had a copy
> somewhere. Sorry it's a poor transfer, but at least it should confirm that
> the Robeson segment is a dubbing.
> http://www.timhuskisson.talktalk.net/gracieinchildrensward.mp3
>
> Regards
> Tim Huskisson
>
>
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> Probably not scarce but a curiosity, and I found out about it only by
> accident.
> I was trying to date another HMV with a nearby matrix number, and I do that
> by looking through discographies and Rust books to try and get close. Cicely
> Courtneidge's listings in London Musical Shows had a few similar numbers,
> and then this title leapt out.
>
> By the way, the disc I was trying to date is of songs from Die
> Dreigroschenoper sung in Hebrew..! (Currently on eBoom.)
>
> dl
>
> On 10/25/2012 9:55 PM, Steve Shapiro wrote:
>>
>> I haven't listened to the Children's Ward record in c 15 years.  The
> record was a curiosity, but not of great interest.  My memory of Robeson's
> "appearance" is that of a dub of a verse or two and chorus perhaps from one
> of his issued HMVs.
>>
>> If someone doesn't come up with the Robeson side first, I'll try to check
> it out this weekend.
>>
>> I doubt that the Hospital record is a scarce one, at least in
>> England./steve ________________________________
>