Dorothy Donnelly

Dorothy Donnelly

Dorothy Agnes Donnelly (January 28, 1876 - January 3, 1928) was an actress, playwright, librettist, producer, and director. After a decade-long acting career that included several notable roles on Broadway, she turned to writing plays, musicals and operettas, including more than a dozen on Broadway including several long-running successes. Her most famous libretto was The Student Prince (1924), in collaboration with composer Sigmund Romberg.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 28, 1880 (New York City), Died January 3, 1928 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 62 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-068157	10-in.	11/6/1941	Serenade	Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Floyd Sherman ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal duet and piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-075412	10-in.	7/7/1942	Serenade	Victor First Nighter Orchestra	Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	D9VB-0144	10-in.	1/25/1949	Serenade	Three Suns	Instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	80020	10-in.	10/11/1921	Song of love	Edwin Dale	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140232	10-in.	1/9/1925	Drinking song	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W140521	10-in.	4/13/1925	Serenade	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W143457	10-in.	2/10/1927	Mother	Singing Sophomores	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W143497	10-in.	2/18/1927	Your land and my land	Columbia Male Chorus	Male vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W143992	10-in.	4/20/1927	Your land my land	Columbians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	144158	10-in.	5/17/1927	Silver moon	Arthur Hall ; Royal Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W170002	10-in.	between 1925 and 1928	Song of love	Hollis Davenny ; Gertrude Lang	Vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	15759-15760	10-in.	5/19/1925	Drinking song	Campus Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E15797-E15799	10-in.	5/22/1925	Drinking song	Brunswick Male Chorus	Male vocal quartet, with string quartet, tuba, and piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E15954-E15955	10-in.	6/9/1925	Serenade	Brunswick Male Chorus	Male vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E16075-E16078	10-in.	June 1925	Serenade	Brunswick Male Chorus	Male vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E22434-E22435	10-in.	4/15/1927	Your land and my land	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Brunswick	E22436-E22437	10-in.	4/15/1927	Silver moon	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	XC4026	12-in.	8/10/1929	Nunn-Bush Shoe Co. program [program and part unknown]	Nunn-Bush Singers	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	XC4028	12-in.	8/10/1929	Nunn-Bush Shoe Co. program [program and part unknown]	Nunn-Bush Singers	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	TC2314	10-in.	9/12/1928	Silver moon	Hazel Harmon	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	8252	10-in.	10/14/1921	Song of love	Vernon Archibald ; Betsy Lane Shepherd	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10587	10-in.	9/23/1925	Students march song and drinking song	New York Light Opera Co.	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10588	10-in.	9/23/1925	Serenade	New York Light Opera Co.	Tenor vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10807	10-in.	1/29/1926	Golden days	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18700	10-in.	9/4/1928	Serenade	J. Donald Parker	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 26-50 of 62 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donnelly, Dorothy," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105060.

Donnelly, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105060.

"Donnelly, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.

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