Isidore Lillian
Isidore Lillian (Yiddish: איזידאָר ליליען Izidor Lilien) (c. 1882 - 1960) was an actor, songwriter, playwright, and composer who was a leading figure in the New York Yiddish Theatre for the first half of the twentieth century. He wrote hundreds of songs for the theatre which were performed by such actors as Boris Thomashefsky, David Kessler, and Jacob Adler, as well as by Lillian himself. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 7, 1882 (Rzeszów), Died August 27, 1960 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, speaker, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-13324 | 10-in. | 5/19/1913 | What is the world without a child | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-13326 | 10-in. | 5/19/1913 | Herring and potatoes | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-13327 | 10-in. | 5/19/1913 | Shulphen | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-17954 | 10-in. | 7/6/1916 | Beizir zich nit Mendel | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18644 | 10-in. | 10/31/1916 | Mendel bizt asheiner | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-18663 | 10-in. | 11/8/1916 | Der feter | Bennie Zeidman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19258 | 10-in. | 3/8/1917 | Litvak and Galicianer | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19719 | 10-in. | 4/27/1917 | Mine wife | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19929 | 10-in. | 5/22/1917 | Telebende veirt asoldat | Telebende Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21111 | 10-in. | 11/22/1917 | Hot nit chosena | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21589 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | Chad gadyo | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21590 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | Wen die bois welen komen zurik | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21823 | 10-in. | 5/3/1918 | Fish in zisen | Morris Tuchband | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21862 | 10-in. | 5/17/1918 | Goodbye Kaiser | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21863 | 10-in. | 5/17/1918 | Agris fin de trenches | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22012 | 10-in. | 6/14/1918 | Mein weib is in der country, hurray | William Schwartz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22870 | 10-in. | 5/26/1919 | A kind un a heim | Naum Coster | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-23868 | 10-in. | 3/26/1920 | Tzipka | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-23870 | 10-in. | 3/26/1920 | Der zadi in Amerika | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-23871 | 10-in. | 3/26/1920 | De Yiddisha shimmy | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-24099 | 10-in. | 6/24/1920 | War tax | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-24201 | 10-in. | 6/24/1920 | Nisht tu de zeiten fin amule | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-24226 | 10-in. | 7/9/1920 | Avruhom | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-26079 | 10-in. | 2/8/1922 | Mein weib shelpt sich mit | Julius Nathanson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-26422 | 10-in. | 4/20/1922 | In a klein shtiebele | William Robyn | Orchestra, with harp, celeste, and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28002 | 10-in. | 5/11/1923 | Das glick fliet durchin fenster | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-30489 | 10-in. | 7/11/1924 | Dus redele dreit zich | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-30490 | 10-in. | 7/11/1924 | Moonshine | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-31827 | 10-in. | 2/2/1925 | Nich tu kein masel | Morris Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33905 | 10-in. | 11/16/1925 | Bei koisel marovi | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36836 | 10-in. | 10/18/1926 | Hot dog | Lucy Levin | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-36837 | 10-in. | 10/18/1926 | Wie is mein zivig | Lucy Levin | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-59501 | 10-in. | 3/4/1930 | Narishe tates | Josef Shoengold | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051061 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Eishes chayil | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051062 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Shloimele Malkele | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-058610 | 10-in. | 12/19/1940 | Ich vel varten of dir | Seymour Rechtzeit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-065925 | 10-in. | 6/5/1941 | In der liebe | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Seymour Rechtzeit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073389 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | A vaibele a tsnieh | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073720 | 10-in. | 3/19/1942 | Bist main kroin | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Seymour Rechtzeit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1917-04-20-01] | Not documented | 4/20/1917 | Bril and Schmeril | Isidore Lillian ; Phillip Singer | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 39670 | 10-in. | 12/4/1914 | Ikh hob. Ershte teyl (איך האב. 1טע טהייל) | Bennie Zeidman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39687 | 10-in. | 12/11/1914 | Ikh hob. Ttsveyte teyl (איך האב. 2טע טהייל) | Bennie Zeidman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 45689 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Chaikel aher gal | Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker | |
| Columbia | 45690 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Milchume | Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker | |
| Columbia | 45691 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Gimpl Beynish baym dokter (גימפּעל בייניש ביים דאָקטר) | Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker | |
| Columbia | 45692 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | Der daytsh mit di khsidim (דער דייטש מיט דיא חסידים) | Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker | |
| Columbia | 44699 | 10-in. | approximately November 1916 | Seykhl darf men hobn | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 44727 | 10-in. | approximately November 1916 | Boyes ich bin zum haben (באָיעס, איך בין צום האַבען) | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 44728 | 10-in. | approximately November 1916 | A kind on a heym (אַ קינד אָהן אַ היים) | Anna Hoffman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 58468 | 10-in. | approximately August 1917 | Beyzer zikh nit, Mendl (בייזער זיך ניט מענדעל) | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W108001 | 10-in. | June 1927 | Mayer! | Annie Lubin | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70507 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Mein veib shlept zich mit | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 4155 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1920 | A kind und a Heim | Rose Dreeben | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 6180 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1921 | Das Reidele dreit sich | Joseph Feldman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 7678 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | In a klein Shtibele | Morris Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Favorite | 2920-o | 10-in. | May or June 1907 | Ich bleib a bucher | Leon Kalisch | Male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lillian, Isidore," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111753.
Lillian, Isidore. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111753.
"Lillian, Isidore." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Isidor Lillian
Discogs: Isidore Lillian
Allmusic: Isidore Lillian
IMDb: Isidore Lillian
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lillian, Isidore - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002035229
Wikidata: Isidor Lillian - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q31841160
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/103251503
MusicBrainz: Isidor Lillian - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/df1e7225-c2e4-45b0-9fc2-2429d3143ef0
ISNI: 0000 0000 7354 8895 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073548895
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