Victor Artists

Charles Dornberger (saxophone)

On this Date...

May 19th, 1926

Elégie (Matrix CVE-35469, take 1) was recorded by Rosa Ponselle in Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg.

Primary TitleShow Additional Titles	Source
Songs of the past, no. 3	Disc label

TitleHide Additional Titles	Source
Songs of the past, no. 3 (Primary title)	Disc label
The band played on ; You're the flower of my heart, sweet Adeline ; A bird in a gilded cage ; I long to see the girl i left behind ; Just one girl (Medley contents)	Victor ledgers

Authors and Composers	Notes
Harry Armstrong (composer)	"You're the flower of my heart"
Richard H. Gerard (lyricist)	"You're the flower of my heart"
John T. Kelly (composer)	"I long to see the girl I left behind"
John T. Kelly (lyricist)	"I long to see the girl I left behind"
Karl Kennett (lyricist)	"Just one girl"
Arthur J. Lamb (lyricist)	"A bird in a gilded cage"
John F. Palmer (lyricist)	"The band played on"
Lyn Udall (composer)	"Just one girl"
Harry Von Tilzer (composer)	"A bird in a gilded cage"
Charles B. Ward (composer)	"The band played on"

PersonnelHide Additional Performers	Notes
Victor Mixed Chorus (Vocal group)
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (vocalist: soprano vocal)	Takes 9-14
Olive Kline (vocalist: soprano vocal)	Takes 9-14
Gladys Rice (vocalist: soprano vocal)	Takes 9-14
Erva Giles (vocalist: soprano vocal)	Takes 9-11
Virginia Rea (vocalist: soprano vocal)	Takes 9-14
Elsie Baker (vocalist: contralto)	Takes 9-14
Edna Indermauer (vocalist: contralto)	Takes 9-11
Helen Clark (vocalist: soprano vocal)	Takes 9-14
Lambert Murphy (vocalist: tenor vocal)	Takes 9-14
Charles Harrison (vocalist: tenor vocal)	Takes 9-14
Lewis James (vocalist: tenor vocal)	Takes 9-14
Franklyn Baur (vocalist: tenor vocal)	Takes 9-11
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist: bass vocal)	Takes 9-14
Elliott Shaw (vocalist: baritone vocal)	Takes 9-14
Frank Croxton (vocalist: bass vocal)	Takes 9-14
Royal Dadmun (vocalist: baritone vocal)	Takes 9-14
Della Baker (vocalist: soprano vocal)	Takes 12-14
Barbara Maurel (vocalist: contralto)	Takes 12-14
Richard Crooks (vocalist: tenor vocal)	Takes 12-14
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)

Primary Performer Show Additional Performers	Notes
Victor Mixed Chorus (Vocal group)

Description: Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
Instrumentation: 3 violins, viola, cello, flute, 2 clarinets, oboe, bassoon, 2 cornets, trombone, tuba, piano, and traps
Category: Vocal
Language: English
Master Size: 12-inch

Take Date and Place	Take	Status	Label Name/Number	Format	Note	Show Issued Only
1/13/1927 (New York, New York)	9	Destroy
1/13/1927 (New York, New York)	10	Destroy
1/13/1927 (New York, New York)	11	Hold
5/11/1927 (New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall)	12	Destroy
5/11/1927 (New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall)	13	Destroy
5/11/1927 (New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall)	14	Master	Victor 35872	12" disc
5/11/1927 (New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall)	14	Master	Gramophone 2-04655	12" disc	Face number; issue under this number not confirmed.

Take Date and Place	Take	Status	Label Name/Number	Format	Note	Show All Takes
5/11/1927 (New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall)	14	Master	Victor 35872	12" disc
5/11/1927 (New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall)	14	Master	Gramophone 2-04655	12" disc	Face number; issue under this number not confirmed.

Footnotes and Sources	Hide Notes
For takes 1-8, see C-16173.
Source(s) consulted: John Bolig files (disc releases); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.

Footnotes and Sources	Show Notes