Princess Watahwaso

Lucy Nicolar Poolaw (June 22, 1882 – March 27, 1969), also called Wa-Tah-Wa-So and billed as Princess Watahwaso, was a Penobscot and a performer on the Chautauqua and lyceum circuits.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 22, 1882 (Penobscot County), Died March 27, 1969 (Penobscot County)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: mezzo-soprano

Notes: Princess Watahwaso was the stage name of Lucy Nicolar, a Penobscot Native American. A brochure describing her traveling show can be found here.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	B-21014	10-in.	10/30/1917	By the waters of Minnetonka	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-21015	10-in.	10/30/1917	Aooah	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BVE-21015	10-in.	1/27/1930	Aooah	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-21016	10-in.	10/30/1917	By the weeping waters	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BVE-21016	10-in.	1/27/1930	By the weeping waters	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-21017	10-in.	10/30/1917	A Sioux serenade	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-21018	10-in.	10/30/1917	Four Penobscot tribal songs	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, unaccompanied	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BVE-21018	10-in.	1/27/1930	Four Penobscot tribal songs	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-21019	10-in.	10/30/1917	Two Indian songs	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-24181	10-in.	6/25/1920	The doe-skin blanket	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with flute and piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-24182	10-in.	6/25/1920	Lover's wooing	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and tom-tom	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-25302	10-in.	5/16/1921	Apache medicine chant	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and rattle	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-25303	10-in.	5/16/1921	Invocation to the sun-god	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-25933	10-in.	1/5/1922	Her shadow	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-25934	10-in.	1/5/1922	Indian spring bird	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	B-25939	10-in.	1/6/1922	The robin woman	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BVE-58624	10-in.	1/27/1930	Her shadow	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	BVE-Test-691	10-in.	1/6/1930	Her shadow	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, mezzo-soprano
Victor	[Trial 1917-10-23-02]	Not documented	10/23/1917	By the waters of Minnetonka	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	vocalist, mezzo-soprano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Watahwaso, Princess," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115822.

Watahwaso, Princess. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115822.

"Watahwaso, Princess." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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