Victor Artists
Arvid Franzen (accordion)
On this Date...
May 24th, 1910
Epitaphs, or Two darkies in a cemetery (Matrix B-8985, take 1) was recorded by Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes in Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed]
Gilbert Girard (speaker)
Matrixes marked with 
indicate recordings are available for online listening.
Matrix No. |
First Recording Date |
Title |
Primary Performer |
Description |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Pre-matrix A-]854 | 6/11/1901 | The wedding of the frog and the mouse | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Monologue, with vocal effects and male vocal duet(?) |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]855 | 6/11/1901 | Vilkins and his Dinah | Len Spencer |
Male vocal solo and vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]855 | 6/11/1901 | Vilkins and his Dinah | Len Spencer |
Male vocal solo and vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]856 | 6/11/1901 | The fable of the goat and the fox | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]856 | 6/11/1901 | The fable of the goat and the fox | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]857 | 6/11/1901 | Auction sale of household goods | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]857 | 5/9/1902 | Auction sale of household goods | Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix C-]857 | 5/9/1902 | Auction sale of household goods | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix C-]858 | 5/9/1902 | A trip to the circus | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]858 | 6/11/1901 | A trip to the circus | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]858 | 5/9/1902 | A trip to the circus | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]859 | 5/8/1902 | Mother Goose and other rhymes | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix C-]859 | 5/8/1902 | Mother Goose and other rhymes | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]859 | 6/11/1901 | Mother Goose and other rhymes | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]860 | 4/12/1902 | Scene at a dog fight | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Monologue, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]860 | 6/11/1901 | Scene at a dog fight | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Monologue, with vocal effects |
|
| [Pre-matrix B-]870 | 12/13/1901 | Chinese story with orchestra imitations | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]870 | 6/11/1901 | Chinese story with orchestra imitations | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]1105 | 11/23/1901 | The newsboy's Christmas | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Monologue, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]1105 | 11/23/1901 | The newsboy's Christmas | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Monologue, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]1106 | 11/23/1901 | The night before Christmas | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]1106 | 11/23/1901 | The night before Christmas | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]1107 | 11/23/1901 | Auction sale of Christmas toys | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]1107 | 11/23/1901 | Auction sale of Christmas toys | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]1148 | 12/14/1901 | Auction sale of a bird and animal store | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix C-]1148 | 5/8/1902 | Auction sale at a bird and animal store | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]1148 | 12/14/1901 | Auction sale at a bird and animal store | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]1149 | 12/14/1901 | The bouncer at the blazing rag | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene, with comic vocal solo and piano |
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| [Pre-matrix A-]1149 | 12/14/1901 | The bouncer at the Blazing Rag | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene, with comic vocal solo and piano |
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| [Pre-matrix C-]1149 | 5/8/1902 | The bouncer at the Blazing Rag | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene, with comic vocal solo and piano |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]1381 | 5/9/1902 | Daybreak at Calamity Farm | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]1382 | 5/9/1902 | The passing of a circus parade | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix C-]1382 | 5/9/1902 | The passing of a circus parade | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]3457 | 6/11/1901 | The wedding of the frog and the mouse | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Monologue, with vocal effects and male vocal duet(?) |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]3458 | 6/11/1901 | Vilkins and his Dinah | Len Spencer |
Male vocal solo and vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]3459 | 6/11/1901 | The fable of the goat and the fox | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]3460 | 6/11/1901 | Auction sale of household goods | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]3461 | 6/11/1901 | A trip to the circus | Len Spencer |
Monologue, with imitations and band |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]3462 | 6/11/1901 | Mother Goose and other rhymes | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects |
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| [Pre-matrix B-]3463 | 6/11/1901 | Scene at a dog fight | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Monologue, with vocal effects |
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| B-1428 | 6/7/1904 | Auction sale of household goods | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene, with piano |
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| B-4790 | 9/6/1907 | Uncle Josh at the dentist's | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer ; Cal Stewart |
Comic dialogue |
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| B-4842 | 9/27/1907 | Roger and I | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects and orchestra |
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| E-4842 | 9/27/1907 | Roger and I | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Recitation, with vocal effects and orchestra |
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| B-4843 | 9/27/1907 | Old dog Sport | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene, with orchestra |
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| E-4843 | 9/27/1907 | Old dog Sport | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene, with orchestra |
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| B-4844 | 9/30/1907 | Farmyard medley | Gilbert Girard ; Haydn Quartet |
Male vocal quartet with animal imitations |
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| B-4847 | 10/1/1907 | The stranded circus | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| E-4847 | 10/1/1907 | The stranded circus | Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer |
Descriptive scene |
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| C-22216 | 8/16/1918 | Santa Claus gives away his toys | Gilbert Girard |
Recitation |
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| C-22217 | 8/16/1918 | Santa Claus tells about his toy shop | Gilbert Girard |
Recitation |
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| B-23520 | 12/9/1919 | [Unknown title(s)] | Victor Band |
Band |
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| C-25397 | 7/14/1921 | Santa Claus visits the children | Gilbert Girard |
Recitation |
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| C-25398 | 7/14/1921 | Santa Claus visits the children | Gilbert Girard |
Recitation |
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| B-26876 | 9/18/1922 | Santa Claus tells of Mother Goose Land | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue, with traps |
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| B-26877 | 9/18/1922 | Santa Claus tells of Mother Goose Land | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue, with traps |
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| B-28031 | 5/25/1923 | Barney Google | Great White Way Orchestra |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo |
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| B-28423 | 8/13/1923 | Santa Claus at the zoo, part 1 | Gilbert Girard |
Descriptive scene |
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| B-28424 | 8/13/1923 | Santa Claus at the zoo, part 2 | Gilbert Girard |
Descriptive scene |
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| A-30216 | 5/27/1924 | Tom, Tom, the piper's son | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30217 | 5/27/1924 | Mary had a little lamb | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30219 | 5/27/1924 | Three little kittens | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30220 | 5/27/1924 | Three little piggies | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30222 | 5/28/1924 | The farmer in the dell | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30223 | 5/28/1924 | Little Bo-Peep | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30224 | 5/28/1924 | Jack and Jill | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30225 | 5/28/1924 | I love little pussy | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30252 | 6/6/1924 | Simple Simon | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30409 | 6/20/1924 | I had a little doggy | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations, xylophone, and orchestra |
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| A-30410 | 6/20/1924 | Cock-a-doodle doo! | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30424 | 6/27/1924 | A frog he would a-wooing go | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30425 | 6/27/1924 | The carrion crow | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30426 | 6/27/1924 | The frog and the crow | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30431 | 6/27/1924 | Bobbie Shaftoe | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30432 | 6/27/1924 | The city mouse and the country mouse | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30467 | 7/8/1924 | Mother Tabbyskins | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30468 | 7/8/1924 | Old Mother Hubbard | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| A-30469 | 7/8/1924 | London Bridge | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra |
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| B-30627 | 8/11/1924 | Pigs | Frank Craven |
Recitation, with imitations |
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| [Trial 1922-05-09-04] | 5/9/1922 | Santa Claus in Mother Goose land, part 2 | Gilbert Girard |
Recitation, with piano |
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| [Trial 1918-07-25-01] | 7/25/1918 | Santa Claus in his workshop | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue |
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| [Trial 1918-07-25-02] | 7/25/1918 | Santa Claus loading on his toys | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue |
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| [Trial 1918-07-25-03] | 7/25/1918 | Santa Claus on his way to town | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue |
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| [Trial 1918-07-25-04] | 7/25/1918 | Santa Claus in the houses | Gilbert Girard |
Monologue |
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| [Trial 1922-05-09-03] | 5/9/1922 | Santa Claus in Mother Goose land, part 1 | Gilbert Girard |
Recitation, with piano |