Emma Carus

Emma Carus (March 18, 1879 – November 18, 1927) was an American contralto singer from New York City who was in the cast of the original Ziegfeld Follies in 1907. She frequently sang in vaudeville and sometimes in Broadway features. One columnist described her as "a sort of combination of Sophie Tucker and Fay Templeton with a little of Eva Tanguay and Eddie Foy thrown in for good measure."

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1879 (Berlin), Died November 18, 1927 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, contralto

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	1763	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Mar. 1904	In Zanzibar	Emma Carus	Female vocal solo, with female vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	1764	10-in.	ca. 1904	The gondolier	Emma Carus	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	1765	10-in.	Jan.-Mar. 1904	Navajo	Emma Carus	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	145979	10-in.	4/7/1928	Is it a sin my loving you?	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W400587[a]	10-in.	4/14/1928	Is it a sin (My loving you)?	Henry Starr	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C2331	10-in.	9/21/1928	Is it a sin	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C2427	10-in.	10/10/1928	Is it a sin (My loving you)?	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C1776-C1777	10-in.	3/23/1928	Is it a sin (My loving you?)	Ruth Muse	Female vocal solo, with piano and harp	songwriter
Brunswick	LAE257	10-in.	8/29/1928	Is it a sin my loving you	Charles C. Locke	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	songwriter

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carus, Emma," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113152.

Carus, Emma. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113152.

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LCNAR: Carus, Emma, 1878-1927 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006087586

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