May Irwin

May Irwin (June 27, 1862 – October 22, 1938) was a Canadian actress, singer and star of vaudeville.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1862 (Whitby), Died October 22, 1938 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, composer, lyricist

= 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 Audio
Berliner 170 7-in. Before 1895 Mamie come kiss your honey boy Male vocalist (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Co.) Male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Berliner 507 7-in. 10/14/1896 Hot Tamale Alley George J. Gaskin Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor C-4510 12-in. 5/20/1907 Moses Andrew Jackson, good bye May Irwin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-4511 12-in. 5/20/1907 The bully May Irwin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor B-4512 10-in. 5/20/1907 Mat-ri-mony May Irwin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-4514 12-in. 5/21/1907 When you ain't got no money, you needn't come around May Irwin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor B-4515 10-in. 5/21/1907 May Irwin's Frog song May Irwin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor B-4520 10-in. 5/22/1907 Don't argify May Irwin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor B-20609 10-in. 8/9/1917 Hot time in the old town Victor Military Band Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Irwin, May," accessed June 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111246.

Irwin, May. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111246.

"Irwin, May." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111246

External Sources

Wikipedia: May Irwin

Discogs: May Irwin

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Irwin, May, 1862-1938 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98132630

Wikidata: May Irwin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q273716

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51316389

MusicBrainz: May Irwin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/30658d0a-3974-44c3-9a99-f9ed266a2568

ISNI: 0000 0000 7394 6172 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073946172

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