Isidore Lillian

Isidore Lillian (Yiddish: איזידאָר ליליען Izidor Lilien) (c. 1882 - 1960) was an actor, songwriter, playwright, and composer who was a leading figure in the New York Yiddish Theatre for the first half of the twentieth century. He wrote hundreds of songs for the theatre which were performed by such actors as Boris Thomashefsky, David Kessler, and Jacob Adler, as well as by Lillian himself.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 7, 1882 (Rzeszów), Died August 27, 1960 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, speaker, songwriter

= 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-13324	10-in.	5/19/1913	What is the world without a child	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13326	10-in.	5/19/1913	Herring and potatoes	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13327	10-in.	5/19/1913	Shulphen	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17954	10-in.	7/6/1916	Beizir zich nit Mendel	Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-18644	10-in.	10/31/1916	Mendel bizt asheiner	Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-18663	10-in.	11/8/1916	Der feter	Bennie Zeidman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-19258	10-in.	3/8/1917	Litvak and Galicianer	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19719	10-in.	4/27/1917	Mine wife	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19929	10-in.	5/22/1917	Telebende veirt asoldat	Telebende Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21111	10-in.	11/22/1917	Hot nit chosena	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21589	10-in.	3/19/1918	Chad gadyo	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21590	10-in.	3/19/1918	Wen die bois welen komen zurik	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-21823	10-in.	5/3/1918	Fish in zisen	Morris Tuchband	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21862	10-in.	5/17/1918	Goodbye Kaiser	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21863	10-in.	5/17/1918	Agris fin de trenches	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22012	10-in.	6/14/1918	Mein weib is in der country, hurray	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-22870	10-in.	5/26/1919	A kind un a heim	Naum Coster	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-23868	10-in.	3/26/1920	Tzipka	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23870	10-in.	3/26/1920	Der zadi in Amerika	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23871	10-in.	3/26/1920	De Yiddisha shimmy	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24099	10-in.	6/24/1920	War tax	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24201	10-in.	6/24/1920	Nisht tu de zeiten fin amule	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24226	10-in.	7/9/1920	Avruhom	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26079	10-in.	2/8/1922	Mein weib shelpt sich mit	Julius Nathanson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-26422	10-in.	4/20/1922	In a klein shtiebele	William Robyn	Orchestra, with harp, celeste, and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-28002	10-in.	5/11/1923	Das glick fliet durchin fenster	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30489	10-in.	7/11/1924	Dus redele dreit zich	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-30490	10-in.	7/11/1924	Moonshine	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31827	10-in.	2/2/1925	Nich tu kein masel	Morris Goldstein	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-33905	10-in.	11/16/1925	Bei koisel marovi	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-36836	10-in.	10/18/1926	Hot dog	Lucy Levin	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36837	10-in.	10/18/1926	Wie is mein zivig	Lucy Levin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-59501	10-in.	3/4/1930	Narishe tates	Josef Shoengold	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-051061	10-in.	6/3/1940	Eishes chayil	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters	Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet	lyricist
Victor	BS-051062	10-in.	6/3/1940	Shloimele Malkele	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters	Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet	lyricist
Victor	BS-058610	10-in.	12/19/1940	Ich vel varten of dir	Seymour Rechtzeit	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-065925	10-in.	6/5/1941	In der liebe	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Seymour Rechtzeit	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-073389	10-in.	3/12/1942	A vaibele a tsnieh	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-073720	10-in.	3/19/1942	Bist main kroin	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Seymour Rechtzeit	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1917-04-20-01]	Not documented	4/20/1917	Bril and Schmeril	Isidore Lillian ; Phillip Singer	Comic dialogue	speaker
Columbia	39670	10-in.	12/4/1914	Ikh hob. Ershte teyl (איך האב. 1טע טהייל)	Bennie Zeidman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39687	10-in.	12/11/1914	Ikh hob. Ttsveyte teyl (איך האב. 2טע טהייל)	Bennie Zeidman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45689	10-in.	5/25/1915	Chaikel aher gal	Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian	Comic dialogue, unaccompanied	speaker
Columbia	45690	10-in.	5/25/1915	Milchume	Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian	Comic dialogue, unaccompanied	speaker
Columbia	45691	10-in.	5/25/1915	Gimpl Beynish baym dokter (גימפּעל בייניש ביים דאָקטר)	Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian	Comic dialogue, unaccompanied	speaker
Columbia	45692	10-in.	5/25/1915	Der daytsh mit di khsidim (דער דייטש מיט דיא חסידים)	Louis Gilrod ; Isidore Lillian	Comic dialogue, unaccompanied	speaker
Columbia	44699	10-in.	approximately November 1916	Seykhl darf men hobn	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	44727	10-in.	approximately November 1916	Boyes ich bin zum haben (באָיעס, איך בין צום האַבען)	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	44728	10-in.	approximately November 1916	A kind on a heym (אַ קינד אָהן אַ היים)	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	58468	10-in.	approximately August 1917	Beyzer zikh nit, Mendl (בייזער זיך ניט מענדעל)	Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W108001	10-in.	June 1927	Mayer!	Annie Lubin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-70507	10-in.	Feb. 1922	Mein veib shlept zich mit	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	4155	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1920	A kind und a Heim	Rose Dreeben	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	6180	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1921	Das Reidele dreit sich	Joseph Feldman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Brunswick	7678	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1922	In a klein Shtibele	Morris Goldstein	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Favorite	2920-o	10-in.	May or June 1907	Ich bleib a bucher	Leon Kalisch	Male vocal solo	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lillian, Isidore," accessed September 30, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111753.

Lillian, Isidore. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111753.

"Lillian, Isidore." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 30 September 2023.