Anna Chandler
Anna Chandler (July 4, 1884 – July 10, 1957) was an American vaudeville actress and mezzo-soprano singer of popular and light classical songs. She was born in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Chandler married Jack Curtis, a booking agent. They had one child, Beatrice Curtis, who became an actress and whose first husband was the vaudevillian actor Harry Fox. Chandler was a headline artist for the Orpheum Circuit. She sang songs in Hebrew and Italian almost exclusively during her career as a headliner on the Orpheum Circuit. On Broadway, Chandler portrayed Mrs. Anastasia Kidd in Jumping Jupiter (1911) and Bessie Bloom in Mendel, Inc. (1929). Chandler died at age 73 in El Sereno, California. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 4, 1884 (New Cumberland), Died July 10, 1957 (El Sereno)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 26-30 of 30 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | S-7818 | 10-in. | Mar. 1921 | Scandinavia | Anna Chandler ; Sidney Lansfield ; Rega Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with piano and jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 8954 | 10-in. | 5/1/1923 | Louisville Lou | Anna Chandler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 8992 | 10-in. | 5/23/1923 | Yes sir! That's lazy bones | Anna Chandler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 9047 | 10-in. | 6/26/1923 | My sweetie went away (He didn't say where, when or why) | Anna Chandler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 9162 | 10-in. | 9/14/1923 | He'll always be one of those guys | Anna Chandler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chandler, Anna," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113151.
Chandler, Anna. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113151.
"Chandler, Anna." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Chandler, Anna, 1884-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006087585
Wikidata: Anna Chandler - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4766910
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26823284
MusicBrainz: Anna Chandler - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2ef8e18f-aab4-4271-ae63-c5005d5b2307
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