Victor matrix CS-026853. The girl from Utah / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company

TitleSource
The girl from Utah (Primary title)Disc label
Why don't they dance the polka anymore ; The land of Let's Pretend ; Same sort of girl ; They didn't believe me (Medley contents)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Harry B. Smith (lyricist)
Jerome Kern (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Leonard W. Joy (director)
Victor Light Opera Company (Vocal group)
Alan Holt (vocalist : baritone vocal)"Why don't they dance the polka anymore."
Mary Louise Quevli (vocalist : contralto)"Same sort of girl."
Felix Knight (vocalist : tenor vocal)"They didn't believe me."
  • Description: Vocal soloists, with orchestra and vocal ensemble
  • Instrumentation: 6 violins, 2 violas, cello, bass, flute, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, harp, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Victor ledgers state that a chorus and orchestra perform "The land of Let's Pretend," and a chorus accompanies soloists on "Why don't they dance the polka anymore" and "They didn't believe me."
Ledgers list the following personnel in addition to the vocalists: Violins—Selinsky, Zayde, Silverman, Stopak, Isenberg, Finkstein; Violas—Borodkin, Spinelli; Cello—Gusikoff; Trumpets—Baker, Steigers, McGee; Trombones—Heather, Campbell; Bass—Patent; Flute—Fershinoff; Traps—Rubsam; Piano—A. Carroll; Harp—Newell; Guitar—Binford; Saxes—A. Horn, Kaslet, Stoneburn, Fulton.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
9/9/1938 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Victor 12413 12-in.
9/9/1938 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Victor 11-8056 12-in.
9/9/1938 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-026853. The girl from Utah / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200033493/CS-026853-The_girl_from_Utah.

Victor matrix CS-026853. The girl from Utah / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200033493/CS-026853-The_girl_from_Utah.

"Victor matrix CS-026853. The girl from Utah / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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