Victor matrix C-8908. Gems from Martha / Victor Light Opera Company

TitleSource
Gems from Martha (Primary title)Disc label
Chorus of servants ; Swains so shy ; Last rose of summer ; Goodnight quartet ; May dreams transport thee ; Ah, may heaven forgive thee (Medley contents)Disc label
Martha. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Victor Light Opera Company (Vocal group)
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 1-11.
Elizabeth Wheeler (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 1-8.
Marguerite Dunlap (vocalist : contralto)Takes 1-8.
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-8.
William Wheeler (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-8.
Reinald Werrenrath (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 1-8.
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)Takes 1-8.
John H. Bieling (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-8.
Rosario Bourdon (conductor)Takes 9-11.
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 9-11.
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)Takes 9-11.
Gladys Rice (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 9-11.
Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 9-11.
Charles Harrison (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 9-11.
Royal Dadmun (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 9-11.
Clifford Cairns (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 9-11.
Ted Levy (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 9-11.
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
For further information about specific solo vocalists, consult Bolig Gems.
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/2/1910 Camden, New Jersey 1 Destroy
5/2/1910 Camden, New Jersey 2 Destroy
5/2/1910 Camden, New Jersey 3 Destroy
5/23/1910 Camden, New Jersey 4 Destroy
5/23/1910 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
5/25/1910 Camden, New Jersey 6 Hold
5/25/1910 Camden, New Jersey 7 Master Victor 31797 12-in.
5/25/1910 Camden, New Jersey 8 Master Victor 31797 12-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress
5/25/1910 Camden, New Jersey 8 Master Gramophone 04567 12-in.
3/14/1923 Camden, New Jersey 9 Master/destroy
3/14/1923 Camden, New Jersey 10 Hold/destroy
3/14/1923 Camden, New Jersey 11 Destroy
between 1910 and 1923 Camden, New Jersey unknown Master Victor 31797 12-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-8908. Gems from Martha / Victor Light Opera Company," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200009009/C-8908-Gems_from_Martha.

Victor matrix C-8908. Gems from Martha / Victor Light Opera Company. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200009009/C-8908-Gems_from_Martha.

"Victor matrix C-8908. Gems from Martha / Victor Light Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

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