Victor matrix BVE-42428. The beggar / Harold Lambert ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra

TitleSource
The beggar (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
El mendigo (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
The secret hour (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Irving Kahal (lyricist)
Ted Snyder (composer)
Francis Wheeler (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
Harold Lambert (vocalist)Listing for Scrappy Lambert.
Scrappy Lambert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Orchestra, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: 4 violins, cello, bass, 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, 2 pianos, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Disc label: "Theme song of the motion picture production 'The secret hour'."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/9/1928 New York, New York 1 Destroy
2/9/1928 New York, New York 2 Hold
2/9/1928 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 21256 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-42428. The beggar / Harold Lambert ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800016665/BVE-42428-The_beggar.

Victor matrix BVE-42428. The beggar / Harold Lambert ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800016665/BVE-42428-The_beggar.

"Victor matrix BVE-42428. The beggar / Harold Lambert ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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