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Webster Booth

Webster Booth (21 January 1902 – 21 June 1984) was an English tenor, best remembered as the duettist partner of Anne Ziegler. He was also one of the finest tenors of his generation and was a distinguished oratorio soloist.

He was a chorister at Lincoln Cathedral (1911–1915) and made his professional stage debut with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, where he performed from 1923 to 1927. He made his West End Debut in The Three Musketeers in 1930. He began recording for HMV in 1929 and made over 500 solo recordings and many duet recordings with Anne Ziegler. He and Ziegler embarked on their famous duettist variety act in 1940. They starred in three musical plays, "The Vagabond King" (1943), "Sweet Yesterday" (1945) and toured in "And so to Bed" (1953–1954) and appeared in several musical films in the 1940s. They made frequent broadcasts together. In 1948 they went on a successful concert tour of New Zealand and Australia.

When musical tastes changed in the 1950s they decided to emigrate to South Africa in 1956 where they continued their stage work as well as teaching singing in their Johannesburg studio. They returned to the United Kingdom in 1978 where they broadcast on BBC radio, appeared on television in the Russell Harty Show and made personal appearances throughout the United Kingdom in "An Evening with Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth". Booth died on 21 June 1984 at the age of 82.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 21, 1902 (Handsworth), Died June 21, 1984 (Penrhyn Bay)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0EA1174 10-in. 9/12/1938 When the stars were brightly shining Webster Booth ; Warwick Braithwaite ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA1175 10-in. 9/12/1938 Strange harmony of contrasts Webster Booth ; Warwick Braithwaite ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2B591 12-in. 6/19/1931 Chu Chin Chow : Vocal gems, part 2 Light Opera Company [Gramophone Company] ; Ray Noble Orchestra and vocalists vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2B657 12-in. 3/17/1931 Chu Chin Chow : Vocal gems, part 1 Light Opera Company [Gramophone Company] ; Ray Noble Orchestra and vocalists vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2B811 12-in. 5/1/1931 From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2B812 12-in. 5/1/1931 From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA6921 10-in. 11/4/1938 Woman is fickle Webster Booth Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA6980 10-in. 12/9/1938 This one or that one Webster Booth ; Warwick Braithwaite Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA7642 10-in. 5/2/1939 One day when we were young Webster Booth Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA7643 10-in. 5/2/1939 Sweethearts Webster Booth Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA7644 10-in. 5/2/1939 Because Webster Booth ; Clifford Greenwood Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA7645 10-in. 5/2/1939 For you alone Webster Booth ; Clifford Greenwood Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA8029 10-in. 7/18/1939 Macushla Webster Booth ; Clifford Greenwood Male vocal solo and harp, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA8121 10-in. 10/19/1939 I'll see you again Webster Booth ; Clifford Greenwood ; Anne Ziegler Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA8122 10-in. 10/19/1939 Wanting you Webster Booth ; Clifford Greenwood ; Anne Ziegler Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA8397 10-in. 3/28/1940 I hear you calling me Webster Booth Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA8484 10-in. 2/28/1940 A kiss in the dark Webster Booth Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 0EA8485 10-in. 2/28/1940 Indian summer Webster Booth Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone Cc19222 12-in. 4/7/1930 The three musketeers : Vocal gems Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble Vocal soloists and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone Cc19223 12-in. 4/7/1930 The three musketeers : Vocal gems Artists vary Vocal soloists and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2B3025 12-in. 3/8/1932 The cat and the fiddle : Selection New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble Jazz/dance band vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2B3026 12-in. 3/8/1932 The cat and the fiddle : Selection New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2EA7540 12-in. 3/3/1939 Quartet from Rigoletto : Fairest daughter of the graces Webster Booth ; Edith Coates ; Noel Eadie ; Norman Walker Vocal quartet (2 sopranos, tenor, and bass), with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2EA7540 12-in. 3/3/1939 Trio from Faust : Then leave her! Webster Booth ; Joan Cross ; Norman Walker Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass, and vocal chorus of 12, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gramophone 2EA8166 12-in. 10/27/1939 The Mikado: Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1-25 of 26 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Booth, Webster," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105962.

Booth, Webster. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105962.

"Booth, Webster." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105962

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