Rose Ouellette

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Rose Ouellette

Rose-Alma Ouellette OQ, (August 25, 1903 – September 14, 1996) also known by her stage name La Poune was a Quebec actress, comedian, theatre manager and artistic director. Ouellette was born to François Ouellette and Josephine Lasanté in the faubourg à M’lasse, a working-class neighbourhood in Montréal, Quebec. In her teens, she dropped out of school and worked at a shoe factory in order to provide income for her large family. In the later part of her career, she appeared in film and on television, but she is most remembered for her work on stage. She is known as the first woman ever to have directed two individual playhouses in North America.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 25, 1903 (Montreal), Died September 14, 1996 (Montreal)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor (Canada)	7203	10-in.	before 12/1/1939	Si j'avais su	Paul Hébert ; Rose Ouellette	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Victor (Canada)	7204	10-in.	before 12/1/1939	Polion et Maria au base-ball	Paul Hébert ; Rose Ouellette	Comic scene	speaker
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263710-A]	10-in.	June 1930 or earlier	Maria et Polion vont voir la procession (La St-Jean Baptiste)	Paul Hébert ; Rose Ouellette	Comic dialogue	speaker
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263710-B]	10-in.	June 1930 or earlier	Ce sont des amoureux	Rose Ouellette	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	speaker
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263743-A]	10-in.	October 1930 or earlier	En mangeant du chop suey	Rose Ouellette	Female vocal solo, with unidentified accompaniment	vocalist, songwriter
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263743-B]	10-in.	October 1930 or earlier	L'autre jour dans les p'tits chars	Rose Ouellette	Female vocal solo, with unidentified accompaniment	vocalist, songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ouellette, Rose," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102271.

Ouellette, Rose. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102271.

"Ouellette, Rose." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.