Vesta Victoria

Vesta Victoria (born Victoria Lawrence, 26 November 1873 – 7 April 1951) was an English music hall singer and comedian. She was famous for her performances of songs such as "Waiting at the Church" and "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow", both of which were written specially for her. Vesta's comic laments delivered in deadpan style were even more popular in the USA: she was, at the beginning of the twentieth century, one of the most successful British entertainers in America.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 26, 1873 (Leeds), Died April 7, 1951 (Hampstead)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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= 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 Audio
Columbia 25123 10-in. approximately 1903 All through riding on a motor Vesta Victoria vocalist  
Columbia 25124 10-in. approximately 1903 Ching, ching Chinaman Vesta Victoria vocalist  
Columbia 25125 10-in. approximately 1903 He called me his own Grace Darling Vesta Victoria vocalist  
Columbia 25126 10-in. approximately 1903 Father, Mother and an apple Vesta Victoria vocalist  
Columbia 25127 10-in. approximately 1903 The country girl Vesta Victoria vocalist  
Columbia 25128 10-in. approximately 1903 'Ackney with the houses took away Vesta Victoria vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victoria, Vesta," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353579.

Victoria, Vesta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353579.

"Victoria, Vesta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353579

External Sources

Wikipedia: Vesta Victoria

Discogs: Vesta Victoria

IMDb: Vesta Victoria

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Vesta Victoria - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb99115024

Wikidata: Vesta Victoria - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7923378

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2661193

MusicBrainz: Vesta Victoria - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/29b48605-b18f-48ff-a01a-21e07d459129

ISNI: 0000 0000 0885 6306 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000008856306

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/444678

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