Jewface
- Album ID:
- J-035(a)
- Format:
- Audio CD
- Publisher:
- Reboot Stereophonic RSR 006
- Date of issuance:
- 2006
- Playing time:
- 51:05
- Language:
- English
- Provenance:
- Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 2006
- Genre:
- Vaudville/Comedy/Race/Novelty
- Where produced:
- USA
- Number of tracks:
- 16
- Additional notes:
- Songs reconstituted from wax cylinders
Contents
Becky The Spanish Dancer
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Dance/Fandango/Onions/Toreodor/Parents/Appearance
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33550
- Artist:
- Rose, Julian
- First line:
- Hello, hello, hello everybody, I want to tell you something,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 4:11
The Yiddishe Professor
- Author:
- Berlin, Irving
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Travel/Performer/Pianist/Skill
- Additional song notes:
- Referred to in Gottlieb p. 162
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33551
- Vocal:
- Berlin, Irving
- First line:
- Abie Cohen, Abie Cohen, he vent to Paris and Germany, and learned how to play…
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 4:06
The Original Cohens
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Business/Pawn Shop/Fraud/Chicanery
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33549
- Vocal:
- Jones, Ada
- Vocal:
- Spencer, Len
- First line:
- I am Isaac, I'm Rebecca, the original Cohens from Bexter strit, we do a…
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 2:16
Pittsburgh PA
- Author:
- Ruby, Harry
- Author:
- Burns, JoeSchr
- Author:
- Kissen, Murray
- Genre:
- Novelty/Vaudville/Comedy/Race
- Subject:
- Place/Names/Pittsburgh/Party/Fight
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33537
- Vocal:
- Silver, Monroe
- First line:
- Last veek I vent into a party, vos given bay mayn friend
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 3:58
My Yiddisha Mammy
- Author:
- Gerber, Alex
- Author:
- Schwartz, Jean
- Author:
- Cantor, Eddie
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race/Parody
- Subject:
- M other/South/Place/Bronx
- Additional song notes:
- Parodies Al Jolson's "My Mammy"
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33538
- Vocal:
- Kaufman, Irving
- First line:
- Down south where the Swanee River flows, down south, that's where all of the…
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 2:43
Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars
- Author:
- Berlin, Irving
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Debt/Collection/Sickness/Recovery/Merchant/Money/Chicanery
- Additional song notes:
- Referred to in Gottlieb p. 197
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33539
- Vocal:
- Bernard, Rhoda
- First line:
- Old man Rosenthal lay sick in bed, soon the doctor came around and said...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 3:14
Becky Is Back In The Ballet
- Author:
- Edwards, Leo
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Ballet/Dance/Performer/Mother/Klutz
- Additional song notes:
- Image of sheet music cover in Gottlieb, p 119
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33546
- Vocal:
- Brice, Fanny
- First line:
- Becky vus a dencer, look how she dences, nighttime and days,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 3:24
Then I'd Be Satisfied With Life
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race/Irony
- Subject:
- Court/Jury/Plea/Penalty/Murder/Sentence/Life
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33552
- Artist:
- Rose, Julian
- First line:
- Stop de music, mr professor, stop di music. Hello everybody, hello.
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 2:15
That's Yiddishe Love
- Author:
- Brockman, James
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Love/Plan/Money/Mother/Father/Cooking/Elope/Irish/Support
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33547
- Vocal:
- Meeker, Edward
- First line:
- Oy, oy, mutter I'm in love, oy oy, fadder, I'm in love, oy oy, don't know vot..
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 4:10
Nat'an
- Author:
- Kendis, James
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race/Lament
- Subject:
- Money/Delay/Marriage/Wages/Family
- Additional song notes:
- Relationship with melody of "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Torah Blessing cited in Gottlieb, p. 8
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33548
- Vocal:
- Bernard, Rhoda
- First line:
- Nat'an and Rosalie, dey von't get company, dey von't get company for six...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 3:24
No Hot Water Way Up In The Bronx
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race/Parody
- Subject:
- Landlord/Tenant/Place/Water/Temperature/Steam/Repairs/Heat
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Lena From Palestina"
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33545
- Vocal:
- Silver, Monroe
- First line:
- I just heard a funny ditty, sung by tenants from the tenements,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 2:59
My Friends Morris and Max
- Author:
- Kalmar, Bert
- Author:
- Leslie, Edgar
- Author:
- Ruby, Harry
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Clothing/Business/Mechants/Price/Money/Greed
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33540
- Vocal:
- Burkhart, Maurice
- First line:
- Two friends of mine own a big cloting store, der names are Morris and Max,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 3:20
Marry A Yiddisher Boy
- Author:
- Brown, A. Seymour
- Author:
- Botsford, George
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Intermarriage/Proposal/Love/Job/Occupation/Buttonhole Factor
- Origin:
- Alb M-047(d) [one verse]
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33541
- Vocal:
- Premier Quartet
- Vocal/Conductor:
- Murray, Billy
- First line:
- Abie Rosenthal was much in love wit a little goil named Sadie,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 4:01
I'm A Yiddish Cowboy
- Author:
- Mohr, Leslie
- Author:
- Piantodosi, Al
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Cowboy/Indian/Love/Marriage
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33542
- Vocal:
- Meeker, Edward
- First line:
- Way out west in the wild and wooly prarie land, lived a cowboy, lived a cowboy..
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 2:12
Under The Matzos Tree
- Author:
- Carr, Alexander
- Author:
- Fisher, Fred
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Love/Lonliness/Persuasion/Marriage/Money/Future
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33543
- Vocal:
- Jones, Ada
- First line:
- Listen to your Abie, baby, Abie come out in di moonlight wit me,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 2:14
When Mose With His Nose Leads The Band
- Author:
- Fitzgibbon, Bert
- Author:
- Drislane, Jack
- Author:
- Morse, Theodore
- Genre:
- Vaudeville/Novelty/Humorous/Race
- Subject:
- Band/Conductor/Musicians/Nose
- On album:
- J-035(a) (Jewface)
- Track ID:
- 33544
- Vocal:
- Collins, Arthur
- Vocal:
- Harlan, Bryan
- First line:
- Down our way, every day there's a band, life is gay when they play music grand,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Vaudeville/Dialect
- Length:
- 2:32