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