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Re: Bertha Kalich & Recordings of the Yiddish Theater
- From: robert wiener <wiener...>
- Subject: Re: Bertha Kalich & Recordings of the Yiddish Theater
- Date: Wed 05 Jan 2000 17.03 (GMT)
Joel,
I'm not surprised to see that you know how to do this kind of
research. How did you do it? Is this information (including the
biographical information) online, for example, through the
www.nypl.org site?
Looking through these listings it does seem that the Shulamith piece
is her only Yiddish recording, albeit repeatedly released under
different names.
Lastly, I don't know its current status, but the NYPL at Lincoln
Center has been closed for some time for renovation. Before anyone
comes to NYC just to go there, they should phone to confirm the
accessibility of the collection they are looking for. (Perhaps
someone else has more up-to-date information.)
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Bresler <jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Bertha Kalich & Recordings of the Yiddish Theater
>HI, all.
>
>I don't know much about Kalich, but I'm always game for discographic
questions.
>
>First, Josh, you wrote:
>
>>As you know the recordings prior to 1925 were
>>mechanical, direct to disc. Therefore each take got a different
matrix
>>number. I don't know if that means that the disc you have is a later
>>RECORDING as the ones in the Spottswood listing are *rejects*. Check
the
>>matrix number on your disc and see if it matches the one above.
>
>I think the main difference between pre-and post-1925 recordings are
that
>the former are mechanical and the latter were recorded with
microphones.
>But I don't believe that that made any different in how the actual
>performances were fixed, in other words, they still cut a master in
real
>time, so each take would still have a different matrix number. (Even
though
>not all the takes would find their way into the actual recordings.)
Or at
>the least a different take number. The use of magnetic tape in the
industry
>of course came much later. Or am I missing something here???
>
>As for Kalich's recorded performances, the Rigler Deutsch lists a
number of
>recordings. (Don't ask me what these listings mean, I'm just
channeling
>them! If you really need to dive in go to a reference library and
look up
>Kalich using the Eureka online information service.)
>
>Last, her paper's are at the NYPL if anyone is REALLY interested.
>
>See more below.
>
>Best, Joel
>
>Papers:
>
>Version: New York Public Library Rare Books & Manuscripts
>Location: The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public
Library
>for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY
10023-7498.
>Call Number: 8MWEZ/28811-832
>
>
>Notes: I. Personal Papers; II. Professional Papers; III. Photographs;
IV.
>Three-Dimensional Images; V. Clippings; VI. Originals; VII. Papers of
>Lillian Kalich Spachner; VIII. Papers of Leopold Spachner.
> One oversize scrapbook of clippings [1918-1922] is available on
>microfilm; The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public
Library
>for the Performing Arts; call number *ZC-342.
> Original was discarded after filming.
> Bertha Kalich was a Polish singer and actress who emigrated to the
United
>States in 1895 with her husband, Leopold Spachner, and daughter
Lillian
>Kalich Spachner. In the United States she starred in the Yiddish
theater,
>in mainstream live theater and in the cinema until 1928, when her
health
>deteriorated. One of her best known roles was the title character of
the
>play MAGDA. She performed as well in numerous other productions
including
>RIDDLE WOMAN and THE SOUL OF A WOMAN. Performing sporadically
throughout
>the last 11 years of her life she died in 1939.
>Summary: The Bertha Kalich papers consist of correspondence, posters,
>programs, flyers, business records, clippings, scripts, sides,
scrapbooks,
>photographs and three-dimensional images pertaining to her career in
the
>theater during the years 1905-1935. There are also the papers of both
her
>husband Leopold Spachner and her daughter Lillian Kalich Spachner
which
>cover the years 1882 to 1955.
>Notes: The majority of the materials are in English, though a great
many
>clippings and some scripts are in Yiddish, and some early official
>documentss are in German and Hebrew.
> Finding aid available in repository: folder level control.
> Catalog cards in Cage catalog.
>
>
>Other Authors: Fiske, Harrison Grey, 1861-1942.
> Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
> Fields, W. C., 1879-1946.
> Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966.
>
>
>Subjects: Kalich, Bertha, 1874-1939.
> Spachner, Lillian Kalich, 1891-
> Spachner, Leopold, 1871-1952.
> Theater, Yiddish--United States.
> Actresses.
>
>
>Genre Or Form: Scripts.
> Correspondence.
> Clippings.
> Photoprints.
> Scrapbooks.
> Playbills.
>
>
>Record ID: NYPW91-A96
>
>---
>
>Rigler Deutsch Discography (I have not de-duplicated these listing or
>cross-checked with the Spottswood:)
>
>Author: J Gordon Ponchielli, Ponchielli.
>Title: Matouschka Goloubouschka (Mother Dear) (Fun Sappho) La
Gioconda. Gia
>Ti Vedo Immota E Morta Concertato Finale Atto Iii Matouschka
Goloubouschka
>Ponchielli J Gordon Ponchielli.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 55019-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
> With Orchestra F Lotti.
> De Gregorio, F.
> Badini, E.
> Della Scala, Coristi.
> Con Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra.
>
>
>Notes: 55019-A; [Matrix not found]
>Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra F Lotti; F De Gregorio; E Badini;
Coristi
>Della Scala; Con Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>
>
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 55019-A
>Record ID: RDIXDC8900060027-R
> - Record 28 -
>Author: J Gordon Verdi, Verdi.
>Title: Matouschka Goloubouschka. (Fun Sappho) Rigoletto. Piangi
Fanciulla
>Matouschka Goloubouschka. (Fun Sappho) Verdi J Gordon Verdi.
>Published: Victor Record [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR RECORD: 45032-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>
>
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>
>
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
> With Orchestra Francesco Federici.
> Cassani, Albertina.
> Con Orchestra Francesco Federici.
> Cassani, Albetina.
> Con Orchestra.
>
>
>Notes: 45032-A; [Matrix not found]
> This catalog entry was made possible by a grant from the National
>Endowment for the Humanities and by a grant from Lloyd E. Rigler and
>Lawrence E. Deutsch.
> Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra Francesco Federici; Albertina
Cassani; Con
>Orchestra Francesco Federici; Albetina Cassani; Con Orchestra.
>
>
>Publisher Number: VICTOR RECORD: 45032-A
>Record ID: RDIXDC8900060021-R
> - Record 33 -
>Author: Kalich, Bertha, 1874-1939.
>Title: Papers, 1882-1955.
>Physical Details: 11.4 lin. ft. (22 boxes)
> One scrapbook 1 microfilm reel.
>
>
>
>Author: Goldfaden Ponchielli A Goldfaden, A.
>Title: La Gioconda. Si, Morir Ella De' Andante Religioso Atto Iii ?2
>Shabes, Jentef In Rischeidesch (Fun Shulamith) A Goldfaden Ponchielli
A
>Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Galli, Amleto.
> Con Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Amleto Galli; Con Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich; With
Orchestra
>Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>
>
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Goldfaden Verdi, A.
>Title: Shabes, Jentef In Rischeidasch (Sabbath, Holiday And The New
Moon)
>Traviata. Alfredo, Di Questo Core Finale To Act Ii Sabbath, Holiday
And The
>New Moon A Goldfaden Verdi.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 1251C.
> VICTOR: 58392.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Other Authors: Huguet, Mme.
> Pini-corsi, M.
> Badini, M.
> With Orchestra And Chorus Of La Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 58392; mx 1251C.
> Mme Huguet; M Pini-corsi; M Badini; With Orchestra And
Chorus Of
>La Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 58392
>
>Author: Goldfaden, A.
>Title: Fun Shulamith A Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Goldfaden, A.
>Title: Shabes, Jentuf In Rischoidesch. (Fun Shulamith) A Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Bertha Kalich, Mme.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Mme Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Goldfaden, A.
>Title: Shabes, Jontaf In Rischoidesch. (Fun Shulamith) A Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
> Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich; Orchestra.
>
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Gordon A Goldfaden J Gordon, J.
>Title: Sabbath, Holiday And The New Moon. (Fun Shulamith) Matouschka
>Goloubouschka Matouschka Goloubouschka. (Mother Dear) (Fun Sappho) J
Gordon
>A Goldfaden J Gordon.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
>
>Notes: 45485-B; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich; With
Orchestra
>Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B
>
>Author: Gordon, J.
>Title: Matouschka Goloubouschka J Gordon.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
>Notes: 45485-B; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B
>
>Author: Gordon, J.
>Title: Matouschka Goloubouschka. (Fun Sappho) J Gordon.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Other Authors: Bertha Kalich, Mme.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-B; [Matrix not found]
> Mme Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B
>
>
>Author: Kalich, Berta.
>Title: The song of songs which is Solomon / arrangement and melodies
by
>Berta Kalich ; musical score by Alberto Bimboni ; piano score.
>Published: 1940 Jan.
>Physical Details: 1 ms. vocal score (21 p.) ; 35 cm.
>
>
>Version: New York Public Library
>Locations: LOC1 JPB 84-63
>
>
>Other Authors: Bimboni, Alberto, 1882-1960.
>Other Titles: Bible. O.T. Song of Solomon.
>
>
>Subjects: Monologues with music (Chorus with piano).
> Song of Solomon (Music).
> Bimboni, Alberto, 1882-1960--Manuscripts.
>
>
>Notes: Holograph by Bimboni, signed, in ink.
> For narrator, choruses (SATB, TBarB, SMzA) and acc. arr. for piano.
> At end: The melodies given by Bertha Kalich ; score arranged by
Alberto
>Bimboni, December 1939. January 1940.
>
>
>Record ID: NYPG84-C5354
>
>Author: Goldfaden Ponchielli A Goldfaden, A.
>Title: La Gioconda. Si, Morir Ella De' Andante Religioso Atto Iii ?2
>Shabes, Jentef In Rischeidesch (Fun Shulamith) A Goldfaden Ponchielli
A
>Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Galli, Amleto.
> Con Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Amleto Galli; Con Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich; With
Orchestra
>Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>
>
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Goldfaden Verdi, A.
>Title: Shabes, Jentef In Rischeidasch (Sabbath, Holiday And The New
Moon)
>Traviata. Alfredo, Di Questo Core Finale To Act Ii Sabbath, Holiday
And The
>New Moon A Goldfaden Verdi.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 1251C.
> VICTOR: 58392.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Other Authors: Huguet, Mme.
> Pini-corsi, M.
> Badini, M.
> With Orchestra And Chorus Of La Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 58392; mx 1251C.
> Mme Huguet; M Pini-corsi; M Badini; With Orchestra And
Chorus Of
>La Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 58392
>
>Author: Goldfaden, A.
>Title: Fun Shulamith A Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Goldfaden, A.
>Title: Shabes, Jentuf In Rischoidesch. (Fun Shulamith) A Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Bertha Kalich, Mme.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Mme Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Goldfaden, A.
>Title: Shabes, Jontaf In Rischoidesch. (Fun Shulamith) A Goldfaden.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
> Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-A; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich; Orchestra.
>
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-A
>
>Author: Gordon A Goldfaden J Gordon, J.
>Title: Sabbath, Holiday And The New Moon. (Fun Shulamith) Matouschka
>Goloubouschka Matouschka Goloubouschka. (Mother Dear) (Fun Sappho) J
Gordon
>A Goldfaden J Gordon.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
>
>Notes: 45485-B; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra Mme Bertha Kalich; With
Orchestra
>Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B
>
>Author: Gordon, J.
>Title: Matouschka Goloubouschka J Gordon.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Version: Rigler-Deutsch (Resource File)
>Other Authors: Kalich, Bertha.
>Notes: 45485-B; [Matrix not found]
> Bertha Kalich.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B
>
>Author: Gordon, J.
>Title: Matouschka Goloubouschka. (Fun Sappho) J Gordon.
>Published: Victor [19--]
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B.
>Physical Details: [on 1 side of 1 sound disc :] [78 rpm.]
>Other Authors: Bertha Kalich, Mme.
> With Orchestra.
>Notes: 45485-B; [Matrix not found]
> Mme Bertha Kalich; With Orchestra.
>Publisher Number: VICTOR: 45485-B
>
>
>
>
>
>At 03:39 PM 1/5/00 +0100, you wrote:
>>Robert,
>>
>>the Spottswood catalogue contains the largest list of ethnic 78's
made
>>in this country since 1893 (- 1942). So, it's the main reference for
>>78's (8 volumes long). I simply copied the info down for you with no
>>thought about *discographic literacy* as I'm a discographic
illiterate
>>myself. For quoting Spottswood, here is the info:
>
>
><Big snip>
>
>
>Joel Bresler
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>
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