Edison Gold Moulded Cylinder Record, "I'm Looking for the Man that Wrote the Merry Widow Waltz," 1908
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Artifact Overview
Edward M. Favor, a performer in Broadway musicals in the mid-1890s, had a clear, crisp voice that recorded well. "The Merry Widow Waltz" is from the extremely popular 1905 Franz Lehar operetta "The Merry Widow." In this song parody, a young man laments that this tune "oozes from cellars, and all the flat dwellers," -- and that his girl can't stop dancing to it!
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
1908
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Musical selection sung by Edward Favor for the National Phonograph Company. Music composed by Seymour Furth and lyrics by Edgar Selden.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
58.42.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of F. Fisher in Memory of Eliza Knoch.
Material
Wax
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Felt (Textile)
Technique
Molding (Forming)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 4.625 in
Diameter: 2 in
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