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- Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Come out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann," 1917 - In this humorous song, dishwasher Mary Ann daydreams of starring in movies: "Come out of the kitchen, Mary Ann. Why waste your time cooking Irish stew when Mary Pickford and Theda Bara will step aside for you." During the 1910s, movies began to eclipse all other forms of popular entertainment, and many ordinary Americans daydreamed of enjoying the glamorous lifestyles of movie stars.
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Come out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann," 1917
In this humorous song, dishwasher Mary Ann daydreams of starring in movies: "Come out of the kitchen, Mary Ann. Why waste your time cooking Irish stew when Mary Pickford and Theda Bara will step aside for you." During the 1910s, movies began to eclipse all other forms of popular entertainment, and many ordinary Americans daydreamed of enjoying the glamorous lifestyles of movie stars.
- Wax Cylinder Record, "Professional Artists who Engage in Polite Vaudeville," Performed by Stuart Barry and Lester Cooper, 1896-1901 - This home recording of vaudeville artists Stuart Berry and Lester Cooper singing "I Go to Sunday School" and performing a parody of "John Brown's Body" is possibly a voice test or audition for Edison Records. Berry and Cooper may have been up-and-coming performers who wanted to break into the business by becoming Edison recording artists.
- 1896-1901
- Collections - Artifact
Wax Cylinder Record, "Professional Artists who Engage in Polite Vaudeville," Performed by Stuart Barry and Lester Cooper, 1896-1901
This home recording of vaudeville artists Stuart Berry and Lester Cooper singing "I Go to Sunday School" and performing a parody of "John Brown's Body" is possibly a voice test or audition for Edison Records. Berry and Cooper may have been up-and-coming performers who wanted to break into the business by becoming Edison recording artists.