Henry Blossom
Henry Martyn Blossom, Jr. (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American writer, playwright, novelist, opera librettist, and lyricist. He first gained wide attention for his second novel, Checkers: A Hard Luck Story (1896), which was successfully adapted by Blossom into a 1903 Broadway play, Checkers. It was Blossom's first stage work and his first critical success in the theatre. The play in turn was adapted by others creatives into two silent films, one in 1913 and the other in 1919, and the play was the basis for the 1920 Broadway musical Honey Girl. Checkers was soon followed by Blossom's first critical success as a lyricist, the comic opera The Yankee Consul (1903), on which he collaborated with fellow Saint Louis resident and composer Alfred G. Robyn. This work was also adapted into a silent film in 1921. He later collaborated with Robyn again; writing the book and lyrics for their 1912 musical All for the Ladies. Blossom had a lengthy and fruitful partnership as a librettist for the operetta composer Victor Herbert. He began his collaboration with Herbert with Mlle. Modiste (1905). This was followed by several other operettas, of which the best known are Mlle. Modiste (1905), The Red Mill (1906), The Princess Pat (1915), and Eileen (1917). For the 1916 musical The Century Girl, both he and Herbert collaborated with composer Irving Berlin. He also collaborated with Herbert on the musicals The Only Girl (1914) and The Velvet Lady (1919). The latter work premiered shortly before Blossom's death in 1919 and marked their final collaboration. Several of their works have been adapted into films. Blossom also wrote the lyrics and books for Broadway musicals made with composers Leslie Stuart, Raymond Hubbell, and Zoel Parenteau. He was also involved with several shows that failed to reach Broadway. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1866 (St. Louis), Died March 23, 1919 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-1098 | 10-in. | 3/10/1904 | My San Domingo maid | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1110 | 10-in. | 3/14/1904 | Yankee consul : Selection | Arthur Pryor's Orchestra | Orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-1158 | 12-in. | 10/11/1904 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1158 | 10-in. | 3/23/1904 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-1212 | 12-in. | 4/13/1904 | Cupid has found my heart | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1212 | 10-in. | 4/13/1904 | Cupid has found my heart | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1726 | 10-in. | 10/4/1904 | In the days of old | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | C-3125 | 12-in. | 2/20/1906 | I want what I want when I want it | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3871 | 10-in. | 10/11/1906 | Because you're you | Florence Hinkle ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3903 | 10-in. | 10/16/1906 | Just because you're you | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4044 | 8-in. | 11/14/1906 | Good-a-bye John | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4093 | 10-in. | 12/13/1906 | Whistle it! | Ada Jones ; Frank Kernell [i.e., Samuel H. Dudley] ; Billy Murray | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4093 | 8-in. | 12/10/1906 | Whistle it! | Ada Jones ; Frank Kernell [i.e., Samuel H. Dudley] ; Billy Murray | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4182 | 10-in. | 1/21/1907 | Because you're you | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-6852 | 10-in. | 3/3/1909 | A soldier's love | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-8983 | 12-in. | 5/23/1910 | Gems from The red mill | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-9025 | 12-in. | 5/25/1910 | Gems from Mlle. Modiste | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10047 | 10-in. | 3/14/1911 | Something always happens when it shouldn't | Henry Allan Price | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10510 | 10-in. | 6/6/1911 | The chase | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo and chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12819 | 10-in. | 1/21/1913 | I'd like a little girl like you | Marguerite Dunlap ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15443 | 10-in. | 11/30/1914 | When you're wearing the ball and chain | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15468 | 10-in. | 12/7/1914 | When you're away! | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16577 | 10-in. | 9/30/1915 | For better or for worse | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16578 | 10-in. | 9/30/1915 | Love is the best of all | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16582 | 10-in. | 10/1/1915 | Neapolitan love song | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blossom, Henry," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109508.
Blossom, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109508.
"Blossom, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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