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 51-75 of 100 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-068164 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Thine alone | Emile Coté ; Margaret Daum ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with female vocal solo and piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-075415 | 10-in. | 7/9/1942 | Thine alone | Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E0RB-4640 | 10-in. | 5/19/1950 | Moonbeams | Frank Black ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Risë Stevens | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E0RB-4708 | 10-in. | 5/26/1950 | Because you're you | Frank Black ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Risë Stevens | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-Test-1393 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | When you're away | Genevieve Wylie | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | LBS-Test-2207 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 7/5/1935 | If I were on the stage | Frances White | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 1790 | 10-in. | ca. 1904-1908 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 1791 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | In the days of old | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 1811 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Aug. 1904 | Cupid has found my heart | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3413 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1906 | I want what I want when I want it | George Alexander | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3534 | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | Good-a-bye, John | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3544 | 10-in. | approximately 1906 | The streets of New York | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3589 | 10-in. | between January and March 1907 | Whistle it | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray ; Frank C. Stanley | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3590 | 10-in. | ca. Late 1906-Mar. 1907 | Because you're you | Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46213 | 10-in. | 11/19/1915 | Love is the best of all | Eleanor Painter | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46352 | 10-in. | 1/18/1916 | Two laughing Irish eyes | Eleanor Painter | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46640 | 10-in. | 3/15/1916 | Kiss me again | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47179 | 10-in. | 11/21/1916 | The century girl | Inez Barbour | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47479 | 10-in. | 4/11/1917 | Ireland my sireland | Vernon Stiles | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47480 | 10-in. | 4/11/1917 | The Irish have a great day tonight | Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Vernon Stiles | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 77843 | 10-in. | 5/22/1918 | Kiss me again | Hulda Lashanska | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 81580 | 10-in. | 2/21/1924 | When shall I again see Ireland? | William A. Kennedy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30503 | 12-in. | approximately late May 1910 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make? | Raymond Hitchcock | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30555 | 12-in. | 10/13/1910 | In the days of old | Raymond Hitchcock | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 37079 | 12-in. | 11/25/1914 | When you're away | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blossom, Henry," accessed September 28, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109508.
Blossom, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 28, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109508.
"Blossom, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 September 2024.
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