Montrose Jonas Moses
Montrose Jonas Moses (September 2, 1878 – March 29, 1934) was an American writer, born in New York, where he graduated from the City College in 1899. In the main, his compositions were directed towards children's literature; however, he composed some books for adults, as well. Between 1900 and 1910 he was connected editorially with, or was a contributor to, various periodicals: the Literary Digest, the Reader, the Independent, the Book News Monthly. Besides editing the Green Room Book and the Anglo-American Dramatic Register and making some translations from the French, he wrote: Famous Actor Families in America (1906); Children's Books and Reading (1907); Henrik Ibsen (1908); The Literature of the South (1909); The American Dramatist (1911); Maurice Maeterlinck: A Study (1911). He edited Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856–1911 (1920). Moses was a friend of Harry Houdini. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 2, 1878, Died September 2, 1934
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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| Victor | B-9041 | 10-in. | 6/1/1910 | The boat song | John Barnes Wells | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-14979 | 10-in. | 6/22/1914 | Boat song | John Barnes Wells | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Victor | BVE-38092 | 10-in. | 6/27/1927 | Boat song | Lambert Murphy | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 46646 | 10-in. | 3/17/1916 | Boat song | Paul Dufault | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 79814 | 10-in. | 4/28/1921 | Boat song | Lucy Gates | Soprano vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 30332 | 12-in. | 1/11/1910 | Boat song | David Scull Bispham | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moses, Montrose Jonas," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/332749.
Moses, Montrose Jonas. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/332749.
"Moses, Montrose Jonas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Moses, Montrose Jonas, 1878-1934 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50007961
Wikidata: Montrose Jonas Moses - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6906486
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MusicBrainz: Montrose Jonas Moses - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be9a2e1d-1646-4d65-a712-add8f900161a
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