Isidore Lillian

Isidore Lillian (Yiddish: איזידאָר ליליען Izidor Lilien) (c. 1882 - 1960) was an actor, songwriter, playwright, and composer who was a leading figure in the New York Yiddish Theatre for the first half of the twentieth century. He wrote hundreds of songs for the theatre which were performed by such actors as Boris Thomashefsky, David Kessler, and Jacob Adler, as well as by Lillian himself.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 7, 1882 (Rzeszów), Died August 27, 1960 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, speaker, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-13324	10-in.	5/19/1913	What is the world without a child	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13326	10-in.	5/19/1913	Herring and potatoes	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13327	10-in.	5/19/1913	Shulphen	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17954	10-in.	7/6/1916	Beizir zich nit Mendel	Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-18644	10-in.	10/31/1916	Mendel bizt asheiner	Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-18663	10-in.	11/8/1916	Der feter	Bennie Zeidman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-19258	10-in.	3/8/1917	Litvak and Galicianer	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19719	10-in.	4/27/1917	Mine wife	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19929	10-in.	5/22/1917	Telebende veirt asoldat	Telebende Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21111	10-in.	11/22/1917	Hot nit chosena	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21589	10-in.	3/19/1918	Chad gadyo	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21590	10-in.	3/19/1918	Wen die bois welen komen zurik	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-21823	10-in.	5/3/1918	Fish in zisen	Morris Tuchband	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21862	10-in.	5/17/1918	Goodbye Kaiser	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21863	10-in.	5/17/1918	Agris fin de trenches	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22012	10-in.	6/14/1918	Mein weib is in der country, hurray	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-22870	10-in.	5/26/1919	A kind un a heim	Naum Coster	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-23868	10-in.	3/26/1920	Tzipka	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23870	10-in.	3/26/1920	Der zadi in Amerika	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23871	10-in.	3/26/1920	De Yiddisha shimmy	Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24099	10-in.	6/24/1920	War tax	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24201	10-in.	6/24/1920	Nisht tu de zeiten fin amule	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24226	10-in.	7/9/1920	Avruhom	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26079	10-in.	2/8/1922	Mein weib shelpt sich mit	Julius Nathanson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-26422	10-in.	4/20/1922	In a klein shtiebele	William Robyn	Orchestra, with harp, celeste, and orchestra	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lillian, Isidore," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111753.

Lillian, Isidore. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111753.

"Lillian, Isidore." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.