R. H. Burnside

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R. H. Burnside

Robert Hubber Thorne Burnside (August 13, 1873 – September 14, 1952) was an American actor, director, producer, composer, and playwright. He was artistic director of the 5,200-seat New York Hippodrome from 1908 to 1923. He wrote and staged hundreds of dramas, musicals and theatrical spectacles.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 13, 1870 (Glasgow), Died September 14, 1952 (Metuchen)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, speaker, author

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-1085	12-in.	3/9/1904	Sergeant Kitty : Selections	Arthur Pryor's Orchestra	Orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-1085	10-in.	3/9/1904	Sergeant Kitty : Selections	Arthur Pryor's Orchestra	Orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-1214	10-in.	4/13/1904	Love song	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-1214	12-in.	4/13/1904	Love song	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	E-4446	8-in.	4/29/1907	It's nice to have a sweetheart	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-4446	10-in.	4/29/1907	It's nice to have a sweetheart	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6846	10-in.	3/2/1909	I'm looking for a sweetheart	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-16750	10-in.	11/5/1915	The ladder of roses	Orpheus Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-16772	10-in.	11/11/1915	The ladder of roses	Olive Kline	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-20879	10-in.	10/18/1917	A sweetheart of my own	Elizabeth Spencer	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal quartet and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-21402	12-in.	1/2/1918	Gems from Jack O'Lantern	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	4066	10-in.	ca. Jan.-May 1909	I'm looking for a sweetheart and I think you'll do	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46849	10-in.	6/16/1916	A New York Hippodrome rehearsal	R. H. Burnside ; Raymond Hubbell ; New York Hippodrome Chorus	Comic monologue, with female vocal chorus and orchestra	author, speaker
Columbia	77420	10-in.	10/8/1917	Wait 'till the cows come home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77426	10-in.	10/9/1917	A sweetheart of my own	James Harrod	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7597	10-in.	10/22/1920	Wonderful girl, wonderful boy	Reese Jones ; Helen Bell Rush	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 221-B]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	I'm looking for a sweetheart, and I think you'll do	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burnside, R. H.," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108669.

Burnside, R. H.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108669.

"Burnside, R. H.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.