Research Catalog
William Robyn oral history interviews
- Title
- William Robyn oral history interviews [sound recording] / by Tim Brooks.
- Author
- Brooks, Tim.
- Publication
- 1977.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Jan. 23 | Audio | Request in advance | *LTCO 191 [Cassette] Jan. 23 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Audio | Use in library | *LTCO 191 [Notes] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound | |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Oct. 1, tape 1 | Audio | Request in advance | *LTCO 192 [Cassette] Oct. 1, tape 1 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Oct. 1, tape 2 | Audio | Request in advance | *LTCO 192 [Cassette] Oct. 1, tape 2 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Audio | Use in library | *LTCO 192 [Notes] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound | |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Mar. 15, tape 1 | Audio | Request in advance | *LTCO 193 [Cassette] Mar. 15, tape 1 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Mar. 15, tape 2 | Audio | Request in advance | *LTCO 193 [Cassette] Mar. 15, tape 2 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Mar. 15, tape 3 | Audio | Request in advance | *LTCO 193 [Cassette] Mar. 15, tape 3 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | tape 1 | Audio | Use in library | *LTCO 193 [Notes] tape 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Not available - Please for assistance. | tape 2 | Audio | Use in library | *LTCO 193 [Notes] tape 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Not available - Please for assistance. | tape 3 | Audio | Use in library | *LTCO 193 [Notes] tape 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 6 sound cassettes : analog, mono.
- Summary
- Interviews recorded for an article published in the ARSC Journal. Robyn discusses his early life in Latvia and arrival in America, as well as his career, recordings, and acquaintances between 1919-1931. He also discusses his birthname, (Rubin) and use of many pseudonyms, including Wolf Scarpioff, John Spear, Edward Hamilton, and Mario Rubinoff, among others while he was performing in vaudeville and recording. He recorded first for Emerson, but then for Columbia, Pathe, Okeh, Brunswick, and Victor. Topics discussed include Cameo Records, Eugene Ormandy, "Roxy" (Samuel Rothafel) and the Roxy Theater, and various other music halls. Also discusses recording processes and studios, radio, his records, and "Roxy's Gang" of which he was a member.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Tim Brooks.
- Subjects
- Rice, Gladys, soprano > Interviews
- Robyn, William, 1894-1996 > Interviews
- Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, 1882-1936
- Radio programs, Musical > United States > History
- Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985
- Sound recordings > History
- Vaudeville > United States
- Stanbury, Douglas > Interviews
- Cameo Records (Firm)
- Roxy Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- Sound > Recording and reproducing > History
- Note
- *LTCO 191 (Jan. 23, 1977) includes a discussion between Robyn, and [Gladys] Rice, and [Doug] Stanbury. *LTCO 193 (Mar. 15, 1977; 3 cassettes) and *LTCO 192 (Oct. 1, 1977; 2 cassettes) are interviews with Robyn only.
- Transcripts of recordings are available in *LTCO 191-193.
- Indexed In (note)
- ARSC journal
- Event (note)
- Recorded in New York, N.Y., Jan. 23; Mar. 15; & Oct. 1, 1977.
- Call Number
- *L (Special) 94-04
- OCLC
- NYPW07-R0
- Author
- Brooks, Tim. Interviewer
- Title
- William Robyn oral history interviews [sound recording] / by Tim Brooks.
- Imprint
- 1977.
- Event
- Recorded in New York, N.Y., Jan. 23; Mar. 15; & Oct. 1, 1977.
- Indexed In:
- ARSC journal v. 23, nos. 1 & 2 (1992).
- Added Author
- Robyn, William, 1894-1996. IntervieweeRice, Gladys (Soprano) IntervieweeStanbury, Douglas. Interviewee
- Research Call Number
- *L (Special) 94-04