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Title:

Hezekiah Hopkins comes to town

Performer(s):

Len Spencer.

Issue Number/Label:

458: Edison Amberol

Year of Release:

[1910]

Audio:

Stream cylinder 1848: Download: MP3 file (2-4 MB) (Usage info)

Note:

Edison Amberol: 458.

Note:

Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.8 (1910).

Note:

Rube sketch.

Collection Information:

Todd collection.

Personal Name:

Boone, Elizabeth D.

Personal Name:

Spencer, Len, 1867-1914.

Subject:

Vaudeville.

Original Item Location:

Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 1848

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Buck dance - John Kimmble [i.e. John J. Kimmel]. (Edison Blue Amberol: 2384), Edison Amberol: 552), [1914].

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In 1905 Columbia introduced its Twentieth Century cylinders which were six inches long and had a playing time of 3 minutes. They were discontinued in 1908 due to poor sales.