ABSTRACT
American baritone and vaudeville artist, one of the early performers on Edison cylinders. He made about 40 cylinders as a soloist from 1902 to 1911, and also duets with Albert Campbell. The Edison 1902 list included “Sadie, Say You Won’t Say Nay” (#8037), plus “In the Moonlight with the Girl You Love” (#8044), and two others. There were further duets on Edison cylinders, with Will Oakland and Albert Campbell, then recordings for U-S Everlasting Records, with Frank Coombs. Thompson cut 14 sides for Victor, in two sessions: 30 Nov 1903 and 21 June 1904. He did not record after 1913. He died in Chicago. [Walsh 1951/5.]
Swedish contralto, born in Venjan. She studied and made her debut in Stockholm and was with the Royal Opera in 1924-1930. Then she sang in Berlin and Vienna, and at the Metropolitan Opera as Fricka on 21 Dec 1936, remaining until 1950 (except for the 1946-1947 season). She gave many recitals across the U.S. and Canada before retiring to Sweden, where she died in Hedemora.
