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Here's The Organ Grinders Song No 1 by Sir Edward Elgar sung by Stuart Robertson from a rare 12 inch 78 rpm shellac record released in 1936. The song comes from a musical The musical was called "The Starlight Express"
Baritone Stuart Robertson was born on March 5, 1901 in London, England. He was also an actor, known for Bitter Sweet (1933), As You Like It (1936) and Queen of Destiny (1938). He was married to Alice Moxon. He died on December 26, 1958 in Elstree, England. He was the brother of actress Anna Neagle.
The Starlight Express is a children's play by Violet Pearn,[1] based on the imaginative novel A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood, with songs and incidental music written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar in 1915.
The Starlight Express was produced by Lena Ashwell at the Kingsway Theatre in London, as one of her high-quality wartime entertainments. The production was announced in The Times, mentioning that the small orchestra pit of the theatre would be enlarged to accommodate a full orchestra.[5] It opened on 29 December 1915. The premiere was to have been the conducted by the composer, but because Lady Elgar had suffered concussion a few days before as the result of a traffic accident, he stayed at home with her, and the conductor was the young Julius Harrison.[6] It ran for only one month, closing on 29 January 1916.
Here's The Organ Grinders Song No 1 by Sir Edward Elgar sung by Stuart Robertson from a rare 12 inch 78 rpm shellac record released in 1936. The song comes from a musical The musical was called "The Starlight Express"
Baritone Stuart Robertson was born on March 5, 1901 in London, England. He was also an actor, known for Bitter Sweet (1933), As You Like It (1936) and Queen of Destiny (1938). He was married to Alice Moxon. He died on December 26, 1958 in Elstree, England. He was the brother of actress Anna Neagle.
The Starlight Express is a children's play by Violet Pearn,[1] based on the imaginative novel A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood, with songs and incidental music written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar in 1915.
The Starlight Express was produced by Lena Ashwell at the Kingsway Theatre in London, as one of her high-quality wartime entertainments. The production was announced in The Times, mentioning that the small orchestra pit of the theatre would be enlarged to accommodate a full orchestra.[5] It opened on 29 December 1915. The premiere was to have been the conducted by the composer, but because Lady Elgar had suffered concussion a few days before as the result of a traffic accident, he stayed at home with her, and the conductor was the young Julius Harrison.[6] It ran for only one month, closing on 29 January 1916.
