Metropolitan Band "Selections from .." Single-Sided 78 RPM Clico (348) - 1906
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You are bidding on the Metropolitan Band's recording of "Selections from Forty-five Minutes from Broadway" on Single-sided 78 RPM disk on Clico Records (348).
I am having trouble tracking down many details on the history of Clico Records... I know this piece was recorded after 1906... but when, exactly, I do not know. Apparently, Clico made records between 1906 and 1907 and was produced by the International Record Company for the Clinton-Close Company of Toledo, Ohio. Other than that, I'm still trying to dig up more information. There is some scuffing and scratches - but no skips... and, for a record of this age, it is remarkably loud and clear when it plays.
Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway is a three-act musical by George M. Cohan written about New Rochelle, New York. The play's title refers to the 45-minute train ride from New Rochelle to Broadway. The play debuted on January 1, 1906 at the New Amsterdam Theatre and ran for 90 performances before closing on March 17. The role of Mary Jane Jenkins was created by Fay Templeton and Kid Burns was played by Victor Moore. The musical re-opened later the same year, on November 5, at the New York Theatre with the cast almost entirely intact. It played there for an additional 32 performances before closing on December 1. Its only other Broadway revival occurred from March 14 to April 13, 1912 at the George M. Cohan Theatre, where it ran for 36 performances with a different cast.
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