Anna Case (1889-1984)

Overview

According to Nora Hulse in her Ragtime Refreshments, Anna Case was an American soprano at the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1909 until 1920. Besides her Metropolitan Rag (1917) she is credited with several songs with words. She was born in Clinton, New Jersey and died in New York City.

Websites:
	Anna Case	Brief biography by Wikipedia
	DAHR: Anna Case	List of 120 historic recordings from 1913 to 1930.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


as Performer
Home Sweet Home (1917)	H.R. Bishop	A. Case	Edison Blue Amberol: 28270
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (1919)	S. Foster	A. Case	Edison Royal Purple Amberol: 29022
Mon coeur ne peut changer, Mireille (1910)	C. Gounod	A. Case	Edison Royal Purple Amberol: 29024
Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms (1912)	T. Moore	A. Case	Edison Blue Amberol: 28108
Annie Laurie (1917)	A.A.J. Scott	A. Case	Edison Blue Amberol: 28261
Il Trovatore - Miserere (1914)	G. Verdi	A. Case Paul Althouse	Edison Blue Amberol: 28197
Rigoletto - Caro nome (1914)	G. Verdi	A. Case	Edison Blue Amberol: 28190

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Song of the Robin (1920)	A. Case	A. Case	Edison: 7258
as Performer
Cuckoo, Shall I Grow Old? (1925)	F. Abt	A. Case	Edison: 10318
Song of Thanksgiving, A (1921)	F. Allitsen	A. Case	Edison: 8217
Will You Come Back to Me (1922)	K. Bassett	A. Case	Edison: 8341
Amoureuse (1923)	R. Berger	A. Case	Edison: 9009
Carmen - Parle-moi de ma mère (1918)	G. Bizet	A. Case Ralph Errolle	Edison: 6305
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (1916)	J. Bland	A. Case	Edison: 4925
Song of the Robin (1920)	A. Case	A. Case	Edison: 7258
Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée (1913)	G. Charpentier	A. Case	Edison: 2463
Our Paradise (1923)	C.N. Daniels	A. Case	Edison: 9030
No Night There (1920)	H.P. Danks	A. Case	Edison: 7242
Charmant Oiseau (1913)	F. David	A. Case	Edison: 2460
Nuit d'étoiles (1921)	C-A. Debussy	A. Case	Edison: 8227
Villanelle (1923)	E. Dell'Acqua	A. Case	Edison: 9004
Il dolce suono (1915)	G. Donizetti	A. Case	Edison: 3805
Verranno a te sull'aure (1922)	G. Donizetti	A. Case Ralph Errolle	Edison: 8496
Night Wind, The (1930)	R. Farley	A. Case	Columbia: W150592
⇑Oh Mother, My Love (1920)	R. Farley	A. Case	Edison: 7255
Le beau rêve (1921)	A. Flégier	A. Case	Edison: 8228
Old Folks at Home (1916)	S. Foster	A. Case	Edison: 4882
Indian Love Call (1925)	R. Friml	A. Case	Edison: 10287
These Are They (1922)	A.R. Gaul	A. Case	Edison: 8473
Bonnie Sweet Bessie the Maid O' Dundee (1915)	J.L. Gilbert	A. Case	Edison: 3968
Jerusalem (1923)	C. Gounod	A. Case	Edison: 8984
Messiah - Rejoice Greatly (1922)	G.F. Handel	A. Case	Edison: 8480
Semele - O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (1928)	G.F. Handel	A. Case	Columbia: W98606
Theodora - Angels Ever Bright and Fair (1929)	G.F. Handel	A. Case	Columbia: W98659
Perfect Day, A (1917)	C. Jacobs-Bond	A. Case	Edison: 5649
Le mal du pays (1923)	A. Jungmann	A. Case	Edison: 9039
Sweet Lei Lehua (1924)	D. Kalakaua	A. Case	Edison: 9640
Beautiful Kahana (1924)	C. King	A. Case	Edison: 9647
Imi Au Ia Oe (1924)	C. King	A. Case	Edison: 9624
Na Lei O Hawaii (1924)	C. King	A. Case	Edison: 9639
Dearie (1921)	C.B. Kummer	A. Case	Edison: 8218
⇑For All Eternity (1925)	A. Mascheroni	A. Case	Edison: 10314
Open Thou, My Love, Thy Blue Eyes (1923)	J. Massenet	A. Case	Edison: 9059
Boats of Mine (1921)	A. Miller	A. Case	Edison: 7748
Du also bist mein Braütigam? (1913)	W.A. Mozart	Johanna Gadski A. Case Marie Mattfeld Leonora Sparkes	Victor: C-13131
Non so più cosa son (1929)	W.A. Mozart	A. Case	Columbia: W98649
Les oiseaux dans la charmille (1916)	J. Offenbach	A. Case	Edison: 5012
Sadko - Chanson indoue (1915)	N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov	A. Case	Edison: 3707
Good-Bye, Beloved, Good-Bye (1914)	J. Sampson	A. Case	Edison: 7248
Valley of Laughter, The (1923)	W. Sanderson	A. Case	Edison: 9035
Annie Laurie (1916)	A.A.J. Scott	A. Case	Edison: 4878
Love Lifted Me (1921)	H. Smith	A. Case Harry Donaghy	Edison: 8142
Little Green Leaves, The (1922)	C.G. Spross	A. Case	Edison: 8457
Printemps (1923)	L. Stern	A. Case	Edison: 9054
An der schönen blauen Donau Op. 314 (1923)	J. Strauss	A. Case	Edison: 9165
Somewhere a Voice Is Calling (1917)	A.F. Tate	A. Case	Edison: 5647
My Laddie (1915)	W.A. Thayer	A. Case	Edison: 3547
Mignon - Connais-tu le pays? (1928)	A. Thomas	A. Case	Columbia: W98607
⇑Why Thus Doth Mourn the Willow Tree (1920)	Unknown	A. Case Paul Reimers	Edison: 7335
Dear Land of Home (1923)	G. Valmore	A. Case	Edison: 9010
Rigoletto - É il sol dell' anima (1922)	G. Verdi	A. Case Ralph Errolle	Edison: 8505
Open the Gate of Your Heart (1925)	C. White	A. Case	Edison: 10297
Coming Home (1918)	C. Willeby	A. Case	Edison: 6476
How the Gates Came Ajar (1920)	J.E. Winner	A. Case	Edison: 7262

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


	Metropolitan Rag (1917)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Nora Hulse	Ragtime Refreshments

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE1184	Metropolitan Rag (1917) T/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 2½ mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Metropolitan Rag (1917)	T/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Our America (1917)	A. Case (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Greer

Titles

The peformer is featured on 61 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Cuckoo, Shall I Grow Old? (1925)	Franz Abt
Song of Thanksgiving (n.d.), A	Frances Allitsen	James Thomson (words)
Will You Come Back to Me (1922)	Karolyn Wells Bassett	Harmon S. Bassett (co-author)
Home Sweet Home (1821)	Henry R. Bishop	John Howard Payne (words)
Carmen - Parle-moi de ma mère (?)	Georges Bizet
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (1878)	James Bland(w&m)
Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée (1907)	Gustave Charpentier
Our Paradise (1923)	Charles Neil Daniels	Karl Fuhrmann (words)
No Night There (1904)	H.P. Danks	John R. Clements (words)
⇑Charmant Oiseau (1851)	Félicien David
Nuit d'étoiles (1921)	Claude-Achille Debussy
Villanelle (1892)	Eva Dell'Acqua
Il dolce suono (1917)	Gaetano Donizetti
Verranno a te sull'aure (1922)	Gaetano Donizetti	Salvatore Cammarano (words)
Oh Mother, My Love (1927)	Roland Farley	Eugene Field (words)
Night Wind (1930), The	Roland Farley	Eugene Field (words)
Le beau rêve ()	Ange Flégier
Old Folks at Home (1851)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (1855)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)
Indian Love Call (1924)	Rudolf Friml	Otto Harbach (words) Oscar Hammerstein 2nd (words)
⇑These Are They (1922)	Alfred R. Gaul
Bonnie Sweet Bessie the Maid O' Dundee (1875)	James L. Gilbert	Arabella Root (words)
Mon coeur ne peut changer, Mireille (?)	Charles Gounod
Jerusalem (1923)	Charles Gounod
Theodora - Angels Ever Bright and Fair (1871)	George F. Handel
Semele - O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (1928)	George F. Handel
Messiah - Rejoice Greatly (1742)	George F. Handel
Perfect Day (1910), A	Carrie Jacobs-Bond(w&m)
Le mal du pays (1923)	Albert Jungmann	Alfred Le Beau (words)
Sweet Lei Lehua (1924)	David Kalakaua
Na Lei O Hawaii (1915)	Charles E. King	Charles E. King (words)
⇑Imi Au Ia Oe (1916)	Charles E. King(w&m)
Beautiful Kahana (1924)	Charles E. King	Mary J. Montano (words)
Dearie (1905)	Clare Beecher Kummer(w&m)
For All Eternity (1891)	Angelo Mascheroni
Open Thou, My Love, Thy Blue Eyes (1923)	Jules Massenet
Boats of Mine (1921)	Anne Stratton Miller	Robert Louis Stevenson (words)
Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms (1807)	T. Moore(w&m)
Non so più cosa son (1917)	Wolfgang A. Mozart
Du also bist mein Braütigam? (1913)	Wolfgang A. Mozart
Les oiseaux dans la charmille (1916)	Jacques Offenbach
Sadko - Chanson indoue (1920)	Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
⇑Good-Bye, Beloved, Good-Bye (1914)	J.E. Sampson(w&m)
Valley of Laughter (1910), The	Wilfred Sanderson	Fred G. Bowles (words)
Annie Laurie (1838)	Alicia Ann John Scott	William Douglas (words)
Love Lifted Me (1921)	Howard E. Smith	James Rowe (words)
Little Green Leaves (1922), The	Charles Gilbert Spross
Printemps (1923)	Leo Stern	Thomas Salignac (words)
An der schönen blauen Donau Op. 314 (1866)	Johann Strauss
Somewhere a Voice Is Calling (1911)	Arthur F. Tate	Eileen Newton (words)
My Laddie (1906)	W.A. Thayer	Princess Troubetzkoy (words)
Mignon - Connais-tu le pays? (1913)	Ambroise Thomas
Why Thus Doth Mourn the Willow Tree (1920)	Unknown(w&m)
⇑Dear Land of Home (1923)	Graham Valmore(w&m)
Il Trovatore - Miserere (1908)	Giuseppe Verdi	Salvatore Cammarano (words)
Rigoletto - Caro nome (1916)	Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto - É il sol dell' anima (1922)	Giuseppe Verdi
Open the Gate of Your Heart (1923)	Constance White	Fred'k Owen (words)
Coming Home (1914)	Charles Willeby	D. Eardley Wilmot (words)
How the Gates Came Ajar (1920)	Joseph Eastburn Winner	Helen L. Bostwick (words)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 4 works by Anna Case (1889-1984). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Metropolitan Rag	1917	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Our America (w&m)	1917
Song of the Robin (w&m)	1920	Anna Case (perf.)
I Know an Irish Garden	1938	Gerald Fitzgerald (words)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	A. Case	Metropolitan Rag (2:30)	Ragtime Dorian Henry