Elsie West Baker (1883-1958)
Last updated: 10.01.25
According to the Internet source given below, Elsie Baker was an American contralto born in Chicago, Illinois. She recorded between 1906 and 1936 some of the early recordings were under the pseodonym of Edna Brown.
She died in Manhattan, New York City.
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DAHR: Elsie Baker | List of 658 historic recordings from 1906 to 1936. |
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You're My Baby (1912) | N.D. Ayer | Elsie West Baker as Edna Brown Frederick J. Wheeler as Fred James |
U.S. Everlasting: 1626 |
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Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold (1913) | E.R. Ball | Elsie West Baker | Indestructible Record: 3308 |
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All Night Long (1913) | S. Brooks | Elsie West Baker | Indestructible Record: 3295 |
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See the Pale Moon (1912) | F. Campana | Elsie West Baker J. Wells |
U.S. Everlasting: 1533 |
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Sleepy Chile (1913) | C.N. Daniels | Elsie West Baker | Edison Blue Amberol: 1935 |
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The Land of Golden Dreams (1912) | E.F. Dusenberry | Elsie West Baker Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison |
Edison Blue Amberol: 1562 |
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Pickaninny's Lullaby (1912) | G.W. Gage | Elsie West Baker | Edison Standard Record: 10552 |
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If We Were on Our Honeymoon (1913) | J. Kern | Elsie West Baker Royal James Fish |
Edison Blue Amberol: 2077 |
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I'll Sit Right on the Moon and Keep My Eyes on You (1913) | J.V. Monaco | Elsie West Baker | Edison Blue Amberol: 1623 |
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Oh! That We Two Were Maying (1909) | E.W. Nevin | Elsie West Baker | U.S. Everlasting Record: 1445 |
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Drifting - Song (1912) | W. Rossiter | Elsie West Baker Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison |
Edison Amberol: 1111 |
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⇑Cradle Song (1913) | K. Vannah | Elsie West Baker | Edison Blue Amberol: 2097 |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Über den Sternen ist Ruh (1913) | F. Abt | Elsie West Baker Frederick J. Wheeler |
Victor: B-13491 |
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Mill by the Sea, The (1921) | A.E. Adams | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-25782 |
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King All Glorious (1924) | J. Barnby | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Royal Dadmun Wilfred Glenn Lewis James Olive Kline Lucy Isabelle Marsh Lambert Murphy |
Victor: B-30264 |
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Let the Lower Lights Be Burning (1920) | P.P. Bliss | Elsie West Baker Olive Kline |
Victor: B-23580 |
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Angel's Serenade - Song (1912) | G. Braga | Elsie West Baker | Victor: C-11792 |
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You and Only You (1913) | J. Briquet | Elsie West Baker Frederick J. Wheeler |
Victor: B-13739 |
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Lord Is My Light, The (1912) | D. Buck | Elsie West Baker Frederick J. Wheeler |
Victor: C-12280 |
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Slumber Sea (1912) | M.A. Chisholm | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-12378 |
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Angelus, The (1926) | J.F. Cooke | Elsie West Baker | Victor: BVE-34923 |
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No Night There (1922) | H.P. Danks | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-25994 |
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Sleep Little Baby of Mine (1912) | C. Dennée | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-12380 |
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Missouri Waltz - Song (1916) | J.V. Eppel | Elsie West Baker as Edna Brown | Victor: B-18901 |
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Katinka - Selections (1930) | R. Friml | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Stanley Baughman Rose Bryant Helen Clark Frank Croxton Wilfred Glenn Emily Stokes Hagar Charles Harrison Lewis James Lucy Isabelle Marsh James Melton Lambert Murphy Gladys Rice Ruth Rodgers Elliott Shaw |
Victor: CVE-58699 |
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Pickaninny's Lullaby (1912) | G.W. Gage | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-11435 |
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Around the Christmas Tree (1914) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-15240 |
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Big Drum, The (1927) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: BVE-38083 |
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⇑Blowing Bubbles (1914) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-14627 |
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Leaves' Party, The (1914) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-15237 |
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Little Shoemaker, The (1914) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-14581 |
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My Shadow (1914) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-14629 |
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Pit-A-Pat (1927) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: BVE-38951 |
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See-Saw (1914) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-14628 |
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Woodpecker, The (1927) | J. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker | Victor: BVE-14429 |
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Sing Me to Sleep (1912) | E. Greene | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-11503 |
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At Eventime (1924) | F.H. Grey | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-29404 |
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In the Afterglow (1920) | F.H. Grey | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-24360 |
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Mammy Dear (1921) | F.H. Grey | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-24790 |
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Underneath the Mellow Moon (1923) | W.W. Hall | Elsie West Baker as Edna Brown Olive Kline as Alice Green |
Victor: B-27747 |
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Joy to the World (1911) | G.F. Handel | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Royal Dadmun Wilfred Glenn Charles Hart William F. Hooley Lewis James Olive Kline Lucy Isabelle Marsh Lambert Murphy Elizabeth Spencer Elizabeth Wheeler |
Victor: B-10526 |
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Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes (1912) | W.J. Henderson | Elsie West Baker Marguerite Dunlap Elizabeth Wheeler |
Victor: B-12550 |
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Babes in Toyland - Selections (1927) | V. Herbert | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Franklyn Baur Helen Clark Erva Giles Virginia Rea Gladys Rice |
Victor: CVE-40615 |
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Eileen - Selections (1930) | V. Herbert | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Rose Bryant Helen Clark Frank Croxton Wilfred Glenn Emily Stokes Hagar Charles Harrison Lewis James Olive Kline Dorma Lee Lucy Isabelle Marsh James Melton Lambert Murphy Paul Parks Ruth Rodgers Elliott Shaw |
Victor: CVE-64359 |
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To-Day (1916) | C. Jacobs-Bond | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-17866 |
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⇑Star of the East, The (1923) | A. Kennedy | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Clifford Cairns Richard Crooks Royal Dadmun Olive Kline Lucy Isabelle Marsh Lambert Murphy |
Victor: B-28489 |
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Ben Bolt (1912) | N. Kneass | Elsie West Baker | Victor: C-11512 |
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Our Yesterdays (1919) | H. Leslie | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-22889 |
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Over Hill, Over Dale (1912) | F. Mendelssohn | Elsie West Baker Marguerite Dunlap Elizabeth Wheeler |
Victor: B-12002 |
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Birthday of a King, The (1923) | W.H. Neidlinger | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Clifford Cairns Richard Crooks Royal Dadmun Olive Kline Lucy Isabelle Marsh Lambert Murphy |
Victor: B-28490 |
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Break, Break, Break (1916) | W.H. Neidlinger | Elsie West Baker Marguerite Dunlap William F. Hooley Olive Kline Harry MacDonough Lucy Isabelle Marsh Lambert Murphy Reinald Werrenrath Elizabeth Wheeler |
Victor: B-17368 |
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Homing (1921) | T. del Riego | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-25300 |
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O Dry Those Tears (1923) | T. del Riego | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-27580 |
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Drowsy Baby (1920) | L.S. Roberts | Elsie West Baker Olive Kline |
Victor: B-24359 |
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Little Birch Canoe and You, A (1918) | L.S. Roberts | Elsie West Baker Wilfred Glenn Olive Kline Harry MacDonough Lambert Murphy Reinald Werrenrath |
Victor: B-22263 |
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Calvary (1912) | P. Rodney | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-12281 |
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Home Again (1917) | S. Romberg | Elsie West Baker Olive Kline as Alice Green Lambert Murphy Reinald Werrenrath |
Victor: B-18952 |
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Day Is Dying in the West (1924) | W. Sherwin | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Royal Dadmun Wilfred Glenn Lewis James Olive Kline Lucy Isabelle Marsh Lambert Murphy |
Victor: B-30267 |
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Baby Dreams (1921) | H. Stothart | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-25781 |
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Gems From Jimmie (1920) | H. Stothart | Elsie West Baker Frank Croxton Charles Hart Olive Kline Lucy Isabelle Marsh Gladys Rice William Robyn Elliott Shaw |
Victor: C-24722 |
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Honey Chile (1922) | L. Strickland | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-27070 |
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Southern Lullaby, A (1917) | R. Terry | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-19601 |
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⇑Gems From La Traviata (1915) | G. Verdi | Della Baker Elsie West Baker Helen Clark Frank Croxton Royal Dadmun Marguerite Dunlap Wilfred Glenn Emily Stokes Hagar Charles Harrison Judson House Edna Indermauer Lewis James Olive Kline Harry MacDonough Lucy Isabelle Marsh Lambert Murphy Miss Shaffner Elliott Shaw Reinald Werrenrath Elizabeth Wheeler |
Victor: C-15564 |
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It Was the Time of Lilac (1920) | J.S. Zamecnik | Elsie West Baker | Victor: B-24614 |
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Homing (1917) | T. del Riego (music) Arthur Leslie Salmon (words) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Reinnald Werrenrath (perf.) |
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J.V. Eppel | The Missouri Waltz (1916) (3:23) | Elsie West Baker as Edna Brown |
The peformer is featured on 63 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Über den Sternen ist Ruh (1910) | Franz Abt | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler (perf.) |
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Mill by the Sea (1920), The | A. Emmett Adams | Douglas Furber (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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You're My Baby (1912) | Nathan D. Ayer | A. Seymour Brown (words)
Elsie West Baker as Edna Brown (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler as Fred James (perf.) |
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Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold (1911) | Ernest Roland Ball | George Graff Jr. (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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King All Glorious (1924) | Joseph Barnby | Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Wilfred Glenn (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) |
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Let the Lower Lights Be Burning (1915) | Philip Paul Bliss | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) |
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Angel's Serenade - Song (1924) | Gaetano Braga | Marco Marcello (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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You and Only You (1913) | Jean Briquet | Edward Paulton (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler (perf.) |
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All Night Long (1912) | Shelton Brooks | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Lord Is My Light (1912), The | Dudley Buck | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler (perf.) |
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⇑See the Pale Moon (1866) | F. Campana(w&m) | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Jack Wells (perf.) |
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Slumber Sea (1896) | Myra Augur Chisholm | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Angelus (1926), The | James Francis Cooke | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Sleepy Chile (1908) | Charles Neil Daniels | Earle C. Jones (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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No Night There (1904) | H.P. Danks | John R. Clements (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Sleep Little Baby of Mine (1912) | Charles Dennée | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Land of Golden Dreams (1912), The | E. Frederick Dusenberry | C. M. Denison (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison (perf.) |
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Missouri Waltz - Song (1914) | John Valentine Eppel | J. R. Shannon (words)
Elsie West Baker as Edna Brown (perf.) |
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Katinka - Selections (1930) | Rudolf Friml | Otto Harbach (words)
Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Stanley Baughman (perf.) Rose Bryant (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Frank Croxton (perf.) Wilfred Glenn (perf.) Emily Stokes Hagar (perf.) Charles Harrison (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) James Melton (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.) Ruth Rodgers (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.) |
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Pickaninny's Lullaby (1907) | George W. Gage | Wm Frederick Peters (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Blowing Bubbles (1911) | Jessie L. Gaynor | Alice C. D. Riley (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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⇑Leaves' Party (1911), The | Jessie L. Gaynor | Alice C. D. Riley (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Little Shoemaker (1911), The | Jessie L. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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My Shadow (1911) | Jessie L. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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See-Saw (1911) | Jessie L. Gaynor | Alice C. D. Riley (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Around the Christmas Tree (1914) | Jessie L. Gaynor | Alice C. D. Riley (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Big Drum (1927), The | Jessie L. Gaynor | Alice C. D. Riley (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Pit-A-Pat (1927) | Jessie L. Gaynor | Alice C. D. Riley (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Woodpecker (1927), The | Jessie L. Gaynor | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Sing Me to Sleep (1904) | Edwin Greene | Clifton Bingham (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Edith Chapman (perf.) John Young as Harry Anthony (perf.) |
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In the Afterglow (1919) | Frank Henry Grey | J. Will Callahan (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Mammy Dear (1921) | Frank Henry Grey | C. S. Montanye (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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⇑At Eventime (1924) | Frank Henry Grey | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Underneath the Mellow Moon (1922) | Wendell Woods Hall(w&m) | Elsie West Baker as Edna Brown (perf.) Olive Kline as Alice Green (perf.) |
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Joy to the World (1911) | George F. Handel | Isaac Watts (words)
Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Wilfred Glenn (perf.) Charles Hart (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) Elizabeth Wheeler (perf.) |
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Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes (1885) | W.J. Henderson | Thomas Dekker (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Marguerite Dunlap (perf.) Elizabeth Wheeler (perf.) |
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Babes in Toyland - Selections (1927) | Victor Herbert | Glen MacDonough (words)
Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Franklyn Baur (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Erva Giles (perf.) Virginia Rea (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.) |
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Eileen - Selections (1930) | Victor Herbert | Henry Blossom (words)
Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Rose Bryant (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Frank Croxton (perf.) Wilfred Glenn (perf.) Emily Stokes Hagar (perf.) Charles Harrison (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Dorma Lee (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) James Melton (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) Paul Parks (perf.) Ruth Rodgers (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.) |
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To-Day (1915) | Carrie Jacobs-Bond | John Bennett (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Star of the East (1890), The | Amanda Kennedy | George Cooper (words)
Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Clifford Cairns (perf.) Richard Crooks (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) |
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If We Were on Our Honeymoon (1913) | Jerome Kern | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) |
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Ben Bolt (1848) | Nelson Kneass | Thos. Dunn English (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Our Yesterdays (1918) | Herbert Leslie | Francis Lake (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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⇑Over Hill, Over Dale (1912) | Felix Mendelssohn | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Marguerite Dunlap (perf.) Elizabeth Wheeler (perf.) |
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I'll Sit Right on the Moon (1912) | James V. Monaco(w&m) | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Birthday of a King (1890), The | William Harold Neidlinger(w&m) | Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Clifford Cairns (perf.) Richard Crooks (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) |
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Break, Break, Break (1916) | William Harold Neidlinger | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Marguerite Dunlap (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Harry MacDonough (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) Reinald Werrenrath (perf.) Elizabeth Wheeler (perf.) |
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Oh! That We Two Were Maying (1902) | Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin | Kingsley (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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O Dry Those Tears (1901) | Teresa del Riego(w&m) | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Homing (1917) | Teresa del Riego | Arthur Leslie Salmon (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Reinnald Werrenrath (perf.) |
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Little Birch Canoe and You (1918), A | Lee S. Roberts | J. Will Callahan (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Wilfred Glenn (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Harry MacDonough (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) Reinald Werrenrath (perf.) |
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Drowsy Baby (1920) | Lee S. Roberts | J. Will Callahan (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) |
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Calvary (1886) | Paul Rodney | Henry Vaughn (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Home Again (1916) | Sigmund Romberg | Augustus Barratt (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) Olive Kline as Alice Green (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) Reinald Werrenrath (perf.) |
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⇑Drifting - Song (1908) | Will Rossiter | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison (perf.) |
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Day Is Dying in the West (?) | William F. Sherwin | Mary A. Lathbury (words)
Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Wilfred Glenn (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) |
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Baby Dreams (1920) | Herbert Stothart | Otto Harbach (words) Oscar Hammerstein II (words) Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Gems From Jimmie (1920) | Herbert Stothart | Oscar Hammerstein II (words) Otto Harbach (words) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Frank Croxton (perf.) Charles Hart (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.) William Robyn (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.) |
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Honey Chile (1922) | Lily Strickland(w&m) | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Southern Lullaby (1917), A | Robert Huntington Terry(w&m) | Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Cradle Song (1893) | Kate Vannah | Eben E Rexford (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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Gems From La Traviata (1915) | Giuseppe Verdi | Della Baker (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Frank Croxton (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Marguerite Dunlap (perf.) Wilfred Glenn (perf.) Emily Stokes Hagar (perf.) Charles Harrison (perf.) Judson House (perf.) Edna Indermauer (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Harry MacDonough (perf.) Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.) Lambert Murphy (perf.) Miss Shaffner (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.) Reinald Werrenrath (perf.) Elizabeth Wheeler (perf.) |
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It Was the Time of Lilac (1920) | John Stepan Zamecnik | Fred G. Bowles (words)
Elsie West Baker (perf.) |
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