Mrs. A. Stewart Holt

Overview

It is surprising that so little is known about this performer considering the large number of recordings located. All that can presently (November 2024) be gleaned about Mrs. A. Stewart Holt from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American contralto who made at least 48 recordings between 1906 and 1917 on the Columbia and Edison labels.
On a personal note, I find her rendering of The Brook (1860) music by Ellen Dickson, words by Alfred Tennyson and published by John Church Jr. Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA particularly charming. Here a nod to both the composer and the poet.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this performer.

Websites:
	DAHR: Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	List of 48 historic recordings from 1906 to 1917.

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Historic Records
Home Sweet Home (1906)	H.R. Bishop	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30059
Sweet Hour of Prayer (1906)	W. Bradbury	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 3401
Four Leaf Clover (1911)	L. Brownell	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 19423
Won't You Tell Me Why, Robin? (1910)	Claribel	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30540
Don't You Mind the Sorrows (1911)	E. Cowles	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 19684
Brook, The (1910)	E. Dickson	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30570
Will You Love Me When I'm Old? (1913)	J. Ford	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 36793
Old Black Joe (1910)	S. Foster	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30402
Slumber Boat (1911)	J. Gaynor	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 19437
Rock of Ages (1909)	T. Hastings	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30222
Winter Lullaby, A (1909)	R.D. Koven	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 4193
Absent (1909)	J.W. Metcalf	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 4094
O Dry Those Tears (1908)	T. del Riego	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30196
Lost Chord, The (1906)	A. Sullivan	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30034
Tis But a Little Faded Flower (1906)	J.R. Thomas	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 3402
Robin Adair (1910)	Traditional	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Columbia: 30510

Works

The peformer is featured on 16 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Items


Home Sweet Home (1821)	Henry R. Bishop	John Howard Payne (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Sweet Hour of Prayer (1906)	William B. Bradbury	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Four Leaf Clover (1897)	Leila M. Brownell	Elia Higginson (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Won't You Tell Me Why, Robin? (1861)	Claribel(w&m)	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Don't You Mind the Sorrows (1911)	Eugene Cowles	Frank Lebby Stanton (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Brook (1860), The	Ellen Dickson	Alfred Tennyson (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Will You Love Me When I'm Old? (1872)	John Ford(w&m)	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Old Black Joe (1860)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Slumber Boat (1898)	Jessie L. Gaynor	Alice C.D. Riley (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Rock of Ages (1776)	Thomas Hastings	Augustus Toplady (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
⇑Winter Lullaby (1889), A	Reginald De Koven	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Absent (1912)	John W. Metcalf	Catherine Young Glen (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
O Dry Those Tears (1901)	Teresa del Riego(w&m)	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Lost Chord (1877), The	Arthur Sullivan	Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Tis But a Little Faded Flower (187-)	J.R. Thomas(w&m)	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)
Robin Adair (1925)	Traditional	Caroline Keppel (words) Mrs. A. Stewart Holt (perf.)