Frances Paperte (1899-1962)
Last updated: 08.06.25
p_papertef.jpgAll that can presently (October 2024) be gleaned about Frances Paperte from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American contralto who made at least 3 recordings with the Columbia Light Opera Company on the Columbia label in 1927. She was a leading singer at the Chicago Opera Company.
Her portrait on the left is taken from from a 1922 publication.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this performer.
Websites:
url15.gif  DAHR: Frances Paperte List of 3 historic recordings from 1927.

  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  Historic Records      
recordmp3.gif Oh, Kay! - Vocal Gems (1927) G. Gershwin Della Baker
Franklyn Baur
Doris Doe
Harry Donaghy
Wilfred Glenn
Judson House
Lewis James
Justin D. Lawry
Olive Marshall
Frances Paperte
Virginia Rea
Gladys Rice
Elliott Shaw		 Columbia: W98308
The peformer is featured on 3 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
     Title Composer Attribution Items
         
perf15.jpg Oh, Kay! - Vocal Gems (1927) George Gershwin Ira Gershwin (words)
Della Baker (perf.)
Franklyn Baur (perf.)
Doris Doe (perf.)
Harry Donaghy (perf.)
Wilfred Glenn (perf.)
Judson House (perf.)
Lewis James (perf.)
Justin D. Lawry (perf.)
Olive Marshall (perf.)
Frances Paperte (perf.)
Virginia Rea (perf.)
Gladys Rice (perf.)
Elliott Shaw (perf.)
  recordmp3.gif
perf15.jpg Lucky - Vocal Gems (1927) Jerome Kern Harry Ruby (co-author)
Otto Harbach (words)
Bert Kalmar (words)
Frances Paperte (perf.)
perf15.jpg Rio Rita - Vocal Gems (1927) Harry Austin Tierney Joseph McCarthy (words)
Frances Paperte (perf.)