Description

RAE ELEANOR BALL (CLEVELAND, OHIO, 23 FEBRUARY, 1886 – RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS, 6 MARCH, 1967)

 

 

 

 

Violinist, arranger, billed as ‘ougt to become one of the world’s famous violinists’ (Empress Theatre Butte Montana 12. mar. 1912), ‘the girl with braids to her knees’ (Majestic Theatre Milwaukee 6. nov. 1914), ‘played uncommonly well winning generous applause after each number’ (Keith’s Vaudeville Theatre Indianapolis 11.may. 1915), ‘princess of the violin’ (Orpheum Lincoln Nebraska 17.feb.1918) ; daughter of day laborer Michael J Ball (Ireland 22. oct. 1841-21. oct. 1909 Cleveland) and Catherine Cannon (Ireland 1845-23. aug. 1923 New York Flushing).

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Roses of Picardy (Haydn Wood) Victor 216477
2. Song of love: from “Blossom time” (Romberg) Victor 216509
3. Ave Maria (Schubert) Victor 216425
4. Élégie (Massenet) Victor 216418
5. Drink to me only with thine eyes (Jonson) Victor 216477
6. On wings of song Op. 39, no. 2 (Mendelssohn) Victor 216425
7. Gypsy love song (Herbert) from “Fortune teller” Victor 216403
8. Humoresque (Dvorak) Victor 216469
9. Venetian moon (Goldberg) Edison 4160
10. A dream (Bartlett) Victor 216467
11. Caprice basque (Sarasate) Victor 216474
12. Souvenir (Drdla) Victor 216358
13. My heart at thy sweet voice (Saint-Saëns) Victor 216467
14. Simple aveu (Thomé) Victor 216474
15. Thaïs (Massenet) Meditation Victor 216358
16. Melody in F (Rubinstein) Victor 216418
17. Valse bluette (Drigo) Victor 216469
18. Minuet in G no. 2 (Beethoven) Victor 216364
19. That naughty waltz (Levy) Edison 7500
20. Underneath Hawaiian skies (Rose) Edison 8022