“Waltzes From Vienna”

“Waltzes From Vienna Part 1”
Thea Philips, William Parsons, vocal; Walford Hyden, conductor
1931 (Broadcast Twelve Super 3082 A mx L 01180)
Thea Phillips William Parsons – Waltzes From Vienna Part 1]

“Waltzes From Vienna Part 2”
Thea Philips, William Parsons, vocal; Walford Hyden, conductor
1931 (Broadcast Twelve Super 3082 B mx L 01181)
Thea Phillips William Parsons – Waltzes From Vienna Part 2]

Here is a vocal medley of Strauss waltzes from a ten inch Broadcast Twelve Super record.   As with the eight inch Broadcast records I have featured in previous postings, Broadcast Twelve was a bargain priced label produced by the British branch of Vocalion Records.   By using slightly narrow grooves,  Broadcast Twelve was able to fit into a ten inch record a similar amount of content as a standard twelve inch record.

You can find biographical information about Thea Philips here.  Unfortunately, I have not been able to locate any information about William Parsons.   From 1910 through 1930, conductor Walford Hyden toured with and worked as rehearsal pianist for the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova.   He also wrote a book shortly after she died about his recollections of her.

The label credit also mentions “original chorus and orchestra from the Alhambra, London.”   The Alhambra Theatre was located on London’s Leicester Square and dated back to the 1850s.  The theatre was demolished in 1936.