Dear Arthur,
You might have added, by way of curiosity, that Shand was much more famous in
his day as a Music Hall comedian; I believe Bone inherited much of his
collection and he writes that Shand never used the guitar in his stage
act
rgds
Martyn
Arthur Ness [EMAIL
Any relation to Jimmy Shand? Scottish band-leader...
Ron UK
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From: Martyn Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 August 2005 08:59
To: Arthur Ness; Lute Net
Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE]Madame Robert Sidney Pratten, Victorian guitar
virtuosa
Dear Arthur,
You might
24/3
(1998): 9-17.
Arthur
- Original Message -
From: Martyn Hodgson
To: Arthur Ness ; Lute Net
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:58 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE]Madame Robert Sidney Pratten, Victorian guitar
virtuosa
Dear Arthur,
You might have added, by way
Details pertaining to the lives of both Madame Pratten and Ernest Shand
appear in Stewart Button's 1984 dissertation The Guitar in England 1800-1924
(University of Surrey) published by Garland in 1989.
Shand was the pen name of Ernest William Watson, born in Hull in 1868. He
studied guitar
: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:58 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE]Madame Robert Sidney Pratten, Victorian guitar
virtuosa
Dear Arthur,
You might have added, by way of curiosity, that Shand was much more famous in
his day as a Music Hall comedian; I believe Bone inherited much of his
collection
Arthur Ness
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:56:03 -0700
I didn't realize that in addition to being a music hall tenor he was
a comedian
as well. He must have been tremendously popular. It is Zuth in his Handbuch
that says that Shand was an American. I wonder where he got that notion.
Same place he got the
Bone explains:
'
Shand was known to the British public as a variety artist - a comedian - who
for many years headed the bills with the stars of variety ['Burlesque' I
suppose in the US - my comment], Lottie Collins, Gus Elen and Vesta Telley, at
the most popular music halls,'
Get Bone's book
25, 2005 2:13 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE]Madame Robert Sidney Pratten, Victorian guitar
virtuosa
Arthur Ness
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:56:03 -0700
I didn't realize that in addition to being a music hall tenor he was
a comedian
as well. He must have been tremendously popular. It is Zuth
motet intabulation.
ajn
- Original Message -
From: Matanya Ophee
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:13 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE]Madame Robert Sidney Pratten, Victorian guitar
virtuosa
Arthur Ness
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:56:03 -0700
I didn't
At 05:33 PM 8/25/2005, Arthur Ness wrote: wrote:
I think it would be a mistake to cite what are additions and
corrections to Zuth's work as a demonstration that his work is
poor. (Some of that is really obscure information.) For his time,
his Handbuch is quite thorough.
No argument. But it
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