Casey at the Bat • William DeWolf Hopper
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- William DeWolf Hopper recites Ernest Lawrence Thayer's famous poem "Casey at the Bat" - acoustically recorded June 16, 1909 in New York City and released on Victor batwing record 35290-A, played on a 1926 Victor VE8-30X (Credenza) Orthophonic Victrola with medium tone steel needle. The first public performance of the poem was on August 14, 1888, by actor DeWolf Hopper, on Thayer's 25th birthday.
Was watching a documentary on Hedda Hopper, who was one of DeWolf Hopper's wives when his name came up. Then went to Wikipedia to find out something about DeWolf and learned about this recording. DeWolf was quite a character worth investigating. Thank you so much for this recording which is referenced in his biography. Wow the net and RUclips are just great.
Oh my - I just read Hedda was his FIFTH wife! Glad that one was a success.
That delivery wouldn't make it today, but it certainly has historical interest. It's also interesting that his accent sounds much like American English as it's still spoken 117 years later. They didn't all effect an extreme Northeast accent in those days.
Interesting you say that! I feel as though he has affected his voice to sound more British! But maybe that's just because of the non-rhotic /r/ sound at the end of words.
@@calderlevine7489 It's called a mid-Atlantic accent - a combination of upper-class American and fancy British - and most actors previous to the 1950s were taught it. There were actors well into the 1970s still using it.
If I heard someone recite this today, I'd consider myself to be a very fortunate person. You can feel the emotion in the words. It's campy and wonderful.
I really like this!
thank you just found this record and cannot play my copy is prestin but no reciever so well yours is here and hopefully side two is out there unless you shared yours The Man who Fanned Casey - Digby Bell
I did post side two: ruclips.net/video/Ne-13F7hEoM/видео.html and hope you enjoy it.
#Beaupre.
Why was Casey in the batting order right after two no-goods? When a classmate recited this in about the 5th grade (early 1950s Brooklyn public school), due to the demographics of the class he said "Jewish" instead of "Christian" charity. Teacher smiled benignly. Yes, I remember stuff that long ago.
The ending kind of explains why. Every team gets sick of their showboater eventually.