Hamlet on friendship: Historical Recording and Credits

Hamlet on friendship: Catalogue date: 1912-05-03. Original format: Sound recording. Genre: Monologues, dialogues, and recitations.

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Catalogue description

Recitation

Victor 17115. Matrix/Take: B-11988/1.

Recording and performance details

Catalogue date: 1912-05-03
Original format: Sound recording
Genre: Monologues, dialogues, and recitations
Location as catalogued: Camden, New Jersey
Collection: National Jukebox
Repository: Recorded Sound Section, Library Of Congress
Record label: Victor
Catalogue number: 17115
Matrix number: B-11988 (Matrix ID)
Take number: 1
Disc size: 10-inch
Performance type: Spoken
Catalogue subjects: Monologues, dialogues, and recitations; Spoken; Victor
Named contributors: Shakespeare, William — Author; Greet, Ben — Speaker

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