1908 RALPH HERZ Comedian ORIGINAL CAST Ziegfeld THE SOUL KISS THAT WASN'T ALL

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Ralph HERZ actor and comedian recording his original song from the Ziegfelds musical hit revue THE SOUL KISS

Sprechgesang

That wasn't all

The soul kiss

Louis A. Hirsch (composer) 
Addison Burkhardt (lyricist) 
Matt C. Woodward (lyricist) 

Ralph Herz (vocalist) 

11/27/1908 Camden, New Jersey

Orig Issue Victor Grand Prize 10" 78 rpm record

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EXCELLENT close PRISTINE faint scuffs, tiny rim chip NAP, plays EXCEPTIONALLY quiet

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Ralph Herz
Biography

Born March 25, 1878 in Paris, France
Died July 12, 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA  (diabetes)
Birth Name Ralph Calixtus Herz
Mini Bio (1)
Son of Dr.Cornelius Herz (1845-1898), famous politician and electrician of Jewish German origin, and of Bianca Saroni (1855-1939) from Boston; he was born in Paris where the family emigrated in 1877. Ralph studied at Ecole Alsatienne and later at Eton and Trinity college. When his father lost his fortune through an investment with Ferdinand De Lesseps in the building of the Panama Canal, he was brought up by his aunt Mathilda Herz, wife of Italian baritone Napoleone Zardo. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he turned to the stage; his first stage appearance was at Haymarket, London, in "The School for scandal" in 1900; in 1902 he went to the USA with Mrs. Pat Campbell's company.

The Soul Kiss
Opening Date
Jan 28, 1908
Closing Date
May 23, 1908
Performances
122
MusicalExtravaganzaOriginalBroadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
New York Theatre
(Jan 28, 1908 - May 23, 1908)
DescriptionA musical in two acts
SettingVarious locations in Paris, Monte Carlo, New York
PEOPLE
 
SONGS
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by Maurice Levi; Book by Harry B. Smith; Lyrics by Harry B. Smith; Featuring "My Diabolo Beau" by Kenneth S. Clark; Featuring "That Wasn't All" by Addison Burkhardt and Matt Woodward; Featuring "My Diabolo Beau" by Kenneth S. Clark; Featuring "That Wasn't All" by Louis A. Hirsch; Featuring "The Dollar Sign" by Jessie Villars; Featuring "The Dollar Sign" by Fleta Ian Brown; Featuring "The Soul Kiss (Just for You from Above)" by Lewis Gates; Music for Mlle. Genee's divertissements by Cuthbert Clark; Orchestra under the direction of Max Schmidt; Featuring "Those College Yells" by Clarence M. Chapel; Featuring "Those College Yells" by Cecil Lean