Louis graveure biography
- Louis Graveure was.
- Louis Graveure (18 March 1888 – 27 April 1965) was an English actor and baritone singer known as "The Mystery Man".
- Born Wilfrid Douthitt in 1888 in London, he trained there under the well known Welsh soprano, Clara Novello-Davies (1861-1943).
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Louis Graveure collection
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Collection
Identifier: UA-17.392
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 7, 10, and 12 inch 78 RPM records related to music performed by Louis Graveure.
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Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Biographical/Historical
Louis Graveure, originally named Wilfrid Douthitt, was born on March 18, 1888 in London, England. He originally studied architecture at the Royal College of Art in South Kensington, but later made his New York City debut in 1914, performing in the operetta, “The Lilac Domino.” He sang baritone and performed opposite his future wife, Eleanor Painter, who sang soprano. They married in 1916 and divorced in 1930.
Sometime after his first performance is when Douthitt took on the persona of Louis Graveure. People questioned Graveure, asking him if he was Douthitt, bu
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Louis Graveure
Louis Graveure (18 March 1888 – 27 April 1965) was an English actor and baritone singer known as "The Mystery Man". |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1888 (London), Died April 27, 1965 (San Francisco)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal
Notes: Officially changed name from Wilfred Douthitt to Louis Graveure. Sings sometimes in tenor range.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 109 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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| Victor | [Trial 1915-11-04-01] | Not documented | 11/4/1915 | Love, could I only tell thee | Louis Graveure | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1915-11-04-02] | Not documented | 11/4/1915 | Tommy lad | Louis Graveure | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | 46238 | 10-in. | 12/4/1915 | I'm wearin' awa' to t
Born Wilfrid Douthitt in 1888 in , he trained there under the well known Welsh soprano, Clara Novello-Davies (1861-1943). Douthitt first studied architecture at the Royal College of Art, . He made his debut in 1914 in an operetta called ‘’The Lilac Domino’’, opposite Eleanor Painter, and received enthusiastic notices. In 1915, a baritone resembling Douthitt but called Louis Graveure made his recital debut. The press was curious to know if Graveure was, in fact, Douthitt. Even after a member of the press knocked on Graveure's apartment door, held up a photograph for comparison, and pronounced that, without the camouflage of his recently grown goatee, Douthitt and Graveure were the same singer, Graveure denied it emphatically. He proclaimed himself Belgian. Thus began one of the better promotional strategies of the twentieth century. Thereafter known as "the mystery man," Graveure capitalized upon this notoriety at every possible juncture. (His mother's maiden name was Graveur.) Copyright ©yambump.pages.dev 2025 |