• ADAPTATION: Mrs. Dugan's Discovery (1916)   Recording. Columbia Gramophone #A-1940. Performer: Steve Porter (b. 1865?, d. 1946). Steve Porter was a recording industry pioneer. He recorded comic sketches as early as 1897 (often in Irish dialect) and was a baritone singer with the American Quartet. This recording follows the original story with some alterations. archive.org has a substantial collection of Steve Porter's works available online.  [HARPER, WEB]

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from Mrs. Dugan's Discovery

In 1916 Steve Porter recorded a version of Ellis Parker Butler's famous humorous story " Mrs. Dugan's Discovery ."

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