Dear Bill Dean Myatt Thank you so very much for your kind offer. My grandfather, an Irish actor, went by the stage name of VAL VOUSDEN. He recorded several monologues with Regal Zonophone: I have an old 1940s advertisement which reads: VAL VOUSDEN records exclusively for Regal Zonophone, 1/6d each at all dealers: IZ 694 - O'Sullivan and O'Donovan on Wireless / Neck Like a Bullock IZ 714 - The Roads around Rathoe / The Man from County Mayo IZ 173 - Brannigan's Remedy / O'Sullivan on the Telephone Any help you can give in putting me in touch with dealers who might have copies of these, would be appreciated no end. With many thanks for your time and kindness. Gloria Pattinson Kent, England. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

Hi Gloria, Below I give you what I know about the records made by Val Vousden, I strongly suspect that there may be two more records on Beltona that I have been unable to trace. All the records are rare, but the Beltona issue is even rarer. You can try the following people for copies - I don't know anyone in Ireland who deals in 78s; Mike Comber, Unit 10, South Ribble Enterprize Park, Capitol Way, WALTON-LE-DALE, Lancs PR5 4AQ. 01772-203288 Dave Cunningham, 8, Oakmont Drive, WATERLOOVILLE, Hants PO8 8TH 01705-252130 John Vose, 24, Norcliffe Road, BLACKPOOL, Lancs. 01253-354067 Arthur Badrock, 50 George Road, Drayton, NORWICH NR8 6DT 01603-867604 Bill Clarke, 60 High Road, Trimley St. Mary, FELIXSTOWE IP11 0SY. 01394-275795 the man below is not a dealer but he probably has the best collection of Irish records anywhere, he may have items for sale; Michael Hegarty, "Lloret", Aske, GOREY, Co. Wexford There are other dealers, but you can make a start on these. Can you give me some basic biographical detail on Val Vousden, please. I need dates of birth and death, real name (if this is a stage name) and a brief outline of his career. All for my work on Beltona Records(www.beltonaproject.co.uk) Hope this helps! Best wishes. Bill VAL VOUSDEN (speech): Recorded Peckham, poss. April 1930 M-12817-1 Excerpts from Robert Emmet's Speech from the dock Beltona 1538 M-12818-1 Excerpts from Padraig Pearse's oration at the Grave of O'Donovan Rossa Beltona 1538 Recorded Dublin, 19th. July 1931 WAR-727-1 Brannigan's remedy (V.Vousden) RegalZonophone IZ-173, MR-395 WAR-728 untraced WAR-729-1 Sullivan on the telephone RegalZonophone IZ-173, MR-395 EMI GAC-1004(LP) with Arthur J. Thornton (piano); Sean O'Carroll (2nd. voice) CAL-26-1 Road around Rathoe (Vousden) RegalZonophone IZ-714 CAL-27- O'Sullivan and O'Donovan on Wireless (Vousden) RegalZonophone IZ-694 CAL-28-1 Man from the County Mayo (P. Kelly) RegalZonophone IZ-714 CAL-29-1 Neck like a bullock (Vousden) RegalZonophone IZ-694 Beltona records were sold in Scotland & Ireland. RegalZonophone IZ series sold in Ireland only, MR series sold in United Kingdom. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria Pattinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 7:07 PM Subject: [THEATRE-UK] Regal Zonophone Records > Dear Bill Dean Myatt > > Thank you so very much for your kind offer. My grandfather, an Irish actor, > went by the stage name of VAL VOUSDEN. He recorded several monologues with > Regal Zonophone: I have an old 1940s advertisement which reads: > VAL VOUSDEN records exclusively for Regal Zonophone, 1/6d each at all > dealers: > > IZ 694 - O'Sullivan and O'Donovan on Wireless / Neck Like a Bullock > IZ 714 - The Roads around Rathoe / The Man from County Mayo > IZ 173 - Brannigan's Remedy / O'Sullivan on the Telephone > > Any help you can give in putting me in touch with dealers who might have > copies of these, would be appreciated no end. > > With many thanks for your time and kindness. > > Gloria Pattinson > Kent, England. > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > ==== THEATRE-UK Mailing List ==== > Using CAPITAL letters when referring to surnames enables other subscribers to more easily find names of interest to them. > Make your 'Subject' lines eye-catching for better results. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >