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Dear Collective Wisdom, I have been trying to determine (for a researcher) whether there are any surviving recordings of the singing of vaudeville performer and female impersonator Julian Eltinge (c1883-1941). Although he was very popular in his day, it doesn't appear that there are any recordings. I only found mention of two test pressings in Sam Brylawski's RCA discography. Can anyone out there enlighten me about this? Many thanks! Carole -------- Hi Carol, Funny you should ask about Eltinge - I was recently watching a sound film short he appears in, dancing and talking, and asked for information about it on another group: The information you provided is echoed in http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/V/VoiceofHollywood1929-03.html <i>The Voice of Hollywood (1929) American B&W : One reel Directed by (unknown) Cast: Reginald Denny [himself], Bobby Vernon [himself], Julian Eltinge [himself], Anita Page [herself], Julia Faye [herself], Marion Mack [herself], Frank Yaconelli [himself], Paul Whiteman [himself], Mack Sennett [himself] [?] Tec-Art and/or Tiffany Productions? production. / Photophone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format. RCA Photophone sound-on-film sound system. / The third film in the "Voice of Hollywood" series. [?] Existing prints of the film list the producing company as Tec-Art and the presenting company as Wardour Films, Limited, indicating a British market print. / Full-sound film. Comedy-Documentary. Survival Status: Print exists.</i> The short is listed in IMDB with the following review. <i>The old Voice of Hollywood newsreels are fun to watch. They were radio shows which were filmed and shown in theater circuits before the main features. Each episode was hosted by a different star and featured currently popular stars of stage and screen doing little comedy skits or dance routines. Number 3 Voice of Hollywood was hosted by dapper Reginald Denny and features Bobby Vernon on different instruments doing comedy bits, female impersonator Julian Eltinge doing a dance routine with fancy dress and feathers and then talking about the latest fashions, Anita Page discussing current fashions with Julia Faye, Paul Whiteman being initiated into a breakfast club by being blindfolded and having his hand smashed into a plate of ham and eggs, while people like Mack Sennett stood by and watched, Frank Yaconelli doing an accordion routine, etc.<</i>