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from the 1950s. The latter collection was purchased by a collector in 1997, and consisted of what are probably home recordings. Both of the collections are presented in their entirety on the compilation; tracks 1–14 are the Miller
Collection and tracks 15–43 are the Young collection. The Miller
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from the early 1890s. His recurring character "Michael Casey" became a centerpiece of his comedy and was widely imitated. Hunting was actually arrested by
Anthony Comstock in June 1896, and served three months in prison as a result; he returned to the recording business upon his release, but
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in 1898. There he continued using the Casey routines to great success and worked as a recording executive. The curators of the collection identified
Hunting as the most likely performer of tracks 3–11.
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The recordings on the album comprise two collections of cylinders: the Walter Miller
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at the Union Square
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noted the compilation's historical importance and noted that the jokes "still kill" more than 100 years after being recorded.
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or sexually explicit language; as a result, most of those in the business of making such records ceased to do so after 1900.
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noted in jest, "Some of this material would get you arrested, even today". The compilation was nominated for two
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machines became common in public places, and were found in
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358:3–4. "Gimlet's Soliloquy/The Rascal Detector"
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225:Cal Stewart in 1912
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72:Spoken word
639:Categories
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461:References
234:vaudeville
212:Performers
152:phonograph
185:profanity
61:1892–1900
598:Archived
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381:Kankakee
238:railroad
128:indecent
107:Producer
55:Recorded
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285:England
254:Yankees
252:" and "
172:jukebox
168:taverns
160:saloons
276:Boston
162:, and
132:by law
78:Length
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250:rubes
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67:Genre
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