US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The Orpheus Four was a popular male quartet from the Orpheus Club, and they had a weekly Sunday evening program on KHJ. Members over the years consisted of Samuel B. Glasse, E. P. Emerson, H. Clayton, Verner Campbell, Paul Adams, Paul Breckinridge, Houston Dudley, and Kenneth Campbell. Sam Glasse and Verner Campbell were the two consistent members through the group's history. Paul Adams was the second longest member. In the early 30s, the Orpheus Four became the White King Male Quartet. The four singers are dressed in suits. Three of them sit on a grand piano and the fourth stands in front of it. Date on photograph may be incorrect, for in 1926, the men would have been about in their forties. In 1926, their members were Samuel B. Glasse (first tenor), Paul Adams (second tenor), Verner Campbell (baritone), and H. M. Dudley (bass). However, if this picture was taken earlier, like when Orpheus Four was founded, the singers would have been Verner Campbell, Samuel B. Glasse, E. P. Emerson, and H. Clayton. Verner Campbell appears in the Los Angeles Times as both Verner A. Campbell (more common) and Verner E. Campbell. In 1921, the Los Angeles City Directory lists a Verner E. Campbell as a vocalist. In censuses, Verner A. Campbell is listed as a musician, and a doctor (Verner Campbell was sometimes referred to as Dr. V. A. Campbell in articles). Handwritten on negative: Orpheus Four 1926 Handwritten on negative sleeve: Orpheus Four Text on piano: KNABE
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7049 ark:/21198/zz002cxcpd
Language
English
Subject
Vocal quartets--California--Los Angeles Young adults--California--Los Angeles Singers--California--Los Angeles Young men Pianos Campbell, Verner (Singer) Glasse, S. B
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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