Howard Marsh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Howard Marsh (died August 7, 1969) was a leading Broadway tenor of the 1920's. He created the role of Baron Franz Schober (not Franz Schubert) in Sigmund Romberg's operetta drawn from Schubert's life and music, Blossom Time, in 1921 and that of Prince Karl Franz in the original 1924 production of Sigmund Romberg's operetta The Student Prince. Marsh also played Gaylord Ravenal in the original 1927 Broadway production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat. He played Ravenal only in the original production of Show Boat, not in any of the revivals, and never appeared in films. Despite appearing in these three classics within seven years, Marsh made his last Broadway appearance in 1930, in The Well of Romance, opposite his Show Boat sweetheart, Norma Terris. He made no recordings of the songs that he sang either in The Student Prince or Show Boat, but he did record some Gilbert and Sullivan in the 1930's. None of his recordings has appeared on CD as yet. Marsh is one of the few leading Broadway players whose birthdate is unknown.
 This article on a singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
