Lyr Req: stories by Patrick O'Malley

Subject: Patrick O' Malley
From: reggie miles
Date: 05 Mar 01 - 10:25 PM

I found a set of 3-12" 78rpm records by this guy a long time ago. There were 3 stories about Herbert the Horrible, a nasty little kid who was so bad even his parents didn't want him around. Then on the flip side were 3 stories about Sam Small, a soldier who, again, could do little to please anyone. The stories about young Herbert were my favorites. Not exactly childrens stories they are great to recite during this or any season. I believe Pat also did voice overs for the original 101 Dalmations movie that Disney produced. Another wonderful story teller that I ran across via 78rpm hunting was a guy named James Copp III. He accompanied himself with brief piano embellishments on the two cuts that I found to accent his stories Peaches and Myrtle and The Rapids. Peaches and Myrtle is just a hoot about two roomates who are in show business, seeking publicity.

Anyone else out there ever heard of these two?

Has anyone else run across some others like them, silly story tellers/entertainers that you can share with us?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stories by Patrick O'Malley
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 31 Aug 14 - 07:36 PM

A book about J. Pat O'Malley was printed in 2011. Publisher CIV. Expensive.
Don't know its contents.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stories by Patrick O'Malley
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 31 Aug 14 - 07:43 PM

Thread 31664 for one of the stories.
Herbert the Horrible

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stories by Patrick O'Malley
From: mg
Date: 31 Aug 14 - 09:51 PM

is it just me or is it that every time you turn around you read about someone named O'Malley..is it their clan resurrecting..perhaps under the leadership of Grace? We could have a Pope O'Malley (worse things could happen), a president O'Malley..we have an ambassador, I think to Japan, there was just one named in Minnesota to sort out the child abuse stuff...Great family there Grace..although I think she was an O'Flaherty or Moriarty perhaps.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: stories by Patrick O'Malley
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 02 Sep 14 - 07:38 AM

I found this information at WorldCat.org:

The collective title of the whole group of stories is:
DECCA PRESENTS THE MISADVENTURES OF 'ERBERT AND SAM SMALL

The titles of the individual stories are:
'Erbert and the Electricity
'Erbert Pinwinkle's Ride
'Erbert and the Kidnappers
Sam Small and Paul Revere
Old Sam : Sam, Pick Oop Tha' Musket
Sam Small and the Ancient Mariner

[Most of these texts are available at monologues.co.uk – click the links.]

Written by: J Pat O'Malley and Paul Gerard Smith
Spoken by: J Pat O'Malley with piano accompaniment
Publisher: [New York] : Decca, [1941]

Copies are held by the Library of Congress and by the University of California, Santa Barbara.