Saturday, November 27, 1920

Overcast mild damp autumn day. Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast. Helped father. Read paper etc. Candled eggs with H.H. Dinner. Took nap. Candled eggs. Bowled at Morse with Merlin. To church to concert. Criterion Male Quartette [sic]. To bed 12 P.M.

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The Criterion Male Quartet (known also as the Criterion Quartet) was a popular singing group of the early 20th century. They made numerous records and frequently toured the country.

Here is a picture of them on what looks like a flyer from after 1926. I copied it from the University of Iowa Library collection:

Click on this website to read a biography of the group: Criterion Male Quartet.

To hear some of their recordings, go to the really cool Library of Congress site, National Jukebox, or to YouTube.

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