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Performed by Cal Stewart (as Uncle Josh Weathersby) Original Edison Release – Circa Early 1900s
Step back into the golden age of American humor with this classic Edison 2-minute wax cylinder, featuring the beloved rural storyteller Uncle Josh Weathersby, brought to life by legendary comic monologist Cal Stewart. In “Uncle Josh in a Roller Skating Rink” (Cylinder No. 10048), Stewart delivers a vivid, laugh-out-loud account of Uncle Josh’s chaotic first encounter with a roller rink—complete with pratfalls, puzzled observations, and his signature down-home charm.
This recording is a quintessential example of turn-of-the-century vaudeville-style dialect humor, capturing the clash between rural innocence and modern urban amusements. Stewart’s performance is not only historically significant but also a delightful window into the popular entertainment of the phonograph era.
