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Al. H. Wilson (né Alphonse or Alfonso H. Wilson; 3 March 1868 Buffalo, New York – 6 Mar 1936 Manhattan, New York) was an American stage actor, comedian, singer, monologist, songwriter, theater stock company director, and playwright. For a long period, he was a German dialect comedian.

Career
After several stints in the 1890s as an apprentice for a printer in Buffalo, Wilson engaged the managerial services of Sidney R. Ellis (né Sidney Robert Ellis; 1857–1924) and launched his stage career, full-time. In 1906, he became known is "Metz Wilson," from his performances in Metz in the Alps, which featured Wilson singing and yodeling. Critics lauded him in that role, with his German accent, as a worth successor to J.K. Emmett (né Joseph Kline Emmet; 1841–1891), an acclaimed and wealthy vaudevillian actor from Albany, New York, known for his yodeling and stage roles as a German immigrant.

Ellis, for more than ten years, wrote plays for Wilson, produced them, and traveled with the shows. The plays included:
 * 1) A Prince of Tatters
 * 2) Metz in Ireland
 * 3) When Old New York Was Dutch
 * 4) The Watch on the Rhine

Productions

 * Glorianna
 * (musical comedy)
 * Starring Fritzi Scheff
 * Catherine Chisholm Cushing (it) (libretto)
 * Rudolf Friml (music)
 * February 17, 1920, Jefferson Theater, Coffeyville, Kansas
 * Al. H. Wilson is in the supporting cast

Selected discography

 * "In Tyrol"
 * Recorded January 26, 1906 (unconfirmed)
 * Al. H. Wilson (composer)
 * Sidney R. Ellis (lyricist)
 * Al. H. Wilson (vocalist, tenor)
 * Label 16096
 * Label 4620
 * Victor 16096, B-3047/1 (1906)
 * Reissue: Pearl GEMM CD 9052


 * "Whispering Breezes"
 * From A Prince In Tatters
 * Recorded November 6, 1907
 * audio on YouTube
 * Victor 5322

Family
Wilson was the brother of actress Lizzie Wilson, who traveled for a season with her brother in the celebrated production of Metz of the Alps. Like her brother, she became knows as a German dialect comedienne.