Marshall studied in Boston and in Italy. He made his debut in 1912 in Florence; in Italy, he used the stage name Carlo Marziale.
He returned to the US after World War I. In 1919, he sang Otello in Philadelphia. In 1920 and in the same role, he made his debut in
Chicago, where he remained a member of the opera troupe until 1932. In the inauguration performance of the new opera house in Chicago in
1929, he sang Radames. Guest appearances in New York City (1921, at the Met with "his" Chicago troupe), Monte Carlo (1924) and San
Francisco (1926). His most important role was definitely Otello, but he was also held in high esteem as Radames, Pollione,
Éléazar, Vasco da Gama or Manrico.
After his career, he taught voice in Chicago.
There haven't been found any proven and tested Marshall recordings so far, but it's not set in stone that he never recorded. Kutsch and
Riemens say he made a few Emerson discs (which is wrong), the Discography of American Historical Recordings lists one dance band (!) title
with him (plus another tenor) singing the refrain, and he definitely sang on the radio, so one day, a recording of his voice may perhaps
come up.
Reference: Kutsch & Riemens
