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Show 1 MUSIC AND DRAMA OF THE MONTH Kritr n ton throurhout is clear, c-alm. and t hern-ally butiful. Hnrv Murr ami th IVrlM guartff nine Broadway Ham," in tmM of a rot.- from tha country fun! droooinc under the lir"" of ,ne .V"1 snaps out with rI musicianship, nver loMins- th cheerful spirit and the strong, hunvtntiahAart (nwi, fcterni fUwhmaninoff riven a tiw vltror to Mendelssohn's equtsite "Spinnins; Sons"' and a most delicate play of cool trnnnparency. The compoiuon is a IMtetlc prenentment "f the npinnins; wheel, with iff steady, rhythmic whirl. The tone growl oft and luminoun the lustre of a chain of pearls. The manter pianist's perfect fingering is an endless source of wonder. An Innh irirl may be dark a r Armenian Ar-menian or fair as "bar ffoM st the mint.' or she mv have Titian hair and blue eyes; but she can be quite as adorable as any daughter of earth. John Mi-t'oc- ....... 1 sin tern tnr ft. j ZsoeA li White way." i- rrnite on the same Ictor record, the Sterling- Trio trtve "Mother's IajIIs- I hv." In an unet-1 pert ed Interlude, a , . epoken voire re- , peats the first two Ituta of the refrain with dramatic and beautiful effect. "it ' r i m a vera (Sprlncttme)" s'ins; hy Iter.,, to Z'neHi came the ffhrob of s e I f-renewiiiK life. Its free, splen- kiid rhythm and novement lift you ' with It f ihnujrh ( in real wins;. H r!irht have been written purposely clearness of tone in a slow movement, snd intrepid a-uracy of playing- in a swift ami brilluuit one. iuay be heard In the new Victor record "Sicilitnne and fttsu-don." fttsu-don." by Jasrha Helfets. The Klcihenn is a dance of antique dignity, the HisTau-don HisTau-don a furious, whirling; rhythm like a hornpipe Rone mad. Those who love music, mu-sic, and dwell upon Its workings m the oul of humanity wlU find new tources of wonder in this Heifets record. "The Fountain Jeu d" Kau" !s s poetic snd fanciful composition. The kes melt under Cortot'a fingers Into a melody which, like the fountain, rises .oighitiff toward the heavens, to fall hack in a myriad glittering drops, gurgling, splashing like half-heard bells. The hx is disturbed by a passing wind. Us waters shivered In'o mist and the sur-f.we sur-f.we blown into ridges and waves. Then the wind dies down, the pool grows calm, the fountain plays on almost silently, as If by moonlight. This Victor record attains at-tains a rare ti agree of musical perfection. perfec-tion. Mr. StoliowHki. says of Beethoven's "Kighth Symphony" played for a Victor record by I he Philadelphia orchestra: "1 chose this movement because of its wonderful Ideality. . It is full of a lis it. child -like humor, expresjwd In music of the utmost grace and loveliness. loveli-ness. All these qualities are exquisitely rendered by the orchestra which Vr. KrokowsM lead. "A Iream" Is a memory song In which, ss t'aruao interprets it on a i n. : Victor record " Ts an Irish Oirl I lve ;ind She's Just f You," a delightful. I vpoleaoT.e, natural 1 :rtsh love song. H ing with sincere, finished art. There I a beautiful interlude in-terlude in the mong for a solo vilin against a many-colored many-colored accompaniment. accompani-ment. Hut it is on the whole a homey" sor-g thut will mike you feel like Joining in. "When You're f'.nn I Won't Kr--rel" rctilies to an- l . Shakespeare Is Recorded by Sothern and Marlowe World's Leading Artists in Many Vo;al and Instrumental Masterpieces NOl'KSTIONAllI.T m K H Sothern and ywTfVSV Sr'-I"" Marlowe - A-"tA 1 I .'. i-unv In lram;i the QfiNJ iK fame hich ulane I -ill'lThfl VJ hat Clones to 'Uif-i '3 I f'urufo. Kreisler leVCil I and other Virtor IKJT.! V srlists in musie. -It- J Their nroilue'ion kJ'lJi CCtJ, "n two Keliruarv .rfsVAU Virtor Keconls. of ,tliit, U- T 1 ' the f'.al. onv Scene tJrW v from Kmneo and AWj, V, Juliet marks a i Ifl new enot il ill the "V J U nroeress of sound . SJ r e i r o d u e lion. . kilaT These ree'.rj.- arel a sulendhl lr.i-mntie lr.i-mntie Interpretation Interpreta-tion of nrohalilv the areatest love cen I talimenhiis' fallen In love with Juliet.! IthuUKh their fauiilles are t.itter eiii -with s blooU-feud aenerntloris old. At 1 the rirk of his life. Koineo makes hia , way Into the rardrn beneath her hal-, ny where Juliet has come alone after I the nlrhl n fVuit. l. hears her. I sblivious of his presence, avow the new- 1 ,y swakend lovr th.it is to exalt them: to the topmost pirmaele of heimt. hVhoepi ' f the d-.ri:riK revellers, and a to h : sr the m"ee from (Jou-iod a opera ' t.e-aieo t.e-aieo et Juliet." lend a subtle aimosph.e 1 to this scne or whi. h Sothern and NUr-Bwe NUr-Bwe are the reaiest livin Interpreters. ropiraM of wironir. rinytng. masi-uline Rarej i.-tor Keeord the cornmonptaces of ex-ist"fiee ex-ist"fiee sre- t rans-firired rans-firired In so tome-I tome-I htr.tr indeed not of the earth Concert sinKers have made the Fonr familiar throughout the world. Hut you have never heard it as aruo si! rs it. As It cornf- forth from ihe inlKhty throat of Hie jjr cutest of the world" a living tenor i'i--r. H will indeed in-deed reveal to you tUnths of beauty ar.d imost eooln rhythm wilt I many orl-inal orl-inal eomWnatlons of Instnimenls. Not Ions- airo Mme. Frances Alda ssn a wVllr soni-one of the most beautiful thiTt ha com. acros, (he waters In re-f, re-f, years. It I. arranged as a dance pT, nd simple In "If You rmjld Care medlev waits, a Virtor re-ord of which Jo."h : rtmlth's world-famous orchestra or-chestra ...a.v well be l-r?ud "nPt. olaved bv the same orcheslra with Its usual perfection, a one-.'ep of startling e"fectsr.s at full speed to a tremen- "".vi nt i-m.- rt. .-rev. .hivery moonhrhl colw.nini from the Blue and White Marimba Band. You hAV. heard this wall, before or. tb. marimba. It will surpr.se and delljht vou as much a. a totally r... dance. I i backed bv "l.-t the Best of the Workl i"o By " which K -era and Kn.ncl.inl play in the wailins; measures of the Hawaiian B,:Ulelly fostrot by the All Star Trio Is "Twelfth Street Bit " At Hie first note voJr shoulders vlll h-rm lo rock and 'our f'et lo count four 1 Ktiy 1 i imples. . ne-etep. Is not merely pb.yl. but -ilo coT.poje.1 by th. tr.o. It Is heard omy on this Victor record, and has not yet been published. It ha, a new sort of IKe-H IKe-H snappy super-Jan .that rav. elec-tneity elec-tneity out of the floor. VI. Ms Hrown Brother-, with rneir sa-cr-hones runnins; from the squcnlm; "sopranmo" to tbe "eontrahass that tiVuid nske a bullfroer hide i's r-ad. ro -lick throiilt'i both faces of a ic'or recrd , two foitrots. -Wonderful iJirl Wonderful Won-derful Bv." and "If a Wish .;' I.-ke It So" You will lb. i to her "hem hat not sis b'H a' nuiid.ed intotrume.i'a -.-e-I ubbeme over with l.fe ana .Irollere. But . , c-ii,e. the sre first Lisr. A one. XY. fine stuff. . . These Victor records include the best mu-ic (or eery t'e and every purpo-e If ton have a Vicirola. you a. II under-ti,.l under-ti,.l rim a . world of enjo. rc.eni this month offering contains vV.h,,"!rJ'01a he a Vicirola or ro. any Meter deal, er will be Ud to plsy for you wha-h-rver records of t4ils I'st you are interested inter-ested in. They are all worthy of your interest. . "If I Were a Hardener, carols Miss Farrar In liquid French' .inrdener of th skies, or of leve. as the song has It. j you may be sure Ihe garden would t.loom with lovely ard daintv and delectable things' Here IS a song. ".-11 J'etau Jr-dinier Jr-dinier (Were 1 a .lard.-oerl." as gracious and alluring as anything that ever came I on. of France. Tile cllmai. a tnun.plia.it. 1 hirh soprano nofe. tops It o'f like a e..-.l of Kitll'b laughter. Thle Victor Kecord I Is one of the most pleasing MihS Farrar J has sure M , l.u.-v Marh thia month has one of the ' Invellest and most refined of loe s...K I "IK-ep in Your Kves" is sung in a eiie J to excite admiration arid wonder. . in the other face of tins Victor re. ord is " Mice j lm a Tiuie" by Ijtmbert Mun'hy. a ifuliy Slorv set To music. The melody. ui-hered in by rich chords of hartrony. niav t listened lo by the children or I their elders with ...i..l p.eseure tbougl. I the dectaration of love into whicri the ! fairy rtory develops, mskes I. a grown ' up song The voice attains grct ijrlly land lM-autv. ' "rncle Jeli in a t'afeieria and "I n' , Josh a.nd Hie Monev Bees" record more : iro-iblrs for il Htewarfs famous lui-' lui-' iriorous character. After a disastrous at-; at-; tempt lo get a meal in a "help ourse!f" ' rsslaurant. he goes back to I'unkin in-! in-! ter snd tries to raise bees. The bees don't take to him at first, but when Kiev ftcallv do. he takes to his heels, and with j him the village band which lae come to ' serenade the swarm. You don't have to ! knoa- nruch ahouf bees in ori'r to e-n.ioy : this V.clcr record. ' ... 'kew no original .t ' OASCE MUSIC. Tt will take , about two bars for any ! listerier to recognize in "Jus Heap Your 'Fingers- at fare. fn.rlmg n.l "a-; "a-; reses '' as the- sound on a rebru-ry Ic-irir Ic-irir record the plav.ng of l'a ill White-man White-man and H s An.hasawiar orrneslra. It will take about two beats lo p'. k up 'Ihe st.p' and the rest of the evening lo dance It off.' The first of the. I wo reedlev fox trots is full of characler and i lvldjiss. The second, a smooth, tender. other song "When I'm Cone You'll Soon Forget Hi" The ' r. by the Peerless yuarlet lead. K.Wrce. tyh,ouh beautifully Ueiul-l s irgmc swelling hsrinonies. There s I'v ll ( hair at Home. Sweet Home on the other side of this Victor record i s tig bv . harles Hirrison ... his be.t "islfio.;: Ms nrst succers was at the Winter Crirden in New Yora. Victor ltol-.rts gives you a g.ad chance to la'if-h with "I'm a 1-onceome 1.1 1 lie Kaiwirop." a happy-go-lucky ragtime .org to a sort of chop-chop acrwi.pa...-?en acrwi.pa...-?en with bells. "For Kvery Boy h on the Level" is a good, wholesome rong i"th s simple melody which Roberts sings with the llarinoniftcis quartet. I , "t from -Billy Murray that sails 'mern'v over th. flghtfleld fence, tie llo't- lrink sgns and a'l. Is "hOee-I "hOee-I stv ei-' To! Ought to See My .Jee From the Fiji Isle" The ..e-.ee Is from the circus, and her -costume chiefly chief-ly a b.-llet skirt of green leaves. nosering nose-ring tce-bel'. .nd a k-.ck like home.-brew home.-brew "Mv Home Town Is s One-ocse Town" in which Victor Roberts harmor-: harmor-: lies with the Harmonisers tluartet. is ,n entertaining march song w,th, r.n. swine to it. This is a great Me'nr I record. . .... KetEISLEet DIGNIFIES A POPULAR AIR. I "ljve Nest " a franklv popu r sour. I is Krelslee s Victor record .'or February. ! He has treated it with all ihe .-.rlistie 1 seriousness anil finuh of a big concert I number. The clear, incisive lone of his ' violin Infuses qualities of undreamed of ; brautv Into the eor.g's smooth m od and :d tempo The melodv is tin first on a single string, with soft bell 1 louts, then resatated in double atopa CanSO emotion which ou migiit well have thought impotsible, even with so lovely a song. . . . MABEL -GARRISON HEARO IH OLD HYMN. The instinct which bids the oppressed. Hie failing, the sorrowful, lo neek Uivme consolation in sn hour of trial, is ei-preesed ei-preesed it. one of the new Victor reeorAm for February "Come Ye Disconsolate' by Mabel r.arris'on. This hymn seems to pae received from above the assurance of help and comfort, and lo carry it broadcast Ihrougnout the world. Its or-ehesiral or-ehesiral seli.ng is remarkably beautiful. Vi Harrison sings wi'h perfect, uncon-sclous uncon-sclous si t and calm tefaslns of emo- T'ne 'Tsssepied" from the opera "T.e Hoi S'Amuse " is Mischa Bmin i uitest Victor record in-iginallv a sailor dance, tt ha a bnlliaat rhythm which IJman |
