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Show FLONZALEY QUARTET HEARD IN SUPERB CHAMBER MUSIC Receot successful recording of this form of musical art gives added evidence of Victor Supremacy V HE Flonraley CySi'jieASI ftsj Quartet is an or- wftpy v ganization abso- 1 u t cly unique. fUi tr V0T fifteen years JgLj its members have (rg been associated, iyS!Wj J an their bar- JpatJsjtev mony of effort rff5wS3 has given a mu- Wf tuahty of pur- pfi, pose which finds c7 i";Aw5ap musical lntcrpre- u yjZ&W tations of a high V vj'ltfy order. In fact, y 3C ' the Flonraley Quartet is without with-out a rival in its special field. The string quartet two violins, viola nnd 'cello is regarded by many as the highest form of instrumental music. The four instruments have each their own individuality, yet they hlcnd together to-gether with a perfect homogeneity of tone. The Flonraley Quartet was founded in 1903 by Mr, TZ.J. dc Capper, a Swiss-American millionaire, and was named "Flonzaley" after his residence on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Throuch his support the Quartet was enabled to follow a rigid devotion to the cultivation cultiva-tion of chamber music, and ultimately to become independent-It independent-It is only natural that the work of such artists should scclc preservation on Victrola Records. Difficulties, however, how-ever, stalked in the way of perfect reproduction, re-production, but Victor mastery eventually eventu-ally overcame them and now gives chamber music to the world in lasting form. The introductory number the Flon-zalcy Flon-zalcy Quartet has chosen for a Victrola Record just issued is the "Canzonctta" from Mendelssohn's well-known Quartet Quar-tet in E Flat. A very tamely I. , .. Zyl?- "''tl ' and inspiring or-chestra or-chestra number is ?MTS5J Victor Herbert's , iWT" "American Fan- ( m - :2m tasic"' playcd by itia '1?? Victor Herbert's (V Orchestra on a Rl , J3$5l Victor Record just Ik&W'Mm issued. The fan-tiAT fan-tiAT tasie is a brilliant t'rSm P,ccc musician-f musician-f 483 1 ship. A magnifi-ffiISyLjf magnifi-ffiISyLjf cicnt introductory Si raovcment leads to w1 U' 9rcncstral S5 TTTT'Tr t' Hail Columbia," 'm WiclarHatat K and there follows H w-i such soul-thnlhng airs as "The Old Folks at Home," "The Girl I Left Behind Me," "Dixie." "Columbia "Col-umbia the Gem of the Ocean." With the aid of the various instruments such ( as strings, piccolo, oboe and drums, in terprctative value is given these famil- t iar tunes. Finally the number reaches a splendid crescendo of growing orchestral or-chestral forces in a. strong presentation of "The Star Spangled Banner." Songs of tho hour and of war. Billy Murray rolls off one of bis inimitable in-imitable Irish songs on a new Victor Record "They Were All Out of Step But Jim." A doting mother saw her Jimmy on parade, "as stiff a3 starch, and just like hi3 father on the seventeenth seven-teenth of March" ; and she fondly gives expression to her thoughts. On the reverse of the record "Sailor" Rcilly sings of how "We're All Going Calling On the Kaiser to fit him with a wooden kimono." This Navy man has a strong voice and enunciates enun-ciates clearly. His singing has brought in many recruits and much money for .war service The Peerless Quartet presents a song on a Victor Rccord-this month that we are all willing to echo "We'll Do Our Share (While You're Over There)." It i3 a promise made in a letter from a mother to her son. She writes to her boy in France, telling how much she would like to be with him to shoulder his troubles for him as she did in the early days, but that she is doing aU she can at home. A sort of return message is found on the other side of the record, in "Cheer Up, Father; Cheer Up, Mother" in words of icomfort from a soldier boy in' France to the folks at home. It is effectively ef-fectively sung by 'Lewis James. With alT th 5lubcl Garrison MH' best efforts of jj a-mjan y Garrison of the Metropolitan Opera. And it is a hopeful sign, indeed, that our leading composers and singers arc able to produce music that is popular in feeling and intrinsicaUy good. Harry Laudor recite ror a change. Always new and unusual, genial Harry is more so than ever in his recitation reci-tation of "Granny's Laddy" on a Victor Record this month. He modestly explains, ex-plains, by way of introduction, that it js " A little story about a lad I met at' the front." You know him, perhaps, as the great Scotch humorist, but war has made many changes, and its traccdics have mellowed Harry Lauder into a shall we say veritable humanist; for this is a human story, if ever there was one. is aunpjy me siory 01 a Doy in the war, a boy who admits to being seventeen seven-teen and a half and has had experiences enough to be forty-two. He tells quite simply of the joys of the trenches the joy of being among brave men. and of t seeing them laugh in the face of death ; ((t the joy of being "one of the boys who lf went' ; the joy of looking forward toiW a safe return. The lad also has a mes- Wt saco for his Old Granny in Scotland invw case the worst happens. The message might have come from Lauder's own aon. who paid the last price Freedom exacts, on the battlefield of France and. m doing so, unwittingly released undreamed-of forces in his father's soul, for Harry Lauder is using his great gifts, to aid in winning the war f, with astonishing eloquence. f But returning to song, and releasing re-leasing our thought from the-'-well - nigh eve r-r om present thr " for.ocn on bas-lnlng bas-lnlng and tripled in lut" 'u Wlin 51 man on third. Sccijje by innings: New York 000 000 0000 Detroit 000 002 01 3 Summary: Errors Coffey, PippI Two-base hits Vcach, Cobb, Pratt. Three-baso hit Cobb. Sacrifice hits Harper, Vltt. Double nlav nnipnd words from the Cross, according to the gospel of St. Matthew: "Eili, Eili lama' sabachthani," the theme of the song is the final cry. of man in the face of man-made suffering that no human agency can mitigate. Strange how a few solemn chords can bring us at once into thc atmosphere of awe and mystery, mys-tery, which must ever surround the last human cry of the Only Son of God. Wherever Sophie Braslau has sung this number, in public she has been .greeted with storms of applause, and her record will prove exceptionally welcome. New Jan co music for mid eu rumor mcrrymalrinrj. The Original Dixieland Jazz Band comes along with some weird and wonderful won-derful numbers on a Victor Record this month one of which is the "Skeleton Jangle" fox trot. The melody stands out vividly against mysterious noises that clearly suggest the rattling of bones. On the reverse of the record "Tiger "Rag" one step has enough tiger in it to sound like feeding time at the zoo, but there is a clear and definite melody behind the medley of sounds. Joseph C Smith's Orchestra presents a quartette of dance numbers on two Victor Records calculated to keep the feet of dancers active, no matter how hot the day. "My Dough Boy" a one step has as much "pep" in it as a regular American infantry soldier, and events are proving that this is a great deal. There is an Irish touch at times, and a brief but unmistakable phrase from the "Marseillaise" that keeps the military suggestion in mind. "Cali-coco" "Cali-coco" fox trot, on the reverse of this record, has a strong marking of the rhythm that will challcnee any fox-trotter. fox-trotter. Some new effects crop up in "Smiles" calculated to keep dancers active. It is a fox trot .with a song in it something of an innovation. The refrain describes how many different kinds of smiles there are, and what they mean. On the other side of the same record "Rose Room" fox trot is combined with "My Oriental Rosebud" and makes a most attractive number. "The Magic of Your Eyes!" How do you suppose this enchanting love song came to be written? Well, Arthur Pcnn confesses that it just came to him while playing the offertory in church service; and the motive of Gregorian sternness which occupied his fingers, gave way at the will of his mind to the tune, and with it words and music flashed before him. After service the kwrrr rector muaiy ex- 7mSSp postulated with jT!jgiwlr aim for his dan-(tfeWhaH?35 dan-(tfeWhaH?35 gerous approach to M?gaSW' thc secular, but having done that, enough to ask Evcrybod'y ohc Cj-SStmS"' who hears it for ''vWi thc first time " TlklvSiifitf3' equally curious. IIWl This is the b- &$?mK$ witching song that gjSjS3aSlfr Frances Alda has a"'""1" 1 "''"vref chosen for a new jAIJa ly Victrola Record rfr-.ji,-r-grrngggn this month. rwJistuw Though melodious, melodi-ous, the song is an exacting one. Its high pitch, however, seems merely to have broadened Alda's opportunity The purity and sweetness of this great operatic oper-atic singer's high tones are remarkably in evidence, and one is lost in admiration admira-tion at thc free and effortless singinf, , Indian Songt by Princess Watahwaso. To thc work the schools arc doing along musical lines comes this contribution contri-bution on a new Victor Record. Princess Watahwaso (Bright Star) is the daughter of a Penobscot Indian chief near Oldtown, Maine. She has a rich mezzo-soprano voice of great sweetness and emotional power; and in this native American these songs find an ideal interpreter. "By thc Waters of Minnetonka" is founded upon a legend about two lovers from the Sun and Moon clans of the Sioux tribe who, when in danger of being be-ing captured and tortured, engulfed themselves beneath the waters of Lake Minnetonka, near Minneapolis. The ''Sioux Serenade," on the other side of the record, is another Indian love song founded upon a Sioux melody. The popular songs of the month, with scarcely an exception, are burdened (with the consuming thought, that is naturally nat-urally on the heart of the nation ; and the lights and shadows of that thought are reflected in the hearts of its people peo-ple individually all concerned about winning the war, or giving expression to their tender feelings for loved ones "over there." "When I Send You a Picture of Berlin Ber-lin (You'll Know It's Over 'Over There,' I'm Coming Home)" is a song by Arthur Fields and the 'Peerless Quartet on a new Victor Record with an original idea in it. .It is sung with fine effect. "Indianola," on thc reverse of thc record, is the song of the Red Man preparing to "do his bit" in thc war. Another Victor Record contains "Hello Central, Give Me No Man's Land," thc pathetic plea of a little tot whose daddy is in thc thick of it. "My Belgian Rose," on the same record, is a symbolic song intending to rouse the drooping "Belgian Rose" by promising lo make an American Beauty of her. At thc end thc refrain is played as a violin solo with delightful effect. Charles Hart and the Shannon Four present on another Victor Record "Paul Revere (Won't You Ride for Us Again?)" an invitation to the great patriot to rouse us once more with war's alarums. "Bring 2Ie a Letter From My Old Home Town," on thc same record, is delightfully sung by Lewis James and the Shannon Four. A practical exemplification of the saying, "The worker goes, but his work goes on," is found in the passing of v2g2a". Evan Williams, for his voice will BKjljfcpM fhought0oth er ar- Oned him stated thajn Williams' irfiperb constitution ha Records is through the worst ca' Reached My soning that had ever ;d, this month. fjce eached the heart .thousands of peo- env MiTrupi 1 .Yrittcn, and is now ROY MITCHELLajs araongr popular DF CHICAGO, JVc or away, in season Mitchell and O. it is gratifying to chased from 1nuy always keep in Pacific Coast A going on in the ca"o America' Y means of the Vic-caQo Vic-caQo Amcnca-ctor dea,cr gladIy r,nr the new songs or old that you wish to hear, by ltng on him with your rtr |