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Show H RECORDS ffl YOUR THKM6 ; MACHINE Tamaki Miura, Japanese prima donna, don-na, has sung for Columbia the oxquis-Uo oxquis-Uo "Un Bel dp Vedremo," from "Madame "Mad-ame Butterfly." It was, naturally, in the role of the little Japanese bride that this singer from the land of the cherry blossoms made her greatest success in Boston opera, and once one hears her sweet, beautifully-modulated tones hi Puccini's famous song of tho deceived yet trusting maiden, It is easy to understand how she has touched the hearts of her audiences. This is Mme. Miura's first record, but others are promised by Columbia. Vernon Stiles, now in government service as singing instructor at Camp Devens, has mado an enjoyable double record for Columbia's February offerings. offer-ings. It contains Balfe's beautiful love song, "Then You'll Remember Me," from "Bohemian Girl," and tho equally popular old Irish melody, "The Minstrel Min-strel Boy," words by Tom Moore. Stiles has one of the finest tenor voices known to the American concert stage and a .gift of expression which makes bjm a master artist in just such numbers num-bers as these two. Fully up to the standard of ColUm-bia ColUm-bia dance music aro "Over tho Top," ono stop, and "Since I First Knew You." fox-trot, played by Prince's band. Tho former has the military swing and dash so much in favor just now, and introduces the popular melodies, melo-dies, "Dixie Volunteers" and "Nephews "Nep-hews of Uncle Sam." Interpolated in the fox-trot aro three other favorites of the day, "My Little Indianna Rose," "Tho Land of Wedding Bells" and' "There It Goes Again." "Oh, Come My Heart's Delight," sings Maria Barrientos, in her newest Columba's record, the soliloquy of impatient im-patient Susanna, fromthe last act of Mozart's sparkling "Marriage of Figaro Fi-garo " Tho clear and brilliant tones of tho Metropolitan soprano could scarcely scarce-ly be heard to better advantage than in this gem of melody from an opera which for more than 130 years has delighted de-lighted lovers of music. Mozart's music, mu-sic, It might be said, was written for just such singers as Mme. Barrientos. A world-famous singing organization, organiza-tion, Father Finn's Paullst choir,. Is now making records for Columbia, and contributes two numbers to the newest list of Columbia offerings. These choristers, chor-isters, who have won honors in international inter-national competition abroad, are heard in Cherubini's "Venl Jesu" and "Alleluia "Al-leluia Haec Dies," the latter the work of Father' William Joseph Finn, who won high rank as a composer before he organized the boy choir which has given him added distinction. Tho fresh, clear voices of the choristers are excellently ex-cellently produced and their records aro "sure to delight lovers of choral music. Good advice and good melody both are found in tho new Columbia offering offer-ing entitled "Don't Try to Steal tho Sweetheart of a Soldier." This quite up-to-date ditty is well sung by tho Sterling Trio. The same record has a lively patriotic song. "Tho Dixie Volunteers," Vol-unteers," In which the Peerless quartette quar-tette displays plenty of animation. |