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Show HI RECORDS FOR 0i TILK1 BE Columbia announces fifty-eight, sparkling musical selections in the October Oc-tober group of records, which are now being played by dealers. Chief among these, from the standpoint stand-point of the critical musical ear, are two exquisite old ballads, "Ever of Thee." and "Long, Long Ago." sung by Barbara Maurel, a young Alsatian girl who has what is pronounced by authorities as "a perfect voice," This gifted mezzo-soprano makes her Columbia Co-lumbia debut with these two songs, which will place her at once among the stars In the phonograph field. Other records in the October group are the "Drinking Sonc" from "Hamlet," "Ham-let," sung by the great-Russian baritone. bari-tone. Baklanoff, with his powerful, yet sympathetic voice; "Bonnie Sweet Bessie," by Lashanska, the American soprano who has had so sudden an ascent as-cent to fame; "Nellie Gray," and "Old Kentucky Home," sung by that prime favorite of American music lovers, Lucy Gates, and a superb recording of Percy GraingerB interpretation of Chopin's Prelude in A Flat, No. 17, Op. 28, with "Country Gardens" and "Shepherd's Hey" on the reverse side. .There arc war song-hits a-plenty and rousing good ones, too. Columbia has a proud reputation1 to maintain in the matter of popular songs "All tho Best Ones, First." It Is easy to see that this reputation is splendidly held up for October, when we scan the list and find "Good-bye, Alexander." by the Faber Sisters, nnrl "Whnn TTnolo Tno Steps Into Franco" by Collins and Harlan, on a single record; "Girls of France," by Hugh Donovan; Harry Fox, the inimitable, contributing "Oh! You, La, Lai" an lrresistable bit of nonsense; "Keep Your Head Down, Frilzio Boy," written by Lt. Gitz Rico and sung by Arthur Fields; "It's a Long Way to Dear Old Broadway." sung by Irving Kaufman; "The Last Long Mile," a gem from "Toot-Toot"; Peerless Quartette singing "Do Your Little Bitty Bit," and "I "Wish I had Someone to Say Good-byo To," by Henry Burr. Other song-hits that are oven more popular are "What Yankee Doodle Says He'll Do, He'll Do," by the Peerless Peer-less quartette; "A Rainbow From tho U. S A.," the great hit that set the Lambs' Gambol going; "Cheer Up, Mother, Cheer Up, Father," sung by the Peerless "Quartette, a Bong that folks with boys "over there"' says Is almost as good as a letter. These latter records were put on salo some days ago, becauso they wore ready, and entirely en-tirely too good to keep a minute longer long-er than necessary. Nights getting cooler now feel more like dancing, eh? Lots of peo- pie looking for snappy, catchy dance hits for their phonographs these days. Columbia offers, for October, dance tunes that make you want to kick back the rugs before the first bar is played. Here are a few "Here Comes America," a patriotic medley one-step by Earl Fullor's Rector Novelty Orchestra, Or-chestra, with "Mickey," a medley fox trot, on the other; Jockers Brothers playing "Tres Blen," a one-step that's French in its piquancy and delightfully free melody; a splendid medley fox trot from "Oh, Look," with "Oh, Prenchy," a ono-step, on tho back, both played by Prince's Band. Then there is Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz band playing "Darktown Strut-rer's Strut-rer's Ball" and "Good-bye, Alexander," -- and a great record carrying hits, arranged ar-ranged to dance tempo, from "May-tinio" "May-tinio" and "The Rainbow Girl." Our soldiers aro reviving the great old popular songs that had such vogue years ago the rich molodles that sedate business men and plump matrons of today used to warble In ' younger, lighlor times at husking been and on straw rides. Just think, of "Sweet Adeline," and "Sweet Gene-vlevo" Gene-vlevo" and back your heart goes ovor the hills and days to tho memories of 1 -, far away. The Columbia Stellar Quartette Quar-tette sings these two songs on one of the October records with tho right j amount of minors and Justs tho proper bearing down of tho bass parts that ) father will appreciate, because he's ;, dono it himself. Negro spirituals aro always inter-estlng inter-estlng musically, and always beautiful i to listen to. That 1b why Harry C. Browno and the Peerless Quartetle , have made, this month, a Columbia ; Record of "Carve Dat Possum," and "Climb Up! Yo Chillun." Another fine f, record is by Heary"Burr, "Abide With , :4 Mo." and "What a Friend Wo Have In 'i Jesus." Records out of tho ordinary in this , October group Include a marvelous pipe organ seleotlon, "In Venice," played on a great organ .by the well-known well-known organist-virtuoso, Gatty Sel- j lars, accompanied by Prince's orches- : tra and Malo Voices; two beautiful se- 't lections by tho Edna Whlto Trumpet ,l Quartette, which has made so many k,' splendid Columbia records; "Manzan- 'i illo," ono of tho best known Moxlcan 1 dances, played by Prince's orohostra; ' I two novelty harmonica solos by Arthur 1 Turelly; a dance record of Serbian I music, by the famous Royal Serbian I Tambouritza orchestra and a number t of others that appeal to children. . |