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Show NEW MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS Y0LNG BARITONE ENTERS LISTS OF GREAT ARTISTS Another star of first magnituc': appears in the Victor ualaxy. Many others shine in the musical firmament Ak i. e HP. e-eatest "find' ' . mm of the year m new , I muinl tal'nr is ' I und lubtedl; I h r ' 1 ' o u n 6 Jljftil baritone. Rcnato Zanelh. who with . ' . t a k e ii his I :. ' r i 3VK among the great y vsyjjr v ) " living singers. He only in the 'rf''-, ' rvrntie. but for t.rufl simply an 'artist rf- 'f.--" of the future", he A uf.irt is rn artis.t of the present and a great one, with a true baritone voice of great range, power, sweetness and flexibility. Mis introduction to ictor audiences is made through his two iniual VictroJa Records just out : "The Spanish 1 l.inrrr " irrl "Dear Zara" respectively. His operatic debut takes place this month svith the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York; and never, perhaps, has a first appearance been .-mended with jjreater autruries for the future. His career will be watched and followed with Bgjal v. m ' i ' who the ma jjgj steal sensation of WBk several seasons flBE"3HB made a fHT""QHH be consi5e red in 1 every record Hei- fetz makes the bess lldcrmc beauty of his musical effects, and the extraordinary extraordin-ary technical mean9 used in order to bring them about- In this number a. peculiarly rich effect is had by bowinc-one bowinc-one open string, leaving it powerfully vibrating, and passing on to two others so sssiftly and so dcttly the ear cannot follow. The record ends svith pa3-sjies pa3-sjies of indescribable brilliancy. The "Venetian Boat Song " is a very popular concert duet The voices of Laura I.ittlefield and Klsie Biker blend perfectly on a new Victor Record, and the result is an unusually pleasing number. num-ber. One is transported to "Venice the Golden", and we seem to rise and dip sith the swing of the gondola. The "Canoe Song" by Pestalotza which these arti-t; also sing on the reserse of the record i? a modern Italian Ital-ian composition, which has not been riven the serious consideration by music-lovers which its beauty deserves. To those who believe in the imper-manence imper-manence of happiness, either married r,r single, the sonn "When the Preacher Makes You Mine", sung by Adele Rowland Row-land on a Victor Record just issued, strikes a new and a ssholesome note-It note-It is the utterance of an impatient lover, svho feels that he can't possibly svait till next Sunday, sshen the affair comes off. He svinds up, man fashion, by declaring he'll be dog-gone happy when the preacher makes over to him, the lady-love of his dreams. It is done as might be supposed, in happy ragtime rag-time cin. On the reverse of the record Miss Rowland sings "Oranny", a memory song of a httjc girl who used to crawl on Granny's lap when mother was tired at the day's end. Werrenrath now a red seal artist The first contribution that Rcnald V.'errcnrath makes to music-lovers after his elevation to a seat beside the immortals im-mortals of modern music in the ictor "Hall of Fame" is an interpretation ot Victor Herbert's fine love-song ' Molly ' which he sings in splendid and manly style on a new Victrola Record. The music is in that delightful Irish style sshich reminds admirers noss and then that Victor Herbert came honestly by Lis powers Ihe sont; is beautifully t r.armonired- Between the strophes there is an occasional and delightful brll-note. and just before the close a few harp-tones are scattered across it, like a handful of genus on a rich background. back-ground. The famous passage from Saint-Saen's Saint-Saen's biblical opera ' The Deluge" is the subject for an interpretation on a Victrola Record this month by Efrera Zicibahst. It is a H most interesting 1 number, .being1 a thoroughly melod-I melod-I ious composition, 1 of which- Zimbal-ist Zimbal-ist , has made a ! wonderful record. Lambert Murphy I sings two modern tenor songs both on his latest Vic- tor Record. Each bar. an exquisite I violin ohbligato ! that adds richness iU to the orchestral i setting ard pi es gj ,jmbd:s4 j ya.dcd emotional '" " UM1?& interest to the melody of the soice itself. "Tell Me" is the title of er.e "Yearning" is the name of the ctner Victor Herbert has given a swift answer to the o,ue'ion "What are American Am-erican composers doing in the domain of the finer music '" by taking Charles Wakefield Cadman's "At Dawning ' and (Thing it the rich and emotional setting for full orchestra that he has done for Victor Herbert's orchestra to play on a new Victor Record. On the reserse the same orchestra plays "The Waltzing Waltz-ing Doll". In playing compositions of this type, no le's than in the severer "classics" Mr. Herbert's body ot musicians has taken high rank among contemporary orchestras. Gluck sings another old-time negro melody Thousandr. have sung the song "Nelly Was a Lady", on the stage and off it, and thousands more have wept silently as they have listened to it. but nobody, perhaps, has cer ;unc the words with more perfect artistry or with a nobler voice, than Alma Cluck, who puts info a new Victrola Record she has made ot this song the expression fesv artists eser achiese. You never know in svhat fresh direction di-rection Caruso's versatility is going to spring forth. His interpretation of the d'Annunzio-Tosti " "A Yucchella" I K Little Posey) on a Victrola Record just issued is indeed something new. r the HHMjJBBBHaS most delight :il C. in the popu- KBv U&l lar manner, that Warn ditional interest I aSf' . gdfffll Mrs. HaeaJ?3aBirSei ( a ruso Ins made nflTw nffjfflWj a translation ot WtffiLc- JeBW the words into KjaCjgBg ' " ' ' : ; "-' - ' This month she I gMaMBeweMa has the lovesick CarUSO blues in a song she sings on a new Victor Record, "Blues (My is'aughty Sweetie (lives to Me)". On the reverse of the record she sings Sweet Kisses", a song of consolation from the land of dreams. Popular songs by favorites in their line Two songs of youth and love appear this month on one Victor Record. One. entitled, "disc Me a Smile and Kiss" sung by John Steel, is in vigorous march rhythm. The second "Girl of Mine", is in a slower and possibly a tenderer strain. "I Love You lust the Same, Sweet Adeh ne" is the lirst song in which Lessis Limes .md Charles Harrisort, the two well-known tenors, make a Victor Record together "Pretty Little Rainbow" Rain-bow" is sung on the reverse of the record by the Sterling Trio. I ',ur medley fox-trots appear on new ictor Records this month. ' Alcoholic Blues" and "Jerry" arc plaed on one record by the "All Star Trio ' "Tulip Time" and 'Yellow Dog Blues" are played on another double-faced record by Joseph C Smith's orchestra. When you realize that all the music of all the svorld interpreted by the greatest artists of the day is yours to hear and enjoy nowadays by simply visiting the Victor dealer nearest you as the new records appear from month to month vou are conscious of the exalted ex-alted privilege the present generation enjoys And if you arc the fortunate possessor of a Victrola all this wraith is yours to enjoy at pleasure any time of day or night |