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Show Hackett, American ! Tenor, Is With the Columbia Company Another illustrious name now ap-pean ap-pean on the list of operatic stars '-ho make records for Columbia. It is that of Charles Hackett. ihe young American Amer-ican tenor who scored a hrllliantly successful debut at the Metropolitan Opera House last winter. Hackett's first two Columbia Records Rec-ords appear in the list of new offerings offer-ings for November One of them is the brilliant aria which drew the opening outburst of applause at his Metropolitan debut the serenade "Eceo Ridente in Cielo," from Rossini's Ros-sini's "Barber of Seville" and it Is brilliantly sung. The other is "The Gelida Manina," from Puccini's "La Boheine." In this niTruber the young tenor shows both I ric sweetness and fine dramatic power. Like many another noted American sinker, Hackett scored his first triumphs tri-umphs abroad. His opening engage ment in opera was in Florence, and his marked success there was repeated iin other Italian cine. Next he ?ang in Bumos Aires, where standards ot musical criticism are markedlj high, 'and won signal honors His debut I at the Metropolitan last winter was tollowod by some remarkable tributes iiom the music critics. Among the other operatic stars of Columbia who contribute to the No yember group of records are Ponselle, Barnentos, and Stracclarl. A note worthy record Is Ponselle's singing Of the touching and intensely dramatic O Patna Mia" from Verdi's "Aida" All the heartache of the captie maiden maid-en is heard in the strains of this famous aria as it is sung by Rosa Ponselle, Barrientos and Stracciaji are heard in a thrilling nnditlon of the ringing engence Duct" from Rigoleito, and Stracclarl puts all the masterly art of a finished opera singer into the simple words and melody ol Von Tilzer's "When the EAcning Bolls Are Ring ing." ; A song from Carmen, Mieliaela's sweet and tender aria, is charmingly given by Hiilda Lashanska. Am panto Farrai is head to splendid sd vantage in iwo numb, vs Mo-kmvsklV "Serentata" and Tosti's "Venetian s.ong. Eddy Rrown plays with his usual finish and style his own transcription of J B Cramer's "Rondinn" and a transcription by Arthur Ilartmann ol MacDowell's ' To a Wild Rose." Ex-ellontly Ex-ellontly rendered, indeed, by the Met ropolltan Opera House Orchestera. are ihe rerrbemting Victory March from 'Aida' and the sparkling, fascinating "Dance of the Hours' from "La , Goiconda." Seven different musical organizations organiza-tions contribute to Columbia's Novcm her dance Ifst, two of ihem being newcomersthe new-comersthe Synco Jazz Band, and Sher-bo's ")reheFtra. Both of these , provide dance music In New York W hite Way" restaurants. The Synco Jazzers offer "Breeze" .'ox trot. Sherbo's Orchestra a pair of fox-trots, "Tulip Time" from "Follies "Fol-lies of 1919" and Allah's Land." The Columbia Saxophone Sextet puts a lot of vib into "Beautiful Ohio Blues" and I "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles." in which there i? an incidental chorus sung by Campbell and Burr. Another dance record with vocal interlude is 'Tell I's" fox-trot, by the Waldorf Artoria Singing Orchestra. L'ance music i.; also contributed by ih Louisiana Five Jazz Orchestra, Sweaf man's Original Jazz Baud and Sol umbia Orchestra. Among the popular song hits offered by the New Columbia Records is living liv-ing Berlin's "Mandy," from the 1919 "Follies," sung by Van and Schenck Coupled with it is "I'll Be Happy When the Preacher Makes You Mine." sunt: by Irving and Jack Kaufman, with ox tremely amusinc vocal effects. Nora Bayes has two sparkling numbers. num-bers. "In Miami" and "Jerry." Al Jolson gets a lot of fun out of "Who Played Poker with Pocahontas when John Sralih Wen; Away?" nnd Harry Fox (s heard merrily among the toots of river moats of "Alexander's Band I? Back in Dixieland." Arthur Fields' contribution is "The Gates of Gladness. " which is so fat-out fat-out of the ordinary as to make a decided de-cided appeal, and "If You Don't Stop Making E. 'es at Me," into which he j contrives to put all the fun that the i message of the song justifies which is a lot .Campbell and Burr have two j Charming harmony duet.- , "Dreamy 'Alabama" and "Hawaiian .ullaby." A record that Will find many owners I is one which has on one side, "Oh, j What a Pal Was Mary!" sung by I Henry Burr, ?nd on the other the famous son. "Wailing." from the lusicai comedy "Listen Lester." The latiei has a unique accompaniment xyiopone wun pizzacato violins, pro during rin extremely novel effect. Unusually interesting nro two selec-1 lions played b' the Columbia Spanish' jBand, "Gayety" and "The Firecrark-i er:" Both hsfve the indescribable fire and fury of Spanish dance music, and there Is a ceaseless, rhythmic rattle of castanets, wonderfully played, runninqj I through each of them. I Other band records are "National) Emblem" march, by C s. S. Penns 1 jvania Band, and "Our Director" march, I by the Columbia Band The Columbia 'Orchestra gives Robert Hood Bower's ibeoutiful "Chinese Lullaby," from "East Is West," and Durand's 'Cha cone " I I ""v |
