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Show . .. WITH ARTISTS IN MUSICAL CIRCLES GALll-CURCI SINGS AN ARIA FR0A "LA TRAVIATA" iAld25 Cortot, Mlscha Elm2n, Gluck and other noted artists also heard In masterful Interpretations f Elf PRE LIBERA" LIBE-RA" ii the climax of the Rreat arm "Ah I fori' lu.." It i a magnificent example of vocal duplay in which the full ranee of Galli-Curci'j Yoice it exhibited with thnllmr effect and is equally Trainable Trai-nable as an -ftance of her subtle (rift for characterization,! portrayed on a new Yictrola P.ec"rL The bright and joyous melody i interspcrtcd with id-yealc paaMgefl that cac.ide like showers of cparks ; the whole being; controlled by a most dehcare sense of rytbra, the hth notes bcir.g poised and balanced with superb grace. The high note at the cd is a fitting climar wh.ch, rosiessinf the Galli-Curci "timbre", is thrilling in effect. hicrle AlCOCk is one of the younger contraltos who ha already cublisheJ a rp'.endid reputation. She has most feelingly rendered on a new Victor Record or.c of Stephen C Foster's less known songs "Gentle Annie, ,: al?o one of Tom Hood'o love lyrics " 'Tij All Tnnt I Can Say." "Gentle Annie" is noothly and impressively sung, the ricbcc-.s of the singer's low tones being moat apparent t the end of each, stanza The beautiful love lyric of Tom Hood fully reveals the powers of Merle Aleock a3 an artist. "Our Yesterdays" as sung by Elsie j Baker cn a Victor Record just issued is a touching little sng of reminis- j cence. "Ma Little Sunflow'r, Good- i night" sung cn the reverse of the record by Olhc Kline is a beautiful little song1 of motherhood. No writer has ever sensed the subtle thoughts of childhood better than Eugene Eu-gene Field. The two well-known selections selec-tions i jrnken, Blynken and Nod" and "The Sugar Plum Tree" .re told by Sally Hamlin a real child, for children on a new Victor Record. These have been issued for educational WOrk The incidental harp music lends an mr cf enchantment to the sleep time hours. Cortot Charms Piano Lovers vrith "Scguidilla" Under the skillful fingers of Alfred Cortot, the notes of this darzling and impassioned Spanish dance acem to fairly fly like a shower of quicksilver. As rendered on a Victrola Record, newly issued, it is a revelation of what the instrument can accomplish in the direction of "color." In the introduction, introduc-tion, only the rvthm is given. Cortot by a deft avoidance of the pedal and a peculiar stab-like "stacca'o" has given his tones a guitar-like quality. "LaddiefO'Mtne" sung by Mme. Alda on a new Victrola Recc rd brings jcrKtttMs t --. incs of a iniid for fiKrEte 3n this lovely fo- . fung to the full M?W the BBn3HH Scotch tang is ffiHrlHI strong enough to jBMBXBr yield pifjuancy to 79m9BRk '' the English words.JPfKK-r1 ' i ' 7 i and not 3 t r o n g ''fflK& enough to destroy- SJBH ' "Laddie" with yyfifcL'wjy.1!" the blue eyes . am Whoever he might 1 vV'PfTl'J be could not hear without emotion, I for what is sweeter to bear titan one's own name, especially one's own private "pet name" from lips that transform its plain syllables into delicious music. Almost as in a dream of memory and of pain, she utters it at tho end in a long, cool, high note as soft and clear and pure as the light of the evening star. Revenge for many an unhappy hour of kitchen police is the seet portion of Buck Private Johnny Jones. And this revenge? his former captain is now clerking in the factory of Johnny's , f.'her. Hence the ditty "I've Got Myj I aptaifl Working for Me Now" Bungjf by Billy Murray on a new Victor Rcc-Jj ord proes a most pleasing number.'H "And That Ain't All as rendered by$) Arthur Fields on the reverse of tho Record could just a9 v ell apply to Johnny Jones as any one else. The hero of this ditty has his own boss in turn her pink cheeks ind cute little nose are not the least of her charms. "Mandv" is one of the successes of the Zicg'feld Follies of ioio- It's a halting, eccentric ragtime rythm of the kind that puts a curious little catch in jour T-alk when you hear it on the street As sung by tbc Shannon Four on a new Victor Record one does not wonder why it is one of the "Follies" ruceesscs. "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Mel" on the other side of the record, is an invocation to waft the fercnadrr's "baby" home. It contains an unusual duct for the oboe and bassoon. "Ta-ra-rn'" goes the bugle. Arain the boys will feci the weight of th-; ride and the kit and hear the steady shuffle of the old cowhides and the creak of belts and feel the bind of the puttees they wnrped too tight Shut your eyes and watch the drum-major's baton-bead lift and fa!1 1 See the golden trombone slides lengthen and return ; hear the steady ratile of the drums and clash of cymbals all this jrou wiU get as you listen to the "Gen- eral Pershing March" as played by the Victor Hand on a new Victor Record. The "Repair Band March ' on the re-verse re-verse of the same record is another splendid quick step with fine braaa effect and superb awingvng moYemcst. . Philadelphia Orchestra Renders " Carmen " Prelude In th prelude to Act I. the Warsl brilliant cr.-i'h of the orchestra transports trans-ports us to Spam, s,t the bull-ring ot Seville crowded to its topmost tier, in march the bullfighters, the picadors with iheir long spears, the bandenlleros with their beribboned dirts to goad the bnll to madness, then the toreador hitn-aelf, hitn-aelf, the glittering "cjpada" with h;s red sdk cape and costume stiff with gold embroideries. On him will fall the ultimate test to meet the final charre of the bolL This is the stnry told in the first theme of the overture the "March of the Toreadors" played by the Philadelphia Orchestra on a Victrola Rerord just iaaued. with a dash ard brilliancy impossible to a leaser organization. The crup and clean bowing of the firings, the long crescendo trill which Lrings in the. repeat of the inarch are things berond the grasp of erervday achievement. The second theme of the overture, the chorus of the familiar "Toreador Song" becomes, in the bands of the orchestra a melodious and powerful cantdena which breaks up among the descending whistle of flutes and ! piccolos, into a fine climax which T11 " not a climax for it brines about the return of the original theme, winch is nnforgetable. A stirring experience ex-perience awaits those who hear the interpretation in-terpretation by th:s noted orchr-t-a "Swedish Cradle Song" detlghtfaUr rendered by Alma Gluck is ach a song as a peasant wife amnMHn alone might sing, 'Br a 1 h e spinning-HuBsSvWSwt spinning-HuBsSvWSwt wheel or the SWHgC si ngv however the , wtBp' nolin, played by BeTOa ittj Zimbalist slowly nH' ''CSa8 memories such MjlKKl4lMH as the bean alone j"'".- ' . ' v.- ; .. ' ' v - Irh 1 h--: " -p"?amrajlLj ng" is a simple I Cluck 1 'melody, pro- """"sjjnjTOHT foundly human and sincere. Hearing Hear-ing it on the Victrola Vic-trola Record just issued and once learned can never be forgotten. After hearing Vivian Holt and Lillian Lil-lian Roscdale sing "Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight," as they do, on a Victor Record just issued it will not be dim-' cult to believe that no moon shines like the moon of Hawaii and that nowhere else is love so sweet and memory so poignant. The two voices blend, mostly in close-wedded thirds, against a richer background than a band of ukuleles and steel guitars can give for in this case it is reinforced by a rerular orchestra. The "Hawaiian Lullaby" as sung by Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw, on the reverse of the record while similar in orchestral coring, is in admirable contrast con-trast because sung by two men's voices. "Of a Tailor and a Bear" represents a new Victor offering for educational purposes. Here, music by the Victor Orchestra tells the story of a tailor v.ho loved music and kept a violin near his bench- By means of mur.ic he kept the bear on the outside of his shop ar.d thus protected himself. On the same record the "Wild Horseman," "Spinning Song" and "The Little Hunters." are numbers by the " ictor Or.-hestra which are equally valuable and interesting for educating children through the medium of music. The Pun'kin Centre folks aga.n ap-V-pear this time in two amusing new selections: "Uncle Josh and Aunt ( Nancy Put up the Kitchen Store" and : 'Tram Time at Pun'kin Centre." Cal Stewart and Ada Jones arc the impersonators imper-sonators of the former on a new Victor Record, and the latter is gotten off by Cal Stewart and the American Quartette I Victor Military Band Play two charming French Dance Numbers "The Parisian Polka" and "French. Reel" are two delightful dances from "Folk Dances of Denmark" both on one new Victor Record and particularly particu-larly useful for educational purposes. Many of our returning soldier boys will recall having eeen them on the "other side" and learn- B f8 as the dance itself has many steps. W'Dreomy Alabama" sung by Charles Hart and Lewis James and "The Musio of Wedding Chimes" sung by Charles Hart and Shannon Four are both accompanied ac-companied by the full orchestra on a new Victor Record- "Oh I What a Pal Was Mary" and "Dear Heart" the former sung by Henry Burr and the latter by John Steel on a recently issued Victor Record Rec-ord are two delightful songs, both of them in waltz time. The October list presents a great variety of music from the most exalted themes of opera to the most popular of ragtime selections, which is available to all who have a Victrola. Any Victor dealer however, will be glad to play any Victor Records upon request, whether you are the fortunate possessor of a Victrela or not . y |