The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1910)

Edison Phonograph Monthly, Aug., 1910 17 30029 Favorita — Una vergine (Donizetti) Sung in Italian. Orchestra accompaniment. Florencio Constantino LIST: U.S., $1.00; CANADA, $1.25 La Favorita is one of the romantic operas which go back to the middle ages for a setting. Scribe's libretto and Donizetti's music together make a moving drama which after seventy years upon the stage, is still in the repertoire of the tenor of to-day. Constantino sings Una Vergine with all the fervor and feeling of a warm-hearted man, denied for years the companionship of woman, and madly in love. Amberol Record by Sarah Bernhardt 35007 L'Aiglon — La Plaine de Wagram (Edward Rostand) In French Sarah Bernhardt LIST: U.S., $1.50; CANADA, $2.00 The scene selected is the moving monologue of the pathetic young Due de Reichstadt, upon the tragic battlefield of Wagram, where before the sensitive eye and ear of his spirit is reenacted in spectral conflict the fierce combat commanded years before by Napoleon Bonaparte, his father. L'Aiglon (the Eaglet) offers himself an expiatory sacrifice to the spirits of the dead and dying, whose shadows people the purple night but flee before the golden dawn. The pliant, inimitable voice of Madame Bernhardt thrills with poetic exaltation this climax of Rostand's drama. Nothing ever done by the divine Sarah is finer, or more worthy of reproduction. It is fraught with fire and pathos. Most actors depend largely upon facial expression and bodily gesture to carry over the footlights the vividness of dramatic presentation. But from the time of her first examination before the formidable censors of the Paris Conservatoire, at the age of fifteen, she has been Sarah of the Golden Voice. That voice opened the door of the Comedie Francaise to the child, and has since opened the doors of the world's theatres. Her life has been one of dramatic triumph, beginning with the night when Victor Hugo knelt at her young feet and kissed her hands. Mme. Bernhardt, being under exclusive contract with the National Phonograph Company, makes Records for no other Company. Edison Amberol Records for October, 1910 LIST: U. S.. 50c; CANADA, 65c. 520 Medley Overture — Haviland's Song Hits Edison Concert Band A lively and entertaining medley of the following principal hits of the past season published by the well-known F. B. Haviland Company of New York: "Down in Sunshine Alley, Sally", ("Amberol Record No. 337) ; "Swanee Babe" (Standard No. 10262) ; "Let's Go Back to Baby Days"; "Oh! You Lovin' Gal", (Standard No. 10210); "Baboon Bungalow", (Standard No. 10250) ; "Take Me on a Honeymoon", and "I Want a Girl from a Yankee Doodle Town." 521 Boy O' Mine Frank C. Stanley A sentimental song, leaning towards the pathetic. Mr. Stanley's rich voice, with its sympathetic touch, and his unusually clear enunciation make of this selection a Record which will not be surpassed in a long time. A fond parent sings of the earlier years of his life with their worldly pleasures, and compares them to the change wrought by "that dear little boy o' mine." Orchestra accompaniment. Words, Louis Weslyn ; music, Ernest R. Ball; publishers, M. Witmark & Sons, New York City. 522 When the Daisies Bloom Miss Barbour and Mr. Anthony Soprano and tenor duet. This song was written by the composer of "Sweet Bunch of Daisies", (Standard No. 10302). The air is pretty and winsome, and the voices of the singers blend in delightful harmony. Orchestra accompaniment. Words and music, Anita Owen; publishers.. Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York City. 523 Jere Sanford's Yodling and Whistling Specialty Jere Sanford Jere Sanford is a well-known vaudeville artist who makes his bow for the first time to the Edison public. Beginning with a whistling solo, there follow in alternation "Roll on Silvery Moon", a yodle, and whistling solos with variations of patriotic selections, concluding with another yodle. Novel and very entertaining. This Record ought to prove a heavy seller. Orchestra accompaniment. 524 Cupid's Appeal Charles Daab A bells solo — the first in our Amberol list — by an artist whose ability needs no words of commendation, because of the excellent xylophone solo he has already contributed to our catalogue. Records by the bells have always been among our best sellers in the Standard list. Orchestra accompaniment. Composer, H. Engelmann; publishers, Brehm Bros., Erie, Pa. (Always specify on your orders whether you want Amberol or Standard Records.)