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EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY, JANUARY, 1916
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The Artist Behind the Record
Orpee Langevin
"Canadian Baritone"
Gladys Rice
Soprano
Burton Lenihan
Tenor
THREE MORE NEW ARTISTS ON BLUE AMBEROLS
FOR JANUARY
Orphee Langevin, the "Canadian Baritone," is a former pupil of Dubulle, Emanuel Lafarge and Leon Melchisedec, three of the most eminent instructors of the Paris Conservatoire. Mr. Langevin is gifted with a clear, resonant baritone voice of exceptional quality and uses it with intelligent feeling and a thorough mastery of vocal technique. His six years' continuous work abroad found much appreciation throughout France, particularly in Paris, where he sang in "La Viviandiere," "L'Attague du Moulin" and several other difficult roles. In a number of concerts his performance has aroused unbounded admiration. He has been well received by the critical music public of New York and other cities.
In the January list his magnificent voice is heard to fine effect in "Recitatif et Arioso" from the opera "Benvenuto." As this recitation is unusually dramatic, Langevin's voice is called upon for some wonderful vocal effects, which his careful training enables him easily to occomplish.
Gladys Rice is a Philadelphian, educated at "Ivy Hall," Bridgeton, N. J., from which institution she recently graduated. She early became a pupil of Karl Breneman, who studied in Paris under the famous Sibugla. Miss Rice made her debut in vaudeville at the Palace Theatre in New York City and later appeared in dramatic and musical stock companies under the direction of her father, the late John C. Rice.
Miss Rice is heard, with Burton Lenihan, in two of the January list of Blue Amberols — "Auf Wiedersehn— The Blue Paradise" (Record 2775), and "Chin-Chin— Hip-Hip Hooray" (Record 2788).
Burton Lenihan is an American, born in Saginaw, Michigan, a graduate of Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. His musical education was begun under Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. White, of Boston, well known in musical circles there. After four years study in Boston he came to New York and played several minor parts in Broadway productions and at last was featured with Emma Frentini in "The Fire-Fly," where he sang the leading tenor role.
His voice is a very rich tenor, clear, sweet and powerful. In singing "Auf Wiedersehn — The Blue Paradise," "Chin-Chin — Hip-Hip Hooray" — these qualities are very much in evidence.
Reed Miller, so well known to Edison artists as possessing an unusually clear voice, splendidly adapted for recording, was born in Anderson, S. C. He is one of the leading tenors in America. He sings "Love's Garden of Roses" (Record 2778) in such a smooth, flowing, sympathetic manner as to win instant attention and to evoke applause when he has finished.
Then there's his "Soft Southern Breeze," equally adapted to his fine melodious voice; it's wonderfully beautiful and grows more beautiful as one hears it again and again.