The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1916)

16 EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY, MARCH, 1916 Some of the Artists in the March List JULIA HEINRICH Miss Julia Heinrich inherited exceptional musical traits from her parents. Max Heinrich, her father, has long been a figure of nation-wide repute as singer, teacher and composer, though it was from her mother that she received her first instruction. After winning universal admiration on the American concert stage, she went to Germany in 1910 to gain operatic experience. Her talents were soon recognized and it was at the Stadt Theatre in Hamburg that she won her most notable triumphs. Miss Heinrich had just been engaged for three years by the Hamburg Opera when the outbreak of war made it necessary to return to America, when the management of the Metropolitan Opera House promptly engaged her for the full season of 1915-1916. In the words of the Boston Evening Transcript her voice is "a smooth, full-bodied, warmly colored mezzo-soprano of sensuous beauty," every quality of which is delightfully reproduced by the Edison Diamond Amberola. CHRISTINE MILLER Miss Miller is without doubt one of the busiest and most popular contraltos now before the public. Everywhere she is meeting with phenomenal success, and the variety and worth of the engagements which she is filling are the strongest possible testimony to her artistic ability. Although of Scotch birth, Miss Miller has lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., since early childhood. To quote W. L. Hubbard, of the Chicago Tribune, "Miss Miller's voice is exquisite in quality, being rich, warm and sympathetic, and produced with an ease and accuracy that make it absolutely reliable and pure. Her singing is distinguished by refined, infallible taste, and by genuineness and justness of sentiment and feeling." All this is of general interest, but that which will chiefly endear Miss Miller to Edison owners is her unusually fine sustained tone, in addition to her wonderfully clear enunciation and her charming personality. BURTON LENIHAN Burton Lenihan is an American, born in Saginaw, Michigan, and 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 Trentini in "The Firefly," where he with Emma sang the leading tenor role ARMAND VECSEY Armand Vecsey and his Hungarian Orchestra number among their ! many performances appearances before the principal rulers of Europe, amongst them Emperor William II., King Edward VII. and Queen Alexandra, King Frederick of Denmark, Maria Feodorovna, and the Dowager Empress of Russia. In addition to his fame abroad, Mr. Vecsey is very popular throughout the United States. He has appeared with great success in many of the large cities, and for the past season has played with his orchestra at the famous RitzCarlton, New York City. JOSEPH A. PHILLIPS Mr. Phillips is a native of Buffalo, tN. Y., and studied singing under Thomas Karl, Francis Drake and Pasquale Amato, of the Metropolitan Opera House. At various times in the past few years he has appeared with De Wolf Hopper in "Happyland," with James T. Powers in "Havana," and at one time sang "Under the Shade of the Palms" in "Florodora," where he took the part of Lord Abercoed. He late became soloist in St. Michael's Episcopal Church, New York. His baritone voice is of true tone and robust quality, and adapts itself admirably to the making of Phonograph records. BYRON G. HARLAN Mr. Harlan was born in Kansas, but spent the greater part of his boyhood in South Dakota. When about twenty-four years of age he went to Chicago, where he studied singing, and then went on the stage, traveling with an opera company. He later appeared with Hoyt in "A Texas Steer," and then had a company of his own. Mr. Harlan has been making Edison records for many years, and has constantly added to his everincreasing circle of admirers. He has an enthusiasm and a spontaniety in his coon songs and vaudeville sketches that never fail to make a "hit," and his duet records with Arthur Collins are among the most popular in the catalog. EMORY B. RANDOLPH Mr. Randolph was born in Western New York State. As a child he displayed a great interest in music; at the age of fourteen he played the cornet and other instruments in orchestras. For many years now he has been a notable figure in church musical work. For twelve years he has been soloist in leading metropolitan churches; soloist at Ocean Grove, Thousand Island Park, and ith many choral and oratorio societies. In addi