The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. and Mr. Collins sings in a manner that shows what a good voice and earnest effort will do toward building up a reputation for a singer. If this Record does not prove popular the judgment of all who have heard it will be at fault. No. 8638, "Medley of National Airs," is a Record by the United States Marine Fife and Drum Corps and introduces "The Red, White and Blue," "Yankee Doodle," and the playing of bugles. It will be popular with those who like Records of this character. The playing of the bugles is excellently brought out. No. 8639, "Beautiful Birds, Sing On," by Harlan and Belmont, is a whistling and singing duet, with orchestra accompaniment, that will be in great demand. Mr. Belmont does the whistling in a most artistic manner and joins in singing the chorus, Mr. Harlan singing the air. The music is unusually pretty. No. 8640, "Navajo," is a Record of the now well known Indian love song by Marie Cahill in "Nancy Brown." The Record is made by Harry MacDonough with orchestra accompaniment, and it gives a tine rendering of this popular song. It will certainly be a great seller. Harry W. Williams wrote the words of this song and Egbert Van Alatyne wrote the music. This song is listed at a most opportune time, for it is being sung and played everywhere. It is so well known that there cannot fail to be a great demand for it in Edison Records. No. 8641, "Swedish Garde March," by the Edison Military Band, is a Record ol an excellent march very popular in the Northwest, and listed in response to demand from Phonograph enthusiasts in that part of the country. It will be a much-admired Record, for it has a soldierly air and is played in the unequaled style of the Edison Military Band. No. 8642, "Over the Pilsener Foam," is a song by the writer of "Down Where the Wurzburger Flows," and is sung as a male duet, .with orchestra accompaniment, by Collins and Harlan. The air has a good swing and the chorus will be popular. The words and music of this song are by Vincent Bryan and J. B. Mullen. It goes without saying that Collins and Harlan make the Record artistically. No. 8643, "Dance of the Song Birds," by the Edison Symphony Orchestra, is a novel composition by Benjamin Richmond and arranged by C. A. Egener. Interspersed with the music is the warbling of several species of birds, making a Record of unusual attractiveness. It would be difficult to find a more beautiful reproduction of sound. No. 8644, "I'm Just Barely Living, That's All," is another coon song, with orchestra accompaniment, by Rob Roberts, whose Records are proving an excellent addition to the monthly list. This song tells of a coon's hard luck in speculation and in the Klondike gold fields. The words are by Harry Brown and the music by Tom Lemoinier. No. 8645, "Where the Sunset Turns the Ocean's Blue to Gold," is a descriptive song, with orchestra accompaniment, by Byron G. Harlan. The words of this song are by Eva Fern Buckler and the music by H. W. Petrie. Besides its pretty air, prominent features are the ringing of bells and the singing of birds. Mr. Harlan's singing will make it a good selling Record. No. 8646, "Sweetest Girl in Dixie," is a pretty descriptive song, with orchestra accompaniment, sung by Harry MacDonough. The I words of this song are by James O'Dea and the music by Robert Adams. Mr. MacDonough makes the Record with excellent voice and clear articulation. The latter, in fact, is a feature of all of Mr. MacDonough's Records. No. 8647, "My Little Irish Canary," is a new member of the popular waltz family, and is sung as a male duet, with orchestra accompaniment, by Collins and Harlan. A feature of the song is the warbling of a canary. The Record is made in the usual careful manner characteristic of the work of these two singers, and will make the air popular all over the country. The words of this song were written by Andrew B. Sterling and the music is by Will M. Cook. No. 8648, "Barney Medley," is another of the popular medleys, one of which is being issued each month. This one introduces "Barney," "In the Village by the Sea," "Congo Love Song," and "Coonville's Cullud Band." This Record will be popular not alone because it is finely played, but because it gives the airs of four different songs, all of which are well known and popular. WINDOW DISPLAYS. On another page we print a picture of a window display made by the Stoll Blank and Stationery Co., of Trenton. N. J. We shall be glad to have other enterprising Jobbers or Dealers send us photographs of any unusually good window display they may make. Such as possess sufficient merit will be reproduced in these columns. "My Phonograph department had a very novel attraction in the window during the holidays," writes Andrew Redmond, a Dealer at Harrisburg, Pa. "It was as follows: We had nine small (14-inch) horns placed in a semicircle, with a colored electric light in each of them. The window was trimmed in black. Under these small horns we set a Concert Phonograph, with a 24-inch horn attached, the horn having a red electric light inside it. The remainder ^of the space was taken up with a Home, a Standard, reproducers, tubes, single Record boxes, and one and two dozen Record boxes. "It made quite an attraction and, best of all, an excellent advertisement in that line." LETTERS FROM DEALERS. We have received an unusual number of letters from Jobbers and Dealers — letters full of kind and encouraging words — but owing to a -crowd of other matter we have been able to print only a few of them. Next month we will give them more space.