The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1905-Feb 1906)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. Bill spies the postman coming. Stocks are now up with Bill. "Are you Mr. William Jackson Tagg?" "Yes. sah." "Well, Mr. Tagg, will you kindly deliver this letter to the family on the top floor?" No. 9016, "Ev'ry Little Bit Helps," by Ada Jones and Len Spencer, is a realistic portrayal of a vaudeville act, introducing theatre surroundings, audience, orchestra and everything incidental to as bright and amusing little act with a story to it as one would see or hear in a first-class vaudeville house. The Record in the May list made by these artists broke all records for the sale of a single selection, and this one will probably be quite as popular. Fred Fischer wrote the music, of this composition and George Whiting, the words. No. 9017, "La Cascade," by the Edison Concert Band, is a brilliant concert number, marked by unusually clear orchestration and delightful phrases by the clarinets. Written in the caprice movement. Its composer is Donald Garcia. It is a fine Record and will be appreciated by all. No. 9018, "Sweet Maid Divine," by Miss Morgan and Mr. Stanley, is a sentimental serio-comic song by Charles K. Harris. It is written somewhat on the order of the "Florodora Sextette" song. It is just as pretty and full of character, and has a sprightly dance played by the orchestra at the finish of the Record. He—" Come out, my love, into the moonlight. And take a little stroll with me, There's something I want to tell you, For I love you tenderly." SHE— "Suppose I wouldn't care to listen. Would your heart for me then pine? And would you buy me diamond rings, If I'd be thine?" No 9019, "Good-night, Beloved, Good-night," is another fine Record by the Edison Male Quartette. Records by this Quartette have achieved a new popularity within the last few months, because of the unusually fine character of the songs rendered by them and the artistic manner in which the Records have been made. This song was recently cut from our Catalogue, and is now re-listed as a quartette Record on account of its growing popularity. It is a song of the better grade, and doubtless will be a standard one for a long time to come. James Oliver wrote the music of this song, and Jack Everett Fay, the words. The singers are accompanied by the orchestra. No. 9020, "Tell Me With Your Eyes Medley," by Arthur Benzler, is a bell solo with orchestra accompaniment. Medleys by the bells have become very popular. This one introduces "Tell Me With Your Eyes" (our Record No. 8945), "Heinie" (our Record No. 8092) and "If I Were Only You" (our Record No. 8659). These popular songs are given with elaborate orchestration. No. 9021, "On a Summer Night," by MacDonough and Biehling, is a new summer waltz song by Egbert Van Alstyne and Harry Williams, writers of "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" (our Record No. 8958) and other hits. The words refer in a clever manner to numerous summer songs of the past. The orchestral accompaniment is a feature of the Record. No. 9022, "Beautiful Birds, Sing On," by Harlan and Belmont, is a whistling and singing male duet with orchestra accompaniment. This beautiful selection was previously listed by us, but when we desired to make it over with the new style Record, putting the title on the end of the Record, Mr. Belmont was too far away to join with Mr. Harlan in making the Record, and we were compelled to drop it from the catalogue. Mr. Belmont has since returned to New York and has made it possible to re-list the Record. It is made better than before, and will certainly be a greater seller than ever. No. 9023, "She Waits by the Deep Blue Sea," by Irving Gillette, is a new descriptive ballad by Theodore Morse (music) and Edward Madden (words). Mr. Morse is also well-known as the composer of "Blue Bell," "I've Got a Feeling for You" and several other of the past season's successes. For her sailor sweetheart,' "she waits by the deep blue sea." There's a sob and a tear for each dreary year, As "she waits by the deep blue sea." No. 9024, "South Carolina Minstrels," by the Edison Minstrels, introduces a comic talk between the end men, Len Spencer and Billy Murray, and the song "It's Aflus de Same in Dixie," by Billy Murray and the Edison Male Quartette. The opening overture by the orchestra is "Beneath the Starry Flag." No. 9025, "Bunker Hill Medley," by the Edison Military Band, is arranged in march time and introduces five popular songs previously listed as follows: Bunker Hill (our Record No. 8966), "I've Got a Little Money and I Saved It All for You" (our Record No. 8991), "Tammany" (our Record No. 8979), "My Carolina Lady" (our Record No. 8948) and "The Preacher and the Bear" (our Record No. 9000). HEARD IT PLAYED AND WAS CONVINCED. "The other day a man stepped into my store to get a cigar and saw a Phonograph setting on the shelf," wrote Henry Halloway, an Edison Dealer, at Pamona, Wis. "He asked me to play a piece for him, saying that he had never seen a machine like that. He said he had heard lots of grindstones or discs but wouldn't have one in his house. He said he would like to see if these machines were "any better. So I played Record No. 8659, Tf I Were Only You' and No. 10, 'Belle of New York March.' He said, 'Don't play any more, but just pack up that machine and a 48-inch horn and pick out two dozen good Records, your own choice, so I can take them right along with me.' It was only ten minutes before train time. When I told him that the price of the machine was only $30 and the Records thirty-five cents each, he said T don't care if the price is twice that ; I would have one anyway.' This man is a good musician. He was once the leader of the Darlington band and has a piano and other instruments in his home."