The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1908)

Edison Phonograph Monthly, Jan., 1908 a name to most opera-goers, but with its revival came the quick recognition that this work contained some beautiful music, and among the several attractive numbers embraced by this opera none is more charming than this tenor aria. It is sung by Nemorino, toward the close of the opera, just before he learns that Adina is really devoted to him. Its measures are laden with pleading melodious beauty. B. 64 Canzone del Torrero, ("Song of the Toreador"), "Carmen" Bizet By GIUSEPPE CAMPANARI, Baritone Sung in Italian, Orchestra Accompaniment The curtain of the second act of Bizet's immortal masterpiece, "Carmen," rises upon a scene in the tavern of Lillas Pasta. Gypsies, smugglers and officers are scattered about, and the g}'Psy girls dance to the accompaniment of tambourine and castanet. Carmen and her comrades, Frasquita and Mercedes, participate in this lively scene. Just as it is about to conclude there passes a torchlight procession which proves to be the escort of the bull-fighter, Escamillo, who had done valorous deeds in the arena at Granada. He is welcomed by the party. He describes the scene and the sensations witnessed and experienced in the arena. The music is of unbounded enthusiasm and it is fiery in its surge. The tender portions refer to the Toreador's love, the inevitable lady who casts smiles upon him and is charmed by his gory deeds. In this particular case it is Carmen under whose glances Escamillo languishes. The excerpt is the most popular one in "Carmen" — and that is exalted praise indeed. Records by Harry Lauder The seven Edison Records by Harry Lauder, the famous Scotch comedian, listed on another page, should receive more than ordinary attention at the hands of Edison Jobbers and Dealers, for they only need to be placed before the public in the proper manner to create large sales. The Rcords are unique and unlike anything else in our catalogues. They are the kind that "grow on you" with each playing — your appreciation grows each time you hear them. When you have mastered their dialect (and it is not hard to do so) and have pictured in your mind that they are being sung by one of the funniest artists on the stage, you cannot fail to regard them as about as entertaining Records as you have ever heard. Their merit entitles them to the same sale as the monthly list of Edison Records. Every Dealer who buys the latter should buy the Lauder series. difficult to determine, we hope that Jobbers and Dealers wil! place orders promptly. Special supplements for retail distribution will be printed and shipped with Records when ordered by Jobbers. As an imitator of Scotch characters Harry Lauder probably has no equal. His renditions of Scotch songs may be compared to the coster songs of England. His characters are from similar walks of life, but they speak in Scotch dialect instead of English. Fifteen years ago Harry Lauder was a miner in the coal pits of West Scotland, amusing his comrades with his songs and imitations and glad to earn an occasional shilling or two at a village entertainment. Today he is the best-known comedian in the British Isles, is one of the most popular and is the highest salaried man in his class. Last November he was induced, by the offer of an unusual salary even for high-class artists, to play a limited engagement at the New York Theatre. He there duplicated his home success. He drew crowded houses at every performance. He became the lion of the hour, dividing the honors with the most famous singers and actors then appearing in New York. Much of Mr. Lauder's great success depends upon his ludicrous make ups, his mannerisms and his inimitable impersonations. These teatures are lacking in his Records, and yet the latter are brimful of jovial laughimpelling humor. HARRY LAUDER. These Records will be ready for shipment after February ist, and as the probable demand is Edison Phonographs appeal to the multitude, to your present customers and to those whose money you cannot get in any other way. When you put an Edison Phonograph in a home that home becomes a steady source of revenue because it is the new Edison Records that make the Phonograph a continuous pleasure.