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EDSION PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY FOR MARCH, 1913
Edison Artists
ALBERT A. WIEDERHOLD
Baritone
ALBERT WIEDERHOLD was born near Toronto, Canada. He studied for some years at the Knox Conservatory of Music, of Galesbury, 111. He then became a pupil of Oscar Saenger, New York City, under whom he remained for three years, studying the standard oratorios and operas, as well as a great many of the classic songs and German Lieder.
Mr. Wiederhold has shown himself a true artist in all his work, gifted by nature with a voice of rare breadth and power. He has studied with a great sincerity of purpose and determination in acquiring a smooth and even quality of tone throughout his entire range, and his voice is the kind that a lover of music can listen to indefinitely without getting wearied. It is rich,' full, exceedingly well placed and possesses all the qualities of a baritone, while still retaining many of the characteristics of a real bass. It is perfectly clear, and the artist's control of it is delightful. His power of expression is great, and he enters into the spirit of his work with enthusiasm. In some of his songs he shows a most robust vigor, while in others he is all delicacy and tender pathos.
HELEN CLARK
Mezzo-soprano
THIS charming and artistic young contralto was born in Rochester, N. Y., of a well-known and musical family. Her talent developed early in life for, even as a child, she was known for
her phenomenal voice, and at the tender age of nine she began singing in church choirs. The contralto timbre of her voice soon became very pronounced, and when about seventeen years of age she was brought to New York and placed under Madame Jaeger of the Metropolitan Opera House, where she studied for two years. During this time Mr. Conried of the Metropolitan Opera Company cast her for small parts in several operas, among them being "Hansel and Gretel," and "The Queen of Sheba."
Miss Clark has for some time studied with F. H. Haywood, under whose tutorage her voice has matured into that of a contralto, with almost a soprano range. During her many years of study she has availed herself of opportunities offered in the fields of choir, Phonograph singing, and in numerous concerts. She is well-known throughout the country and is deservedly popular, not only because of her magnificent voice, but by her charming personality and youthful enthusiasm, which have won her a host of friends everywhere. Miss Clark has thoroughly mastered the art of singing, and her enunciation is exceptionally clear — an important factor in the successful making of Phonograph Records.
REV. WILLIAM H. MORGAN, D.D.
REV. WILLIAM H. MORGAN was born at Whiton Park, England in 1861. He and his parents came to this country in September 1870 — locating in Ironton, Ohio — and at the age of eleven he entered the Iron and Steel Works, where he was employed until 1883. He then be