The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1916)

10 EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY, MAY, 1916 coloratura soprano has been recorded for the Blue Amberol catalog by Miss Verlet in "Spring Voices," a waltz-song by Strauss, record No. 28205. That Paulo Gruppe is acquiring a greater and greater mastery of the 'cello as the years go by, is the opinion of Musical America following the recent appearance of the young Dutch 'cellist in a recital in New York. "Mr. Gruppe has grown appreciably as an artist since he first played here six years ago," states the criticism. "His performances show great gains in the way of style, authority and breadth, a riper intelligence and musicianship. He has acquired a considerable degree of technical assurance and developed those qualities of understanding and temperament necessary to bring forth successfully the deeper elements of what he essays." "Like an oasis in a desert was the song recital of Miss Julia Heinrich yesterday afternoon — a refreshment for the weary listener to music, a relief from the tiresome monotony of monotonous things, an uplift for the mind, a gratification to the ear tired of the strident and stridulous strivings of incapables," is a comment of a musical critic concerning a recent appearance of Miss Heinrich in New York. "She is an artist and one high up in the scale," it concludes after giving the singer other high praise for her rare ability. OLD INSTRUMENT MAKES AGED MAN AND CHILDREN HAPPY A COMMUNICATION full of human interest was recently received from W. Ulrich, of Spokane, Washington, who owns an oldstyle, wax-record instrument, which, after many years of faithful service, is still adding to the happiness of many people. "I am an old man without a family. I have one of your concert machines that you used to call 'Opera.' I was four years in southeastern Missouri, and while there became very popular with the small children. When I left there for the West half of the children in town were down at the depot to see me off. They all wanted me to write them, and I promised that they should all hear from me, that I would not forget a single one of them. "When I reached this city I put a recorder and a blank record on my machine, sat down and talked to the whole bunch of children, calling them all by name, and telling them some funny little story just the same as though they were all around me. Then I sent them this record and someone in the town who owned an Edison instrument played it for them. I heard that they jumped up and down and clapped their hands with delight when they heard grandpa talking to them from two thousand miles away, and now I often send them such records. "I merely write you these few lines as I thought Mr. Edison might be personally interested to know the novel use his machine had been put to." TRADED AUTOMOBILE FOR GEM PHONOGRAPH *<TF you can't make an automobile go you can I make a phonograph go," is what a man who lives down in Ohio must have said to himself before he went out and traded his automobile for an Edison Gem Phonograph. This is a new incident in the annals of "trading," but it is vouched for by Martin G. Chandler, Edison dealer in Chillicothe, Ohio, who tells of it in the following letter: "A man brought into our store recently one of the old-style Gem Phonographs for repairs. As it needed a new sapphire and a new spring we endeavored to sell him a new model, taking his old machine in exchange. He stated, however, that he had just gotten it in trade, that he did not have much in it and did not care to go to any further expense. "After some questioning he told us that he traded an automobile for it. 'It was an old model, about 1909,' he said, 'and as it had not run good since I took it apart last summer I thought that I had better get rid of it. It had two fair tires on it, but, as I said, it didn't run good after I tinkered with it, and so I let it go." The Pueblo Phonograph Company, Pueblo, Col., has just received its incorporation papers and become a full fledged Edison Amberola dealer. It is planned by A. J. Reynolds, president and treasurer of the new organization, and his brother, C. A. Reynolds, vice-president and manager, to have recitals at least twice a week. They are both enthusiastic over the outlook for business. EDISON DEALER HIGHLY PRAISED Our Houston, Texas, dealers, the Houston Music Company, were very nicely written up in a late issue of a music trade paper. Some of the nice things said about them was that they are one of the most progressive concerns in their line to-day. Further, that they carry one of the most extensive lines in the state and through specializing in these lines are in a position to furnish most excellent service. Harry H. Houston, general manager, who located in Houston about a year ago, is already stated to have become a shining light among the younger business men of his city. Manager Houston is reported to have made a success of all his undertakings and his present one seems to hold out every promise of becoming one of his most successful. Houston is a long way from Orange, but if you can stretch it, gentlemen, here's our hand to the H. M. Company. It affords us considerable satisfaction when a dealer writes in, either condemning, commending or commenting on an article in the Phonograph Monthly, for then we are sure of one thing. We know we have interested him one way or the other.