The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1909)

22 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. FROM OUR LONDON HEADQUARTERS— (Continued.) "Ebonoid" 10-inch disc, as was to be expected, is meeting with big sales, and indeed they deserve to. With this line traders have something which has never before been attempted on a disc record. It is double-sided and sells at 3s. retail. A generous percentage is allowed to dealers, and those in the colonies are losing money by not handling this line. Application should be made immediately, as agencies are now being fixed up. Address the company at The Point, Wandsworth, London, S. W. Record by Dr. Cook. Dr. Cook, of North Pole fame, has made a very interesting Gramophone record which will be on sale shortly. Print Words of Songs. In pursuance of their accustomed policy, the Rena Co. this month give the printed words of no less than four songs included in their November 10-inch supplement. Among these songs we note Wilkie Bard's "Top Note" and "Truly Rural." North Pole March Appears. We observe in the November list of 10-inch Rena records a selection entitled "The North Pole March." This is described as being of a particularly dashing character — which we can quite understand — and though it is hardly necessary, the manufacturers aver that the march has none of those characteristics of discord which mark the narrations of the alleged Pole discoverers, Cook and Peary. Courant with Pathe Freres. S. P. Turner, of Pathe Freres, this city, writes as follows: "Dear Sir — We regret to note in your issue of October 15 that you have mentioned L. H. Courant is severing his connection with Pathe Freres. As Mr. Courant has only retired from the London business, and is still with the firm, will you please see that this is corrected prominently in your next issue. We enclose you herewith a small booklet of our "Majestic Grand Concert" Pathephone. The demand for this machine and the new 20-inch records has been enormous, and we have large orders in hand which will be impossible to execute for some weeks to come." Some Popular Edison Records. Among the recent Amberol records issued by the National Phonograph Co. which have won a large measure of success are a special group for dancing purposes, made by the New York Military Band. These are very timely in view of the opening of the indoor or dancing season, and will be found most convenient for dealers desiring to feature such numbers. They are listed as follows: 260, "Ange D'Amour" ( Waldteufel) ; 261, "Confidence" ("Blue Bell"), waitz (Waldteufel); 263, "Gypsy Baron" "Treasure" Waltz (Strauss); 264, "Good-night Waltz"; 268, "Petunia Quadrille," 1st and 2d figures; 269, ditto, 3d and 4th figures; 270, ditto, 5th figure and waltz; 271, "To the Front" (Karasek), two-step; 272, "Dixie Blossoms" (Wenrich); 273, "The Whitewash Man Medley," two-step; 274, "Dublin Daisies" (Wenrich), two-step; 275, "Lucky Moon" (Stevens), three-step; 276, "Animation Schottische" (Heed), and 277, "How'dy, Hiram" (Friedman), barn aance. Other late issues of the National Co. which are steadily gaining in popularity are the following: Ballet music from "Faust" (Gounod), 241, parts 1 and 2, by the Edison Concert Band; "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" (Liszt), part 2, by the Edison Concert Band, 206; selection, "Pagliacci" (Leoncavallo), 12085, by the National Military Band; "The Lost Chord" (Sullivan), 202, sung by Reed Miller (tenor), with orch. accom.; "Banjo Medley,' 250, by V. L. Ossman, with orch. accom. (introduces "Wildflower," "The Whitewash Man" and "Yankiana Rag"; overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor" (Nicolai), 12076, by the National Military Band; "Bonnie Leezie Lindsay" (Lauder), 12080, sung by Harry Lauder, with orch. accom.; "The Midshipmite" (Adams), 12084, sung by Peter Dawson, with orch. accom.; "Hungarian Dance," G minor and A major (BrahmsJoachim), 203, violin solo, by Albert Spalding; "I Will Sing of My Redeemer" (McGranahan) , 208, sung by the Edison Mixed Quartet, with organ accom.; selections from "Maritana" (Wallace), 220, by the Edison Concert Band; "Dream of the Tyrolienne" (Labitsky), 232, by the Edison Venetian Trio (originally issued as a "Standard" (No. 8349), an., as a violin and flute duet, it is here presented as a trio for violin, flute and harp) ; "When the Sunset Turns the Ocean's Blue to Gold" (Petrie), 256, sung by Byron G. Harlan, with orch. accom.; "Staunch and True March" (Teike), 214; "Old Comrades March" (Teike), 226, by the United States Marine Band; "The Vacant Chair" (Root), 12081, sung by Ernest Pike and Peter Dawson, with orch. accom.; "The Two Grenadiers" (Schumann), 251, sung by Earl Cartwright, baritone, with orch. accom. , Standard— "Oriental Dance" (Herbert), 10217, by the Victor Herbert Orchestra; "Lola Waltz" (Friedman), 10228, by the United States Marine Band; "When the Moon with Glory Brightens," march (Arbuckle), 13887, by the National Military Band; "Santa Lucia," 10230, by the Whitney "Grand Republic," 10236, by the New York Military Band; "Santa Lucia, ' 10230, by the Whitney Bros. Quartet, unaccompanied; "Sweet Hour of Prayer" (Bradbury), by the Edison Mixed Quartet, unaccompanied, 10222; "Two Old Songs," 10232, bells solo, played by Albert Benzler, with orch. accom., "Suwanee River" and "Blue Bells of Scotland"; "My Dearie" (Farrells), 13895, sung by Peter Dawson, with orch. accom.; "Jackanapes Polka" (Lowthian), 13893, concertina solo, by Alex. Prince; "The Nightingale" (Seymour), 13891, duet, by Herbert Payne and Joe Belmont, with orch. accom.; "Gallopade" (Cammeyer), 13890, banjo solo, played by Oily Oakley, with orch. accom.; "Girls, Wives, and Kids," 13894, sung by Arthur Osmond, with orch. accom.; "Everybody Went Roundabout" (Pelham and Rule), 13888, sung by Florrie Forde. 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