The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1910)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 15 13932, "Father Tried It On," George Formby; 13933, "Mary Took the Calves to the Dairy Show" (Castling), Miss Florine Ford; 13934, "Boiled Beef and Carrots" (Collins and Murray), Arthur Osmond; 13936, "Blaydon Races" (Wilson), J. C. Scatter; 10297, "Venetian Love Song" (Nevin), Victor Herbert's Orchestra; 10299, "The Star, the Rose and the Dream" (Snyder), Stanley and Gillette; 10300, "The Dancing Girl" (Sousa), Sousa's Band; 10302, "Sweet Bunch of Daisies" (Owen), Miss Elizabeth Wheeler and Harry Anthony; 10304, "The Tin Soldier" (Lote), Vienna Instrumental Quartet; 10305, "My Dad's Dinner Pail" (Braham), Miss Ada Jones; 10306, "When I Dream in the Gloaming of You" (Ingraham), Manuel Romain; 10308, "A Bushel o' Kisses" (Muir and Connes), Edison Concert Band; 10310, "Jerusalem the Golden" (Ewing), Edison Mixed Quartet; 10311, "A Creole Lullaby," Arthur C. Clough; 10312, "Ciribiribin Waltz" (Pestalozza), American Symphony Orchestra; 10314, "Telling Lies" (Snyder), Miss Ada Jones and Billy Murray; 10315, "Long, Long Ago" (Bayley), Manhattan Mixed Trio, and 10316, "Two Thomas Cats" (Smith), New York Military Band. Amberol Records — 12131, "Poet and Peasant Overture" (Suppe), and 12140, "Gems of Scotland," National Military Band; 12132, "When I Get Back Again to Bonnie Scotland" (Lauder), Harry Lauder; 12133, "Tax the Bachelors" (Tate), Stanley Kirkby; 12134, "Every Day in the Week" (Kendal and Formby), George Formby; 12135, waltz from "Die Geschiedene Frau" (Leo Fall), Alhambra Orchestra; 12136, "I've Been Out with Charlie Brown" (Mills and Scott), Miss Florine Forde; 12137, "I Really Can't Reach That Top Note" (Baker), Arthur Osmond; 12138, "Bid Me to Love" (Barnard), Ernest Pike; 12139, "We Don't Want More Daylight" (Murphy and Lipton), Billy Williams; 345, "Rose of the World" (Herbert), Victor Herbert's Orchestra; 346, "My Pretty Little Piece of Dresden China," Miss Bessie Wynn; 347, "Amoureuse Waltz" (Berger), Frosini; 348, "Hello, Mr. Moonman, Hello!" (Fitz), Harvey Hindermeyer; 349, "The Homeland" (Stebbins), Anthony & Harrison; 350, "Benediction of the Poignards," from "The Huguenots" (Meyerbeer), Sousa's Band; 351, "If I Had the World to Give You" (Hayden Clarendon), Reed Miller; 352, "Juanita," Metropolitan. Quartet; 353, "When the Bloom is on the Cotton, Dixie Lee" (Helf), Manuel Romain; 355, "I Will .Sing the Wondrous Story" (Bilhorn), Edison Mixed Quartet; 356, "Forosetta-Tarantella" (Arditi), and 361, "The Darkies' Jubilee" (Turner), American Symphony Orchestra; 359, "In Cairo," Oriental Patrol (Von Blon), New York Military Band, and 364, "The Rifle Regiment March" (Sousa), United States Marine Band. King Leopold and the Phonograph. Relating anecdotes of the late King Leopold, a writer in a contemporary says that he would romp with his children for hours, and when they had gone off to bed out would come the phonograph to enliven away the evening. What tunes were given? The "Brabanconne"? No; the "Binion," one of the favorite airs of the Bretons in exile. The reason, maybe, was because it happened only at the king's Paris home. Cheaper Parcel Post Rates to Canada. Coming into force January 1, a new and welcome reduction in the Canadian parcel post rate is announced as follows: Not exceeding 3 pounds in weight, 1 shilling; up to 7 pounds, 2 shillings, and over 7 and under 11 pounds, 3 shillings. On the same date parcels from Canada to the United Kingdom will be charged a uniform rate of 12 cents (6d.) a pound. These rates are substantially less than the old price, and it should help to tighten the bonds of commercial relations between the mother country and her dependency. Telegraph Money Orders. Telegraphic money orders up to £40 may now be sent through the post office to any part of Canada and the United States. Hitherto, if one wanted to send such a sum it was necessary to take out two separate orders. Stamp Your Contractsl During the hearing of a commercial case re cently plaintiff wished to hand in a letter as forming part of an agreement. His Lordship noticing that the letter was not stamped, asked plaintiff if he would pay £11 for stamping, or whether he would not have the letter put in. "I must protect the revenue, particularly at the present time," said his Lordship. Plaintiff decided to pay the money and to put in the letter as evidence. It but emphasizes the advisability of always spending the few shillings for stamping at the time your agreement is made. It's a form of insurance against such eventualities as the case in point. Unbounded good faith may prevail on either side, but unforeseen circumstances often crop up, you know. To have all your agreements stamped is not to express distrust in each other by any means, but simply to legalize your contract in law. Interesting Gramophone List. The Gramophone list for January just to hand contains not a few selections likely to prove very popular. The titles are as follows: "The Barber of Seville," overture (Rossini), "Marianelle Overture," both excellently rendered by the band of H. M. Coldstream Guards; "Hearts and Flowers," and "Rouge et Noir," by the Metropolitan Orchestra"; "Maid of Malabar," by Mr. John Harrison; "The Arrow and the Song," by Mr. Thorpe Bates; "The Diver," by Robert Radford; "The Angel Song," Mdme. Jones Hudson; "O, Hush Thee, My Babie" (Sullivan), Quartet, Miss Perceval Allen, Miss Alice Lakin, Messrs. John Harrison and Robert Radford. There are two good humorous items, "Ticklie Geordi," by Harry Lauder, and "The Alpine Guide," by Will Evans. Other fine items are "Rhapsody," pianoforte solo by Miss Irene Scharrer; "Waltz No. 3, Andante," by the Renard Instrumental Quartet; and lastly, two popular pantomime numbers, "I Used to Sigh for the Silvery Moon," by Walter Miller, and "The Corsican Maid." by Herbert Payne. Lovers of the classical will be glad to hear that the Gramophone Company have made two further records by Signor Caruso, and these are now on sale. Clarion Cylinder Records. Recent issues of the Clarion Standard Cylinder records are as follows: "Health, Wealth and the Girl You Love," Frank Miller; "La Rinks," and "Songs of Autumn," by the Premier Bijou Orchestra; "Settle Up and Settle Down," "With My Little Wigger Wagger," "All Waiting for a Girl," and "In the Little Pub 'Round the Corner," all by Charles Denton; two descriptive records, "Xmas Day in the Navy" and "Xmas Day in the Army"; bagpipe solo, "Highland Laddie," by Pipe Major Forsyth; "Light of Day," Stanley Kirkby; "Won't You Come Over the Garden Wall," Harry Fay and a duet "Old Jim's Xmas Hymn," by Messrs. Thornton and Virgo, completes the list. Columbia Grafonolas Admired. The Columbia Company's two new Grafonola models, constructed on the interior horn principle, have awakened considerable interest among traders here, which is not surprising, having in view the fact that these instruments are in shape and construction entirely different from any other similar class machine. They have already been illustrated and fully explained in these columns, and it only remains to add my recognition of such a successful attempt to elevate this industry to a higher and better plane in commerce. Ruling on Patents. On the ground that a patent relating to typewriters (the property of the Yost Writing Machine Co., of New York) was manufactured mainly or exclusively outside the United Kingdom, the Comptroller General of the Patent Office has revoked it. A warning to American aud foreign inventors of talking machine improvements, not to waste time and money upon patenting their invention here unless they intend to manufacture in England within four years of the date of registration. Twin Record Titles. In accordance with the promise given in my last report I propose to print a fairly representative monthly list of the "Twin" record titles, which are as follows: "Sally in Our Alley," and "The Maid of the Mill," by Mr. Harold Wilde. "Can't We Take It Home With Us," by Florine Forde, and "Come Over the Garden Wall," Kitty Collins and S. Ireland. "If I Could Lock You in My Heart," and "Shine on Harvest Moon," Mr. Arthur Gray. "I Used to Sigh for the Silvery Moon," and "By the Blue Lagoon," F. Williams. "For Months, and Months, and Months," Herbert Forman, and "Boiled Beef and Carrots," Harry Fay. "One of the Girls," George Lashwood, and "Ship Ahoy," Frank Williams. "Rock of Ages," and "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," a church xhoir with organ. "The Irish Boy March" and "Tipperary March" (melodian), Mr. Pat. O'Neill. "Love's Kisses, Waltz," and "Moonlight on the Lake," "Twins" grand orchestra. Der Freischutz," selection, and "Lend Me Your Aid" (La Reine de Saba) Home Guards Band. These titles are issued in the February impression. Provincial News. Reports from different centers confirm the fact that traders generally seem to have experienced a real good time during the Xmas week, and indeed, December throughout has been a month of exceptionally quick sales in talking machines and records. In spite of short time in the Lancashire cotton mills it is remarkable what a satisfactory Xmastide business dealers have done, especially those located in Liverpool, Manchester, and other large towns 'round about. Returns show that unemployment in the provinces is much on the decline with the advancement of better conditions in the coal and shipbuilding trades, and in fact, all the principal industries show an improvement in that respect excepting cotton weaving and spinning. It augurs well for the future since there is nothing so good an index of prosperous times as a settled labor market. In the Provinces indoor talking machine concerts of late have been more in evidence than ever, and no greater tribute to the popularity of the disc instrument especially could be found than the evident appreciation of hundreds of persons sitting for an hour or more at a stretch listening in wrapt admiration of the voice of Caruso, Melba, Clara Butt, Harry Lauder, or maybe a musical comedy excerpt, band piece, or other selection. The value of these concerts is inestimable and provincial dealers attribute much of their business to this source. It's a form of advertising perhaps more surer and quicker in results than local newspaper space, but if the dealer has sufficient capital a combination of these two trade-winning elements must be proportionally more advantageous. Situated in London Road Messrs. J. E. 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