The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1910)

18 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. FROM OUR LONDON HEADQUARTERS— (Continued.) on gramophone records his song "Moonstruck," sung by Miss Gertie Millar in "Our Miss Gibbs" at the Gaiety Theater. Mr. Macgillivray, for the company, stated that Mr. Monckton's statement of claim disclosed no reasonable cause of action and it was embarrassing. It had been decided that the making of a printed roll for a pianola was not an infringement of the author's copyright, and under the pleadings it was impossible to understand what position Mr. Monckton took up. Ogden Lawrence, K. C., said that Mr. Monckton relied upon the common law right of a man to live on the fruit of his labor. This was a most serious question for authors, as gramophones had become practically perfect and were now used by really musical people. When people could get a song on a record it was found that the sale of the music was practically nil, and the important point was how far the author had a proprietary right in works which he put before tne world — for people to play certainly, but not for reproduction in such a way as to destroy the value of the author's work. Mr. Justice Eve refused the application. The Gramophone Trade-Mark Action. The important Gramophone trade mark action will probably have been heard in the courts by the time these lines appear. New Companies. Irolite Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Talking Machine Manufacturers, etc. Capital, £2,000 in £10 shares. Registered office, 9 Hart street, Bloomsbury W. C. Express Cable Inventions, Ltd. Photographs by Telegraphy. Capital, £50,000. 29a Charing Cross Road, London W. C. A prospectus has been issued by the "Harper" Electric Piano (1910) Co., Ltd. Capital, £30,000. Apart from developments in other directions, the new company will continue the sale of pianos, organs, gramophones and all other kinds of. musical instruments in which a profitable business has been carried on by the vendor company at Holloway Road, London. Gramophone Co. Shares Advance. The Gramophone Co.'s shares have been very considerably on the upward grade of late, the last quotation at the time of writing being 39s. 4V&d. With a steady market, as at present, prospects would seem to be very satisfactory in view of the fact that machine and record sales are well above the average for the time of year. New Color Cinematography. The latest invention in color cinematography is being shown at the Palace Theater, London. The pictures, taken by the Urban-Smith process known as Kinemacolor, form a complete pictorial account in color of the funeral procession of King Edward and the bringing of the body to Westminster Hall from Buckingham Palace. Nothing is omitted. The early morning crowds in the streets, the arrival of the soldiers to keep the route, the coming of the empty gun-carriage, the arrival of those taking part in the procession, are all shown. The marching soldiers and the brilliant uniforms of the sovereigns and officers upon the background of the trees in the park give some wonderful contrasts. Choice List of Gramophone Records. A choice batch of records is to hand from the Gramophone Co. They are of a quality which will appeal to all music lovers and dealers are well advised to keep a good stock in hand. The following titles are contained in the list for June: "Egmont Overture" ( Beethoven ), "Grand Duchess of Gerolstein" (Offenbach) selections I. and II., by the Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards; "Dollar Princess," two step, by the Black Diamonds band; "Star of the Desert" (Bonheur), by John Harrison; "O Paradise" ("L'Africaine") (Meyerbeer), sung by Evan Williams; "The Low-backed Car" (Samuel Lover), by Thorpe Bates; "Ben the Bo'sun" (Ad ams), Harry Dearth; "Invocazione" ("Ballo in Maschera" — Verdi), sung by Miss Edna Thornton; Gems from "The Dollar Princess" (Rossfall), by The Light Opera Company; "Quando Corpus" ("Stabat Mater"), Rossini, quartet, by Miss Perceval Allen, Miss Edna Thornton, Messrs. John Harrison and Robert Radford; "My Wife's Gone to the Country," humorous song, by Harry Carlton; "Josephus Orange Blossom," by the Minster Singers; Causerie — "The Prairie Flower," violin solo by Francis Macmillen, and two fine pianoforte pieces on one record entitled "Pastoral" and "Capriccio" (Scalatti) by Mark Hambourg. The famous Irish tenor, John McCormack, now singing at Covent Garden Opera, has been exclusively retained for Gramophone records, and here are some of the titles already issued: Fra Poco a me ricovero, "Lucia di Lammermoor"; Racconto di Rurolfo, "La Boheme"; Una Furtiva, "L'Elesir di Amore"; "When Shadows Gather," "The Minstrel Boy," "Annie Laurie," "Come Back to Erin," "Killarney" and 'The Snowy Breasted Pearl." A new series of Gramophone records by Nicola Zerola and Riccardo Martin has just been issued. Complete List of Edison Bell Discs. J. E. Hough, Ltd., have recently issued a complete list of their Edison Bell disc records. It is conveniently arranged, and Colonial traders wil! find it very useful for reference. H. Cullum Expected Home. H. J. Cullum, of the factoring firm of Lockwood's, 43 City Road, has been visiting the West Indies. He will be in New York when this reaches you, and he is expected home within ten days. New Japanese Customs Tariff Law. For the information of the commercial community the Board of Trade have issued, as a blue-book, a translation of the proposed new customs tariff law for Japan. New Klingsor Disc Arouses Interest. The exclusive report in the last issue of The ROYAL APPRECIATION To H. M. the KING OF ITALY BY APPOINTMENT To H. M. the QUEEN To T. M. the KING and QUEEN OF SPAIN HIS MASTER'S VOICE To H. H. the KHEDIVE OF EGYPT THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, Ltd. 21 CITY ROAD, LONDON 15 Rue Bleue, PARIS 36 Ritterstrasse, BERLIN 56 Balmes, BARCELONA 139 Belleaghatta Road, CALCUTTA To H. M. the SHAH OF PERSIA