The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1910)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. la . FROM OUR LONDON HEADQUARTERS— (Continued > Some Notable Favorite Records. Not so very far back the recording of selections by such a combination of star musicians as the bands of H. M. Life Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, and such leading artists as the soloists and grand chorus from the Berlin, Vienna and Paris opera houses, on a double disc selling at 2s. 6d. would have been regarded as amazing. We are now getting quite used to it here, but out abroad such value is still looked upon more or less with great enthusiasm, and my readers will therefore appreciate the recent issue of Favorite records — 14 titles from "Faust," excellently rendered by leading continental artists from the above-named opera houses. The quality of the recording reaches a very high standard, and the enterprise of the Favorite Record Co. will assuredly receive just recognition in the shape of substantial orders. Application to 45 City Road, London, E. C, should be made for particulars of trading terms, etc. Doesn't Pay to Fool with the Auctioneer. An amusing story of a riot in an auction room was told in the. courts recently. Just after plaintiff's sale had commenced, defendant, somewhat inebriated, appeared on the scene and created an uproar, which terminated in a miniature riot. Under examination as to alleged inflated reserve prices, plaintiff was asked: "A grand piano, in splendid mahogany case, is £5 too high for that?" "Yes, 10s. would be enough ; only the case was worth anything." "£2 for a harmonium in case?" Plaintiff — "Too dear; there was no sound in it." "Cabinet piano by Collard, 30s.?" "Oh, decidedly too high ; there was no music in it ; only the shell." (Laughter.) For the defense — Defendant said that on the day of the sale he had about a dozen drops of "Scotch" with the plaintiff, and he doubted if either of them knew much about what they said. (Laughter.) The fact remained that plaintiff started the sale before defendant had put his reserve prices on, and when he heard of it he went and stopped the sale. Verdict — £72 odd damages for plaintiff. Sensation of the Season The "TRESOR" MOTOR THE ONLY PERFECT MOTOR i i Obtainable Through all Leading Factors Throughout the World Insist Upon Having Machines Fitted Only With This IVIotor National Phonograph Co.'s Recent Issues. In addition to the usual monthly high-grade list of titles the National Phonograph Co. have now issued a special catalog of titles suitable for Christmas. There are fourteen splendid Amberol selections and about 36 Standard, of great variety. The December issues are as follows : Grand opera records — "Lenz" (Hildach), sung in German, Leo Slezak; "Boherrie — Mi Chiamano Mimi" (Puccini), sung in Italian, Lucrezia Bora; "Manon — Ah! dispar vision" (Massenet), sung in Italian, Aristodemo Giorgini ; "Rigoletto — Caro Nome" (Verdi), sung in Italian, Selma Kurz. Record by Sarah Bernhardt — "Les Bouffons" — "La Brise" Conte (Yamacois), in French. Amberol records — "The Boys of the Old Brigade," march (Barri and Myddleton), National Military Band; "Yip-I-AddyI-Ay" (Flynn), Stanley Kirkby; "I Beg Your Pardon" (Tours), Maurice Farkoa; "Hop Scotch — Barn Dance" (Rose), concertina solo, Alexander Prince; "Good-bye, Sweetheart, Good-bye" (Hatton), Ernest Pike; "A Most Delightful Evening" (David and Lee), Arthur Osmond; " 'Tis a Faded Picture" (Darewski), Miss Florrie Forde; "They All Love Jack" (Stephen Adams), Peter Dawson; "Put on Your Kilt, My Sandy" (Godfrey and D' Albert), Jack Lorimer; "Our Miss Gibbs," selection (Caryll and Monckton), National Military Band; "Bells of Christmas" (I. H. Meredith), Edison Concert Band and Chorus ; "Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer" (William V. Wallace), Miss Marie Narelle ; "The Mocking Bird," fantasia (Winner-Strobbe), Charles Daab, xylophone solo; "My Old Girl" (J. R. Shannon), Manuel Romain ; "My Wild Irish Rose" (Chauncey Olcott), Oakland and Thompson ; "By the Light of the Silvery Moon Medley" (J. B. Lampe), New York Military Band; "The Birthday of a King" (W. H. Neidlinger), James F. Harrison and chorus; "Silver Bell" (P. Wenrich), Miss Ada Jones and Billy Murray; "Every Little Movement," intermezzo from "Madame Sherry" (Karl Hoschna), American Standard Orchestra; and "Manila Waltz" (S. Chafre), United States Marine Band. Edison Standard records — "The Lion of St. Mark's," march (Fabiani), National Military Band; "I've Got Rings on My Fingers" (Scott), Stanley Kirkby; "U-li-i-a-tee" (Glover Kind), Miss Florrie Forde; "Not To-day," Arthur Osmond ; "A Sprig o' Shillelagh" (Helf), concertina solo, Alexander Prince; "The Angel's Song" (R. Parker), Edison Concert Band and Chorus; "There's a Clock Upon the Alantel Striking One, Two, Three" (J. M. Reilly), Will Oakland; "Curly Head" (A. Gumble), Byron G. Harlan; "Sweetness" (T. Lemonier), Peerless Quartet; and "Blaze of Glory," march (A. Holzmann), New York Military Band. Pathe's IV! iTo-C inematography. A notable illustration of how the cinematograph seems destined to be pressed increasingly into the service of science was afforded at King's College Hospital recently when the first exhibition of its kind to take place in this country was given of micro-cinematography. What is ordinarily viewed by the eye of successive single observers looking through a particular microscope was thrown upon the screen and rendered visible simultaneously to all the members of a large audience. Several hundred people were thus enabled to observe at the same time the progress of the disease of sleepingsickness as illustrated by the changes taking place in the blood of the inoculated rat, from the moment of inoculation until death, the appearance presented by the stomach of a human patient being examined under X-rays, and many other phenomena of pathological and bacteriological interest. The beauty of the slides roused frequent applause, and at the conclusion of the exhibition a vote of thanks to Messrs. Pathe Freres, by whose courtesy the films were shown, was cordially adopted. Columbia Co.'s Christmas Records. Tastefully printed in two colors, the Columbia Co.'s Christmas list of records — one of the first issued, by the way — is replete with all the old and