The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1911)

26 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. FROM OUR LONDON HEADOUARTERS-(Contmued.) Sons, Ltd., have redoubled their efforts in the direction of cultivating trade in all kinds of musical instruments with our colonies and dependencies, and to that end Edgar B. Samuel spends most of his time abroad. He returned home February 25 after being away thirteen months on a tour covering the chief cities of Australia and New Zealand. From all accounts the trip was in every way a business success, for here, there and everywhere may now be found dealers handling the Odeon and Jumbo records, Dulcephone machines, pianos and many other musical instruments made by B. S. & S. Mr. Samuel says talking machine trade conditions are distinctly good in the colonies, and things are improving all the time. What especially impressed him was the enormous business in Edison cylinder goods prevailing throughout Australasia, where practically every musical instrument dealer features these products, often to the exclusion of all other talking machine lines. But our export trade is increasing each month and the disc is gaining in popularity abroad to a surprising extent, which is not a little due to the enterprise of Barnett Samuel & Sons, Ltd. The New Gramophone Records for March. "His Master's Voice" records for March are of a diverse and pleasing character — the right kind of selections at the right time. It is decidedly a strong list, and such a one that dealers can with the utmost confidence place big stock orders. The titles follow: "Pique Dame" overture (Suppe) ; "La Sirene" overture (Auber) ; "Ballet Music and Rustic Dance, Colomba" (Mackenzie) ; and "In Memoriam" overture (Sullivan), by the Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards ; "La Source" ballet, selections 1 and 2, and "La Source" ballet, selections 3 and 4 (Delibes), Mayfair Orchestra; "I Will Extol Thee, Eli" (Costa), Mme. Agnes Nicholls ; "God Shall Wipe Away All Tears," "The Light of the World" (Sullivan), and "The Pretty Creature" (arranged by Lane Wilson), JNIme. Kirkby.Lunn; "Crossing the Bar" (Willeby), Evan Williams; "Pleading" (Elgar), Walter Hyde; "Young Tom o' Devon" (Russell), Charles Tree; "A Soldier's Toast" (Airlie Dix), Harry Dearth; "Flow Gently, Deva" (Parry), Evan Williams and Robert Radford; "De Ole Banjo" (Scott Gatty), and "Dat's Berry Queer" (Scott Gatty), The Minster Singers; "Scherzo" (Bonniseau), piccolo, EH Hudson; andante and variations, "Kreutzer" sonata (Beethoven), violin, Joska Szigeti ; "It's Just Like Being at Hame," Harry Lauder; "Waltz Me Round Again, Willie" (Ren Shields), George Grossmith, Jr. ; "Tut, Tut ! That's a Bygone," Mark Sheridan ; "We Really Had a Most Dehghtful Evening" (David and Lee), Harry Carlton; "The Bassoon" (Quentin Ashlyn), W. H. Berry; "O ! Ha Byddain Haf O Hyd" (Davies), and "Mentra Gwen" (old Welsh song), Evan Williams. Selections from Mozart's "Twelfth Mass," "Glorious Is Thy Name" (Gloria in excelsis) ; "Praise the Lord" (Quoniam tu Solus Sanctus) ; "Thou, Lord, Art God Alone" (Cum Sancto Spiritu) ; "Bow Down and Hear Me" (Et incarnatus est) ; "He Is Blessed" (Benedictus), and "Holy, Lord God of Saboath" .(Sanctus), by Mixed Church Choir. "The Gramophone in the Home." "The Gramophone in the Home" is the title of a handsomely produced brochure just issued by the Gramophone Co., Ltd. It has been specially designed with a view to interesting that large section of the well-to-do public who have for some reason or other not yet. succumbed to the charms of "His Master's Voice." ■ The brochure illustrates different rooms containing a gramophone of a design most in keeping with the character of each apartment, with interesting argumentative sellingtext attached. It must be admitted that the idea is a particularly good one, and should result — if wisely distributed — in substantial business, well justifying the large expenditure necessarily involved in the production of this excellent brochure-catalog. Talking Machine Men to Attend Leipzig Fair. The Leipzig Fair, March 6-18, will be fairly well attended by talking machine traders from this country, but it is noticeable that many prominent men in the trade who have in the past attended regularly will absent themselves this year. Ihe Leipzig Fair is not that storehouse of novelties that it used to be, and this last season or so it has produced few new inventions of real commercial value. Among the visitors from this country there is S. W. Dixon, Gramophone Co. ; W. Manson, Zonophone and Twin companies ; G. Murdoch, J. G. Murdoch & Co. ; A. Balcombe, Barnett Samuel & Sons, Ltd.; O. Ruhl, Beka Record; H. J. Cullum, W. G. Smart and E. Tyler, Lockwoods ; C. Herzog and A. Ficker, New Polyphon Co. ; G. Andres, Andres Bros. & Co. ; W. Johnson, of Liverpool, and A. W. Gamage. Billy Williams' Records Popular. The Columbia Co. report a mighty big trade in Billy Williams' records. He is responsible for six really good comic songs which are selling in thousands. Wanted to Tax Pianos in French City. A hawker and old cigar-end dealer has recently been elected a municipal councillor at Le Puy, France. Among other things he clamors for an extra tax on pianos. "Why pay lOf. a year," he asks, "for a poor dog that can howl on only two notes or so and nothing for a piano that can scream or groan on about eighty?" Without any consideration for the reforms he calls for, his colleagues on the council have all resigned. We do not wonder. New Company. Blum & Co., Ltd., gramophone patentees ; capital £2,500, in £1 shares. Office, 89 Chiswell street, London, E. C. Rapid Communication With the Continent. Owing to an acceleration of the shipping and railwav services between this country and the Con KLINGSOR TALKING MACHINES The pNLY Musical Talking Machine Various Designs and Prices Second to None in Reproduction Klingsor Record 10 inch D.S. The acme of perfection in the art of recording. Will appeal to all lovers of music. For lists and monthly supplements, also terms, etc., apply to Klingsor Works 22-24 Tabernacle St., London, E. C, England Cables: Defiatory, London