The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1911)

22 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. FROM OUR LONDON HEADQUARTERS— (Continued.) Michaelis; "Jock o' Hazeldean" (traditional), and "But the Lord Is Mindful, 'St. Paul' " (Mendelssohn), Madame Kirkbj' Lunn ; "Before the Battle" (Hedgecock), John Harrison and Robert Radford; "Good-night" (Scott-Gatty), quartette by "The Minster Singers"; "In the Park; the Girl in the Train" (Leo Hall), W. H. Berry; "My Beastly Eyeglass" (monologue), Tom Clare; "A-hunting We Will Go" Mark Sheridan; "Ladies, Beware" (Leslie Stuart) (with violin obligato by W. H. de Groot), Miss PhylHs Darl; "The Lass With the Lasso" (Leslie Stuart), Miss Olive May; "I Beg Your Pardon" (Leslie Stuart), Geo. Grossmith, Jr., and Edmund Payne, and "Don't Forget You're a Lady" (LesHe Stuart), Geo. Grossmith, Jr.; "Open the Gates" (Crosby-Knapp), Evan WilHams, and "Adrift on an Ice-flow," Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, C. M. G. New Artists for National Phonograph Co. The National Phonograph Co. announce the acquisition of two new artists in the persons of Frank X. Doyle, a popular young concert tenor, and Guido Gialdini, whose whistling accomplishments have made for him a great name. Mr. Doyle's recent contributions are "I Love the Name of Mary" and "For Killarney and You." Mr. Gialdini is first heard in the June Amberol supplement with "Birds of the Forest— Gavotte." Although not so extensive as usual, the June list of Amberol and Standard records is characterized by titles that will specially appeal to dealers at this time of the year. The complete list is as follows : Amberol records — "Evening News Waltz" (Ivan Maclean), Alhambra Orchestra; "When Father Papered the Parlor" (Barnes and Weston), Billy WilHams; "For Old Times Sake" (Charles Osborn), Vincent Hards; "The Toilers" (Piccolomini), Peter Dawson; "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo in the Morning" (Harrington and Neal), Miss Florrie Forde; "The Girls I've Left Behind Me" (R. Penso), Stanley Kirkby; "I" Have to Go 'Round to the Sergeant," Arthur Osmond; "Introduce Me to the Lady" (R. Penso), Jack Charman; "No Wonder I Look Jolly" (Murphy and Lipton), George Formby; selection from "The Gondoliers" (A. Sullivan), National Military Band; "Young American Polka" (J. Levy), xylophone solo, Charles Daab; "Bonnie Doon" ("Ye Banks and Braes") (James Miller), Miss Marie Narelle; "Iriumphal March" (K. L. King), New York Military Band; "Song Bird," intermezzo (H. Alford) (Bells solo), Charles Daab; "Rainbow" (P. Wenrich), Miss Ada Jones and Billy Murray; "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (C. C. Converse), Edison Mixed Quartette; "Spinning Song" (H. Litolff), piano solo, Karel B.ondam; and "The Bridge," Knickerbocker Quartet. Standard records— "The Red Dragoons" march (E. Adams), National Military Band ; "I've Found Kelly" (W. Hargreaves), Billy Williams; "You Wish Me to Forget You" (R. Donelly), Ernest Pike; "Maggie Ryan from Dublin Town" (Harrington, Lane and Neal), Stanley Kirkby; "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am" (Murray and Weston), Arthur Osmond; "Temptation Rag" (H. Lodge), New York Military Band, and "Beautiful Garden of Roses" (J. C. Schmid), Arthur C. Clough and chorus. Gramophone Co.'s Advice to Dea'ers. In the course of one of their many interesting letters to the trade they have this to say : "The year 1911 is going to be a boom year for "His Master's Voice," but we cannot reap the full benefit of the boom by sitting still. We must go out and meet it together, and it is the energetic dealer who realizes this and takes such opportunities as the present list gives who will reap the biggest harvest. Our coronation advertising and big summer scheme will start in May, and full notice will be given in due course," etc. With such publicity and helpful assistance as now given by the Gramophone Co., it would almost seem impossible for dealers to sit still ; yet there are those who, while they get the inquiry benefits of this publicity expenditure, need to be constantly reminded of the necessity to follow-up prospects. Doesn't seem true, but it is some consolation to know that this class of dealer is in the minority, at any rate as far as it afffects Gramophone traders. IVlegaphone Telephones. A mysterious deep-toned voice, which might have belonged to an invisible giant (says a daily paper) startled passengers waiting for tramway cars at the Embankment. It gave uncanny directions from the roof as to seating capacity of approaching cars. The voice represents the latest in the use of megaphone-telephones. An inspector two or three hundred yards away from the queue station makes announcement as to seating capacity and destination of the cars, through a telephone which has its reproducing power intensified by special device, and yet again magnified by the megaphone fitted in the roof of the queue station. Resigns His Position. At the moment of going to press we have been given to understand that A. Balcombe has resigned his position as manager of the musical instrument and talking machine departments of Barnett Samuel & Sons, Ltd., with which firm he has been honorably connected for the past twenty-one years. It is Mr. Balcombe's intention to associate himself with O. Ruhl, Ltd., of 77 City Road, this city, sole agents for Beka records and Lindstrom disc machines. Edison-Bell Velvet Faced Records. The building up of the Edison-Bell velvet face record repertoire is proceeding apace, the complete list now consisting of about 130 titles. All are picked gems covering every phase of music. The violin solos are especially fine and sound to great advantage by reason of the velvety surface practically eliminating all harsh needle scratch. In the matter of bands and orchestras the list is rich, and it would be difficult to find a more select combination of musicians than that gathered together under the style of King Edward's Horse. A number of the latest issues have reached me from J. E. Hough, Ltd., and I find them particularly attractive from every point of view. Characterized by a clean, smooth surface, splendid recording, and ROVAU APPRECIATION "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" THE GENUINE GRAMOPHONE To H. M. the KING OF ITALY Tfou know it hy this . . NO INSTRLnHENTOR. RECORD IS MANUFACTURED AND SOID BY THE G RAMOPHONE CO Vy. THAT DOISNOrBEAS.THIS TRADE MARK To T. M. the KING and QUEEN OF SPAIN BY APPOINTMENT To H. M. QUEEN ALEXANDRA HIS MASTER'S VOICE To H. H. the KHEDIVE OF EGYPT THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, Ltd. 21 CITY ROAD, LONDON To H. M. the SHAH OF PERSIA FRANCE . . Cie. Francaije dli Gramophone, 15 Rue Bleoe, Paris GERMANY . Deutsche Grammophon-Aktien Gesellschaft, 36 Ritterstrasse, Berlin ITALY . . . Compa^nia Italiana del Grammofono, Via S. Prospero 5, Milan EGYPT . . The Gramophone Co., Ltd,, 13 Rue Stamboul, Alexandria SCANDINAVIA Skandinavisk Grammophon Aktieselskab, Frihavnen, Copenhagen Appelbergsgatan 52, Stockholm \ RUSSIA. SPAIN INDIA The Gramophone Co., Ltd., Krasnaja Ploschjad ; Mittlere Handels Reihen 312-322, Moscow Fohtanka 58, Petersburg' Also branches at Riga, Kharkoff, Rostoff, Omsk, Tiflls Cie. Francaise dn Gramophone, 56 Balmes, Barcelona The Gramophone Co., Ltd., 139 Belleaghatta Road, Calcutta