Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-12
REVIEW OF
 NEWEST MUSIC
Instrumental and Vocal Selections are
 Worthy of Special Mention.


 From musical standpoint the new year gets a good start with the splen- did list of new Victor Records just issued for January. All the records are so good that it is difficult to de- eide which to mention first but sui i flee it to Say that there are records enough to please everybody, whether they want instrumental or vocal mu- sic ,operatic airs or popular songs, or ! hymns, or whatever they may want to hear.
 Pryor's Band contributes two new records. The LOrchestro Symphoni- que of Paris gives the third of a splendid series of operatic records Faust Ballet Music, Nos. 5 and 6.
 The playing of the Vienna String Quartet is fine example of the spirit and finish that can. te put into popu- lar music and the ' lighter classics when properly rendered, and the fav- orite "Barcarolle" from Contes dHoff- man is excellently played. The Bo- hemian Orchestra of London plays q beautiful new Bohemian waltz, "A vi- sion of Salome.' /
 Admirers of the sprightly operatic medleys by the Victor Light Opera Company will be delighted with the two new medleys by this organization one from the new musical comedy success, "The Golden Girl" One of the big hits of the season. Carrie is sung by Billy Murray; this origi- nal number is a refreshing novelty and the "patter" effects in the chorus are very striking.
 Seventeen doubled-faced records thirty-four selections--are included in the list of popular numbers. 4 superb new record of the impressive and ever popular "Miserere' is played by Pryor and Kenneke (trombone and corneJ accompanied by Pryor's Band. Two hymn-records of unusual volume, which will be useful to churches to assist in congregational singing the famous Throw Out the Life Line, splendidly given by Harry Macdonough and the Haydn Quartet, and Onward Christian Soldiers by the Westminster Cathedral Choir of London, Murray K. Hill, Steve Porter and Nat M. Wills each get off some nonsense specialties which are sure to produce roars of laughter.
 The leading contributions in new Victor Red Seal Records is the great duet from Aida sung by Gadski and Caruso. It is in two parts, one re- cord being "The Fatal Stone" and the other Farewell, Oh Earth" both sung in Italian. Nicola Zerola, the new tenor of the Manhattan Opera House, who has just been engaged to make records exclusively for the Vic- tor, sings two arias from Verdi's Masked Ball', including the exquis- ite Barcolle, one of the most beauti- lull LII SLll Lc0Oi dHS, anu Luc Au1" pressive Death Scene from ''Othello," which Zerola sings superb1y.
 Scotti gives fine rendition of "Dlo Possente," the favorite Valentine air from Faust. Three new records by that favorite dramatic cotralto, Ger ville-Reache, are now offered to mus ic lovers. Louise Homer has two numbers in the current list.
 After reading this article every reader must have felt desire to hear this splendid music. and that de- sire can easily be gratified at any Victor dealers. There isn't dealer anywhere who isn't glad to play these records for any person who wants to hear them-it doesn't matter if the persons owns Victor or simply wants to hear out of curiosity One thing Is certain, it is worth while for every one to get acquainted with the good music produced by the Victor