The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-08
MUSICAL WONDERLAND
ABOUNDS IN MELODY
Abundance of Music and Mirth to
Suit All Whims and
Moods.

Sometimes your heart gets hungry for
music, just as your body Graves food.
II used to be that when such an APP
petite came along, you would stay hun
CRY until some kindly person who could
sing or play gave you a more or less
palata BILE meal of music. But in these
wonder-days you sit down in your easy
chair and let the Victor open for you
the door of music's storehouse-turn
your home into musical wonderland.
II makes no difference what class OF
music you want TO hear, you get IL In
its most beautiful form.
In the August list of new Victor rec
Ords, for instance, there are band and
orchestra music, instrumental solos.
grand opera arias, VOleal and instru-
mental medleys from fayorite Oper-
ettas, popular songs, sacreS Music
everything that the heart desires, play
ed and sung by the worlds greatest
artists. PryOr's band plays a bright
and lively march by Mr.. Pryor TO which
he has given the unique name of "Afifi
March" and there is an irresistible
swing about this selection which Will
appeal 10 every one. The Victor Light
Opera company adds TO its laurels by
the two splendid records IL has given
of the gems" from Victor Herbett's
popular Mile. MoTiste," and from that
most famous of all the Sullivan
operettas, The MikadO," which has
been revived with great success in New
York.
A haunting little melody. Every Lit
tie Movement" from Chieago's new
musical production Madame Sherry"
is splendidly sung by Lucy Marsh and
Harry Marlborough. An interesting no
Velty is the first of a series of duets
by Elida Norris and Billy Murray, a
most entertaining darby song, Angel
Eyes" with an odd and effective Choir
US. Nora Bayes and Jack NorWOrth
sing, Rosa Rosetta" an Italian dialect
song with which they made a phenOm-
email hit in the Jolly Bachelors"
Mr. NOrwOrth also sings Sadie
Brady" an appealing little ballad much
In vogue at present Harry Lauder has
Two records. lean MacNeill" and The
Barney Stone" both OF which are brim-
ming over with evidences of the Scotch
comedians genial personality and pune
tuated by his quaint touches of humor.
The noted young tenor, John Barnes
Wells starts his exclusive engagement
with the Victor by singing Florence
AylWards impassiOned love song, BE
loved. 1t Is Morn" and the delightful
ode to spring, In Maytime," by Obey
Speaks.
The biggest instrumental features of
the month are the exquisite violin solos
by Fitz Kreisler, the great virtuoso who
Will make records exclusively for the
Victor His wonderfully beautiful play
Ing Of the Bach "GaVOtte"; the lowell
ness of tone which marks the rendition
of Fosters 'Swanee River" and the
Smetana song of home. Aus der Hell
mat; and his brilliant technique in the
Hungarian Dance" of Brahms exhibit
well the marvellous versatility of the
artist and make il easy 10 understand
why his present American tour has been
literally series OF triumphs.
In dOuble-faced records, the most
sensational combination is the record
containing the seasons two biggest
song hits-'Pve Got Rings on My
Fingers" by Billy Murray and cho
rus, and HAS Anybody Here Seen KEEL
ly?" by Ada Jones. The most import
ant instrumental tWO-sider is played
by Pryor's Temptation Rag"
fine example of ragtime art, and
charming tWOstep, Jungle Moon" On
brated hand plays a new American
fantasia, America Forever" in really
magnificent style; the faVOrite Mar
sovia Waltzes" in slow time especially
The Victor orchestra has a snappy
medley Of four Bayes-Norworth songs,
headed, OF course, by the popular "Kel-
ly.' The orchestra also gives a delight
full rendition Of Engelmann's dainty in
termeZzo. MELODY of Love-" which has
become a household favorite. AS a
laugh producer, the comedy sketch,
"Epitaphs. or Two Darkies in a Gene
terry" by Golden and Hughes. is a de-
cided success, for a person can't help
but be amused at the tombstone in
scriptions which they read off. The
Haydn quartet's rendering of Meet Me
Where the Lanterns Glow" the tune
ful success of the New York Hippo
drOme's new production, "A Trip TO
Japan" is excellent. The instrumental
solos by Roger Casini-FlorenZ on the
P. Frosini on the concertina.
and William II. Reitz on the xylophone,
are all very pleasing. And mention
must be made of the fine sacred Sc
lectiOns One record contains "Some
Day" sung by Anthony and Harrison,
and three verses OF the immortal
abide With Me-" sung by Mr. and
Mrs. Wheeler. The other record has
on one side the great Sanctus from
Gounod's 'Messe Solonnelle." and on
theh reverse the glorious Coronation
and the "DOxOlOgy." all splendidly Civ. |
en- by Trinity choir.