Arizona republican., 1913-10-26
FASHIONS IN POPULAR
 SONGS ARE CHANG|NG
A Glance at Recent Music Shows the Change from Ragtime to
 Sentimental.

Ballads of the sentimental type seem to be all the vogue now in pop ular music Only a short time since weird mystery songs" with rag titles were all the go. then came rush of 'geograp phical songs," and now the sentimental ballad seems up permost in public favor. And the change is clearly indicated by the character of the popular songs offered in the new list of Victor records for October which have just been issued. There are a variety of - different types, tuneful and attractive, among them such sentimental titles as There's a Girl in the Heart of Mary land and The Beautiful Dawn of Love'-siXteen numbers in all, on eight dOuble-faced records and they are splendidly rendered by Harry Me Donough. Olive Kline. Walter Van Brunt and other soloists, and by such groups of singers as the Hayden, American and Peerless quartets.
 Harry Lauder presents the popular "Wee Hoose Mang the Heather which he sings so quaintly. The fa-
 
 Where She DWells?' from de Kovens s Rob Roy, makes a superb record, the music of Flora being quite brilliantly sung by Henrietta Wakefield while Frank Pollock's pleasant tenor is shown to advantage in the strains allotted to the prince. The Song of the Turnkey" another well-known number from the operetta. is a noble bass solo by Wilfred Glenn; and a Bohemian Girl selection, The Fair Land of Poland" is sung with spirit by Reed Miller. A splendid revival of the famous Belle of New York is given by the Victor Light Opera company. their medley including all the favOrite songs of this production Marguerite Dunlap gives two we'll known concert sOngs-Liza Lehman's charming, If I Built a World" and the effective love song, "I Cannot Help Loving Thee" A thrilling re- citaI of POe's dramatic Raven is given by Percy Hemus. and the eff fectiVeness of the record is greatly enhanced by Gladys Craven's sym pathetic playing of the striking in cidental music.
 Fritz Kreisler gives an exquisite violin solo of one of his special fla NOIIltS, tue IONelN MdfIlQlt Andan- tino," and that other master violinist. Mischa Elman plays beautifully an other of those delightful old sixteenth century discoveries of Kreisler' 's-a dainty 'Sicilienne." The Imperial Russian Balalaika Court Orchestra plays two numbers on their quaint and sWeet-tone instruments, the Tol- lefsen Trio and the Neapolitan Trio each offer a beautiful and appealing little instrumental number; and Michele Rinaldi, the accomplished cor net soloist with Vessella's band. gives superb rendition of The Rosary. D The youthful Sascha Jacobson pre- sents two more beautiful violin com positions; MaXimilian Pilzer gives a splendid violin solo of that perennial favorite, Mend lssohns Spring Song and Rosario Bourbon contributes a fine cello number the highly pleas ing "Extase"
 It Is real pleasure to hear all of these wonderful records and it is a pleasure which need be denied to none | of us. Where there is a Victor or Victrola in the home these numbers can easily be enjoyed at will but what is more interesting still is that ! any Victor dealer will gladly play any 1 of these selections for any one upon 1 request.