The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-23
BARRIENTOS' VOICE
ON COLUMBIA LIST
Soprano Who Was Metropolitan
Sensation Signs Contract
for Records.

Maria Barrientos. who was the one
big sensation OF the Metropolitan
opera season OF 1880. has signed
n contract TO make voice recordings
exclusively for the Columbia GRAPHIC
phone Company. and has already made
three splendid recordings that show
her marvellous soprano al its best.
Mime. Barrientos' first recordings.
so significant In tho world OF music.
| include her great triumphs, tho fam
Gus Mad Scene" and tho first act
aria 'siisnce Der All from Lucia"
and q miraculous bit OF coiorstura
work, the ''vaise" from Gounod's Mi
reilie." These recordings are issued
In the January Columbia record list
coincidently with another recording
by LaEaro. acclaimed as the greatest
tenor OF the age: "Spirto Oentil,
from la Favorita."
Record NJ Geaew.ky.
This most notable record announce
ment also includes recordings by
Kathleen Parlow, who plays the i'm
mortal Last Rose OF Summer" by
Godowsky, who renders LisIt's para
phrase on Rigeietto;" by Lucy Gates,
who sings two coloratura gems: and
by Vernon Stiles. the new American
tenor. who 10 introduced with The
Sunshine OF Your Smile" Oscar
seagie. the American operate bari.
tone, turns his talents In q new al.
rector by giving a splendid version
Of The Ninety and Nine" and Paul
Default and Jean Cooper make their
debut In the music recording world.
In addition, the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra contributes two tremendous
recordings: The Prelude TO "Lohen-
grin" and the Professional from "Par-
sifai." while the fine orchestra series
from Diaghileffs Ballet Russo 10 con-
tinued with the recording OF Les
syiphides" under the direction OF
Ernest Ansermet.
IL . .HeadIinsr'' List.
Two operate overtures, some Span.
ish light music, and two popular
Grieg compositions are added by
Princes orchestra 10 a truly brilliant
orchestral list.
The list Is q "headIiner" list all
through. from the operate 10 the pop.
uiar end. The part classified as pop
ular" Is led by Al Joison. probably the
best-known comedian on the American
stage, who sings, Someone Else May
Be There While I'm Gone" one OF
his latest Winter Garden hits, ana by
Fannie Brice, the young vaudeville
star, who gives her newest speciality
success, III We Could Only Take Her
Word" Added TO these are sucn gen.
uine song'hits as Throw. Me a Rose"
the waltzsong from Miss Spring.
time" give Me All OF You" from
Flora Bella" Everybody Loves an
Irish Song" and ''The LoveliEht In
Your Eyes"
Called .Greatsst List,
Needless to say. the six dances
listed are as brilliant as Columbia
dance'records usually are, and the re.
mainder OF the list as varied and In
teresting as any that Columbia ever
announced There I sthe quartet from
THE Gondoliers" sung by an ensemble
composed of Florence Macbeth, Mar.
garet Reyes, Morgan Kingston and
Frank croxton. all artists OF interna-
tional reputationi there are tenor tri-
umphs by Charles HARRISON; vocal
quartets: children's songs and stories:
banjo, ukalele and czimbalom novel
ties-an offering that does credit to
the versatility OF the Columbia Com.
pany. In variety as we'll as musical
value, this list Is well called their
greatest list" by the Columbia
Graphophone COMPANY.