Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-16
YOU CAN CELEBRATE SHAKESPEARE
TERCENTENARY ON PHONOGRAPH
Interesting Programs Possible From Wide Variety of
Recitations Opera Arias and Lyrics-May Records
Wide in Range and Large in Merit
Rr the Phonorraph Editor

The tercentenary Of the death of Shakes
peare, which is being celebrated by
| paseantry. oration and theatrical per-
formance, can be commemorated right at
home through the agency OF the various
music reproduction machines No need to
desert the cozy living room, for with the
proper assortment Of records II is possible
to make up varied and excellent program
Not only can the famous overtures and
other Instrumental numbers rejoice the ear
but choice songs that are scattered through
the works can be had as we'll as arIas
sung by the greatest singers from the
operas that composers have wrought out of
the Bard's immortal dramas. In addition.
some of the purple passages of famous
speeches are listed in recitation form.
For instrumental numbers the Victor
lists the Mendessohn Midsummer Nights
Dream" overture by Pryors Orchestra
(31S56) and the Victor Concert Orchestra
(91,s19). we'll as a selection on a double
record by Pryor's Band (S5,23S In addi-
tion they offer Herberts Orchestras per-
formance of the wedding March" (55,048
as one part of double record containing
the Lohengrin wedding music The rollick-
ing Otto Nlcolai overture to THE Merry
Wives of Windsor" is offered in the Edison
CONCERT Bands rendition (50.O9W and in the
Victor by the New Symphony Orchestra
(35,270) LISTS piano transcription of
Schubert's "Hark! Harkl the Lark" is bril-
liantly performed by Leopold Godowsky
plays It for the Victor (sS,35T The Colum.
bla Band has an "Otelo" potpourr (A15)
and Romeo" selections (A5160) by Pryor's
Band, as we'll the Morris and Shepherd
Dances from Henry VIII suite. by Edward
German (A1619l The Victor has potpourrls
and principal arias of Romeo and Juliet"
and "Otello"
SHAKESPEARE LYRICS.
A variety is offered of the song liter.
ature. Both Eames and David Bispham sing
who is sylvan" the former for the Victor
tss,01S) and the latter for the Columbia
(A5473) Evan Williams the Welsh tenor
has good record of "Hark! Hark the |
Lark" for the Victor (64,21S) and his Irish |
contemporary. John Mccormack, sings the |
same company's record from Measure for |
Measure" Take, o Take Those Lips |
Away" in Benefits setting C64,252). |
Victor records, including Come Away, |
Death" from Twelfth Night Take, o |
Take Those Lips Away" and 20 Mistress |
Mine" from Twelfth Night" with harp |
ord Q7,72D Come Unto Those Yellow |
Sands, from THE Tempest Purcell's |
setting Green Sleeves" by Reinald wer-
renrath, with harp and cello. When That |
l Was a Tiny Boy" from Twelfth Night" |
and Hold Thy Peace" for male trio un.
accompanied, from the same play
In recitations, the Columbia presents
Harry Humphreys in Shylocks "Justifica-
saton of the Jews" and THE Seven Ages
of Man." from "As You Like II" on the
same record (A15sO The Victor offers
Ellen Terry in "ophelia's Mad Scene" from
Hamlet" (74,239), the Mercy Speech from
"The Merchant of Venice" (64,194) and the
Potion Scene from Romeo and Juliet
G4.240. Frank Burbeck who appeared
with Crane, Robson, Maude Adams, etc,
gives Mark Antony's oration over the body
of Caesar CS5,216), 1.-THE Fall of wolsey" and
"Hamlet's Soliloquy'' Q6,912) and "Shy-
locks Rebuke" and "The Seven Ages"
Q7163l
SHAKESPEARE IN OPERA.
'Operatic arias and ensemble numbers are
almost innumerable. From them may be
selected the following:
FALSTAFF 'ouand'ero Pagglo"
c'When I Was Page'D Scott, in italian,
Victor 8S,19D.
HAMLET-Chapon Bacchiuue drinking