Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
BY the phonopraph Editor


fans" of the Victoria last night had
good opportunity to test out the merlte
Of their favorites by actual addition OF ther
works without any Intervention. Inc oeSa- ssL
sion was Victor Night" at the camden
Civic Celebration and Exposition OF INDUS
tries, and brought a big audience to the
Industrial Palace. in the 30 Regiment AR
mory.
Frequently possessors or musical repro
duotion instruments have wondered JUST now
close the records come to recreating the lns
terpretations of the various singers ana
bands who are heard so effectively IN tne
quiet privacy of the living room very
wonderfully in precision to wood ana indi.
viduality was the verdict of those VINO hearo
Miss Lucy Marsh, the young American SO
prano, who has returned home aiter
series of successes In foreign opera houses
and concert halls. sing Eva dell Acquas
song, THE Swallows" The same verdict
was returned in connection with the per
formance of the Victor Military Band
which, under the direction of Walter b.
Rogers played the "william Tell" overture
by Rossini, with fine spirit; Blankenburg
Prepare for Action" march, potpourri OF
favorite airs of the past, arranged py
Rogers, and Herberts Grand American
Fantasie" which furnished stirring ana
patriotic conclusion to the program VI
marked novelty was the xylophone rendition
of William Reitz, one OF Americas best
performers on his instrument lie gave q
remarkable version OF Thomas Raymond
overture and other numbers. All In all the
Victor concert stood well the test with the
oompany's admirable records, which Is some
criterion.
To facilitate the work Of distribution of
Columbia products the Pennsylvania Talking
Machine Company, of which walter u.
Eckhardt Is the genial and well-equipped
president, have opened UP wholesale head
quarters at 210 North Broad street. An
NsVa An.t Ns,1WNA RI a N
function. in a new building, which Is the
largest fireproof structure in the country.
Absolute safety in looking for stock room
for the records was a desideratum, ana the
Columbia people insured 1t by taking no
risk.
The Columbia June records. which may
be heard at dealers, include number or
things that all phonograph devdcoes VIII
want to add to their cabinets. Ernest H.
Ball, the brilliant composer Of Mother
Machree," which John Mccormick has to
sing at every concert, is no mean singer
himself He records his newest song-and
a melodious one 1t is-in his own voice
1t is called "Good-by, Good Luck and God
Bless YOU" and coupled with 1t is sensa-
tional patriotic success, Wake Up Amer
ica," a call to preparedness. Sacred music
also has place in the June list, as witness
a reverential singing of the beautiful old
hymn, II Need Thee Every Hour" by the
Stellar Quartet. 1t Is sung simply, without
accompaniment but with every bit or mar
mony developed artistcally. OF sacred
character. too. Is the magnificently resonant
'Hallelujah Chorus" from Handlers Mes
siah," the greatest of the standard ora
torlos In lighter vein is the sparkling
light opera air. kiss Me Again" from
Mile. Modiste." one of Victor Herberts
most melodious operas, In which Fritzt
Scheff charmed audiences decade ago.
For the Edison, on it's recent list. 'whis-
pering Hope" Alice Hawthorne's sympa-
thetic duet composition, Is sung by Marie
Rappold, of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, and Christine Miller, the American
concert contralto.
Mother Machree" and MY wild Irish
Rose" old favorites of Chauncey Olcott,
effectively sung by Walter Van Brunt, are
numbers that have wide appeal to lovers
of ballads. when l Get Back to the U.
Round and Round" are two up-to-the-
minute selections. being hummed through
out the country.
Virtually a complete symphony program
can be given on the Victor, with his
torcal background" at that. This would
include as piece de resistance either the
Surprise" Symphony of Papa" Haydn,
the genial and genuinely classic developer
of the symphonic art-form\ from the suite,
or the Military Symphony mo. 35520). The
former is complete of the latter. recently
added to the list, the third and fourth
are available on a single record,
including the minuet and the prestisslmo.
This symphony, in G major, is one Of the
works of musical art. The
Military Symphony" was first performed