Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-23
KITTY CHEATHAM RECORDS
DELIGHTFUL FOR CHILDREN
Charming Entertainer, Coming Here Saturday, Makes
Diverting Disks for Juveniles-other Offerings
for Boys and Girls
BY the PhOnosraph Editor

Announcement OF tho coming OF Kitty
CheathAm Ia like a preliminary and de-
hEhtful Christmas celebration. This artist
with her subtle and never-fallIne appeal TO
children and grown-ups simultaneously
never bores never recltes or sings uninter.
esting numbers; always has something up
her capacious sleeve which will calse 4
chuckle OF tear from any boy or grl
with the slightest appreciation Of comedy or
pathos
There Is usually n houseful OF eager and
intelligent kids when Miss Cheatham APP
pears and she takes good care that they
ali go home with pleasant memories OF her
selections which she culls from the best
sources In music and narrative. Usually
this 'diseuse" chooses the Academy OF Music
for her recltals; she has done many n d.
Verting and memorable thing there. This
week she II coming to witherspoon Hail.
on next saturday afternoon, to bo eNRct--
and her coming brings up the topic OF rec
ords for Juvenile audiences.
There is lot Of these. too. The iItera-
ture OF boyhood and girlhood, as disclosed
by the catalogs, explains partly why this
sort OF entortRinment-the Photographs
so universally beloved. And Miss Cheat
ham, admirable performer that she il. IL
tar from having monopoly on the sub
ject There are any number OF disks suited
TO the nursery repertory turned out by all
the manufacturers Consideration OF them
Is made doubly important by the fact that
holiday times are drawing near. Thanks
giving and Christmas should be borne in
mind especially, for appropriate records
celebrating these two pre-emlnent children's
events are easily found and make capital
gifts.
Only recently Miss Cheatham made sew
eral fine records for the Victor, She is In
varlably happy In her selection and inter-
probation OF southern darky melodies, and
two OF these, combined on Record No I,
both deal with the land OF cotton IN way
that Will probably please sons and daugh-
tors both. For slightly younger auditors,
those not yet out OF the sugar-pum and
doll-baby stage No. 2 will be found accept
able. This collection OF rhymes has tho
charm OF simplicity and quantness. No.
VIII provide entertainment for those klddies
who like the old favorite hymn tunes,
crooned many time by mammles to their
little charges In Alabam' and Georgia.
Columbia offers all sorts OF records In
line with those mentioned above. No.
tells Q pretty Yuletde story (it Is n talking
record) with n gingerbread concelt on the
other side. No. combines two subjects
which children always love-anmals and
fairies.
Childhood music finds interesting ex-
preston In No. 6. Little folks develop
taste for melody extremely early when they
are given half chance. Such chance
ls offered In No. 6. where q miniature SYM
phony Ia played with effect, with de-
scriptlve speciality on the reverse side.
No. is n familiar piece, containing the
brisk and merry Haydn symphony
An entirely different school OF children's
records Ia represented in Nos, 8, and TO-
Mr.. Davenport, Phlladelphian by the
way, gives n well-spoken recitation OF Whit
tiers famous verses Tho Charge OF the
Light Brigade" would be good addition
to boys collection. For youngsters old
enough to appreciate Mark Twain No.
Is an excellent choice, while the Riley selec-
tions mentioned In the guide will amuse
almost any child.
No. IL is a plquant combination Of musl-
cal pieces produced by Edison. There arc