The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-04
THE EDISON RECITAL
REYNOLDS THEATRE
Demonstrating the Great Edison In
strument by Mr.. Varnon Dalhart.

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Having contracted for large
number of New Edisons, for which
the Dietzel jewelry store has the
local agency, and to stimulate the
sale of these wonderful instruments,
Mr.. Chas. Dietzel, this city, one OF
our exceptionally live and enterpris-
ing business men, rendered to the
music lovers and people of Union
City and vicinity generally a recital
by Mr.. Vernon Dalhart, noted lyric
tenor, at Reynolds Theatre on the
afternoon and evening Of Thursday,
Sept. 26,
The house was crowded at both
performances. Admission was by
card, extended to the friends and
patrons of Mr.. Dietzel, end from
these friends1cO .her friends. The
result was most intelligent and
sympathetic audionce afternoon and
night.
The object of the recital was to
prove the recreative achievements of
Mr.. Edison with his own machine.
| This test has been made in many OF
the cities of America to the surprise
and pleasure of perhaps millions of
people. On last Thursday night Mr..
Dalhart appeared here in concert
program, most of which were song
| numbers in which he sang a duet
with himself. That is, he sang in
concert with his own voice recreated
on the Edison phonograph, and in the
test he occasionally rested a few
bars to show that the human voice
and the voice of the same person
recreated by Edison were practically
the same, so much so that were the
instrument and the singer located
behind the curtain one could not be
told from the other.
Interspersed among these rare
musical treats were delightful Sc
lections by Mr.. Dalhart, always ac-
companied by his identical perform
.ance upon the New Edison. And
each time we witnessed the miracle
the wonder grew-wonder at the
wizard mind that could, with a man
made instrument, rival natures pro-
duction of music.
In the first place Mr.. Dalhart is
a tenor/singer of national reputation,
and he has a voice of wonderful
value and mature art. He Is
man of fine presence and his per-
formance is a event of unusual in
terest to music lovers.
But the test had double value to
those present. Mr.. Dalhart sang
thru program of very delightful
numbers, selection embracing al
remarkable collection of musical sue
cesses. There were some violin and
orchestra selections and a song by
Miss Hempel. 1t was revelation to
the audience. The program was as
follows:
(a) Joan of Arc, They are Calling
You-Wells. (b) Sweet Emalina,
My Gal-Creamer-L Layton. (c)
That's Why My Heart is Calling
You-Motzan. Mr.. Dalhart with
Edison Recreation of his voice.
(aJ LIE Menetrior- Wieniawski
(b) Spring Song g-Mendelssohn.
Edison Recreation of Violin Solos
by Messrs. Carl Flesch and Albert
Spradling.
Second Mazurka-Godard. Edidson
Andre Benoist.
(a) Tommy -Margetson. (b) |
There's Egypt In Your Dreamy Eyes
Spencer. (c) Lorraine (My Beau
tiful Alsace Lorraine) Fisher. Mr.. |
Dalhart with Edison Recreation of
his voice.
Egyptia, Intermezzo-Zamecnik. |
Edison Recreation of a performance |
by Concert Orchestra.
Aloha Oe Farewell to Thee)-l
Liliuokalani. Edison Recreation of
a Soprano Solo by Miss Frieda
Hempel.
(a) I'm All Bound Round with
the Mason Dixon Line-Schwartz
(b) Sunshine of Your Smile-Ray. |
(c) Can't Yo' HearsMe Calm Caro-
line?-Roma. Mr.. Dalhart with
Edison Recreation of his voice
The Star Spangled Banner.