South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-05
Eight Popular
ViCtrOLa Artists
Coming Here

Only a talented few can appre-
ciste Celli-Curci and the so-called
high brow music But everyone
loves popular" music and "jazz"
The rythm and melody OF numbers
like "Dardanelia" and Let The
Rest OF The World Co By" capture
Us all The popular tunes haunt us
-wo whistle them and hum uncon-
sciously. Every lover OF ballads.
comics, sacred hymns. etc.-in fact.
every laymsn as well as every arts
tocrat knows Henry Burr. and Billy
Murray. who have sung for phono-
graph records since tho days OF the
old cylinder machines with tubes In
ycur ears.
Henry Burr IS the idol II millions
20 record buyers. Just as Mary Pick
ford is TO the movie world. He
touches your heart with his sweet.
fail tones. The comic singing OF
Billy Murray is "a every home where
there il n phOnogTaph-or else the
owner has no funny bone" Muir
ray is the Charlie Chaplin Of the
record singers. The greatest success
q both these men is their clear
euurCIation so that every word Is
understood. How many times have
sou listened % their records. and
wished you might actually hear their
volces-in person that you might
watch their facial expressions and
manOuvres And If these two alone
were offered on a program, there
would be scramble for seats.
Then imagine a program containing
these two names as headliners. and
tho balance OF an entire evening
filled with other prominent enter
t1iners Including the Peerless quar-
tet. with their good old-fash.oned
'barbor-shop harmony; the Ster-
ling Trio, who appear monthly on
practically every make OF records
sold Campbell and Burr In their be
loved tenor duets. Monroe Silver, the
original Cohen" presenting his
splitting carpenter and the
shutter cIIo-are YOU there o.
and other newer Cohen Sketches;
Frank Banta. whirIwind Jazz
Banjo king" AL this--not on rec
crds-but the artists actually ap-
pearing in person.
Brought BY EIbeI Bros.
Moths is no: all lima gination,
This IS exactly the program TO be
presented az the Coliseum on Mon
day night, sept. 81 It is more than
n metropolitan vaudeville Dill-it is
ia addition a concert. ninstreal
show. an unlimited variety OF en-
treatment IL is a $4,000 attrac-
ton. touring on one night stands at
an admission price as low as most
commonplace shows. This Is due
viewer. to the fact that It is not
being promoted purely as a money
maker. but rather as a service 10
the millions OF lovers Of strictly
popular" music who idolize these
stars because they sing songs every
one can understand.
The attraction Is being brought
here by Elbel Bros. who are en-
tirclv covering the guarantee that
south Bend Victrola and phono-
rrlph owners may hear these fam
ous record makers, who after Janu-
airy 1st viii make records exclusively
Tor the Victor Co. In fact. only
through persistent effort OF Elbel
I;ros was this high-grade bill OBJ
tanned for South Bend. These sing
ers and players arc go universally
known, that when Il was announced
they would go on tour this season,
ever ] 900 requests for C-ncerts
were received from ali parts OF the
T. s. while only 125 engagements
can bee filled ON this tour South
f-aud is the first stop out Of New
7rk and one of only two stops east
a. Chicago. IN obtaining THE date
EIbeI Bros. defeated efforts on the
part OF Detroit. Grand Rapids. and
- ny other cities 20 engage them on
this one niUht-the only available
date for this secion.
There are about 1000 owners OF
NiCtrolas and monographs in South
Bend and Mishawaka alone. Many
~ these will want several tickets
each Furthermore. not only these
who own Victrolas. but everyone