The Washington times., 1920-02-08
VICTOR CONCERT TO
Be MUSIC CENSUS
"close Up" Of Pop" Artists At
? Polls Today May Show
What Public Likes.

A census OF Washington music
lovers by means OF the best sellers
In Victor records.
Novel2 Yes,
An index to the public faster Unx.
hiidwInter seems TO nnd--from the
reports from Washington Victor
dealers-that ION with the dancel" 10
the spirit OF the hour.
Dancing 20 the Victor brings the
Joseph c. Smith Orchestra 20 the
front. The Van Fps Trio, tobe heard
here today.,in the Victor syncopated
Jazz concert at Polls Theater. is
also one OF the most popular instru-,
mental groups for dance, music In tho
country.
An.eIi, Bishsp 4 Turner.
The AnseIl, Bishop & Turner Com
pany, exclusive Victor dealers, an
nounce that in dance records
patches" played by the Joseph Smith
Orchestra. is the most popular fox
trot. Then there Is pair OF dance
records arranged from popular songs,
Nobody Knows" one-step, and "Oh,
What a Pal Was Mary" played as a
waltz, that please by their tunefui-
ness ana tnttF INdi uaHS' fpy thhi-
Taxi, taxi, taxi, taxP-you can
hear the Instruments repeating tho
word in the Smith Orchestra record
Of this one-step. and you can better
appreciate the Van Fps Trio by
.sWhere the Lanterns Glow" the med
ley fox-trot on the reverse side.
In Red Seal records, John McCor-
mack has just made success OF the
Song written by his gifted accom-
panist, Edwin Schneider. only You,"
And La Belle Geraldine-Geraldin
Farrap-has come to the fore In the
Meditation" from "Thais." as well as
In the interesting record where she
sings Nevin's Mighty LAX Rose"
With a Kreisler obligato. NJ,
Schumann- -Heink smiles with us and
sings In her vibrant Engasn ...-
MacDowell SINCE, Thy Beamins
Eyes"
Il. r. Droop 4 Sons o..
"Dardanella" is the greatest hit"
for dance records in the Victor re-
ports tho Droop Victrola Department,
but It can't be kept in stock. Oar
danella?" "All sold" that Is the cry
from several merchants.
But, as a worthy successor to this
popular dance record. there is at
Droop's Fluffy Ruffles," the one-step
played by the All-Star Trio. For
varieties y 'Se too. there Is a delight
full walt, "On Miami Shore" and
peggy" fox-trot, played by the
Joseph Smith Orchestra for the Vic
tor.
Edward Johnson, the opera tenor,
who has just returned from his tri-
umphs in Italy. where he was known
as "Edouardo di Giovanni" has made
two very popular Red Seal Victor
records. His singing of the Pagliacci
."Vesti la Giubba"-''On With the
Piay"-is bringing him real fame with
this larger audience, and he has
shown his simple lyric beauty of
voice in Her Bright Smile Haunts
Me STILL" by Wrighton.
Jascha Heifetz is much in demand
and his Romance" Of Wieniawski,
heads the list in popularity, showing
the amazing ease Of all violin irtri-
cacies as they come from his bow.
While Reinald Werrenrath sings a
song full Of tone color. of shading.
in the "Dreaming Alone in the Twi-
light" clemson -Moore) that Is an ap-
pealing song of fond memories, and
of hope.
Arthur Jordan Piano Company.
The Eight Victor Artists concert at
Polls today finds proof of their popu-
trola department of the Arthur Jor-
dan Piano Company.
Records of these singers and in
strumentalists that are most in de-
mand at Jordan's are: Peerless Quar-
tet in ION the Sandwich Isles" with
"Yukaloo," played by the Sterling