The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-11-19
THE EDISON RECITAL.


We have read in the Bible Of many.
miracles having been performed, but
now Gar removed they seemed from
Us. Yet n Miracle Concert" was the
recital ut The Martin Theatre. last
Friday evening, by Collins and Harlan.
the well known Metropolitan favorit"
entertainers. Not two voices, but fou'
sang TO the spellbound audience. This
phenomenon was accomplished by
means Of graceful cabinet contain
ing "A Miracle Wonder Of Scientific
Skill and Ingenuity Of u Master Mind
and standing on the stage beside the
artists, matched their performances
note for note and tone for tone
Mr. Harlan sang the initial number
of the program. In the midst uf the
number his lips ceased TO move. but
the song went on. Slowly il dawned
on the audience that the artist was M
longer singing, though his voice came
forth Ia them just Us clear and ~
sweet "a before. Again he sang, but
the audience knew Il was the living
Mr.. Harlan because of the motion II
his lips. Hi lips ceased, but his voice
continued.
The same magical effect was oh.
tanned when Mr.. Collins sang, and also
in the duets, which the artists sang
together For the tones which came
from The New Edison matched tho.c
from the living artists 10 perfectly
that Il was impossible to detect any
difference.
The instrument produced not an
echo or copy. hut the real thing
Collins and Harlan voices untaint.
ed by any mechanical transformation.
unspoilcd by any metallic ring.
The instrumental recreation was alb.
.nlutcly identical with the original in
every particular Further numbers in
which Collins and Harlan performed
with themselves impressed the convic-
ton NJ one, inability to distinguish
between rc.crcatcd art and It's orig.
inal.
MI Reed Is most certainly "A finish
ed flutist, and the tones Of his instru.
mcnt dovciailcd 80 perfectly into
those II the recreation that they were
absolutely indistinvuishablc, the one
from the other.
IN" recreation Of u soprano solo
10y Mis-. Anna Case. IN which Mr.. Reed
played the flute ohligatu. was also a
delightful number
The climax of the Miracle Con.
cert" came with tho darkcning Of the
room during one Of M. Collins so-
lcctl"ns, ANY Rags The audience
depended upon IT, powers Of hearing
alone IN determining whca,hcr his real
rolc" accompanied the rc.crcntud
voice, or the New Edison was unac.
companied. At first every one doubt.
ed his own ability Ia Judge, but a
their previous proofs were forgotten
IN III" spell Of the song, they becamr
more and more convinced that no in
strumcnt could sing as this voice wa
singing and that Mr.. Collins was max.
ing no more pausos in his singing.
suddenly the lights were snapped on.
and the audience was astonishcd 10
discover that Mr.. Collins was not on
the stage and that the New Edison
had furnished the song alone.
Arthur Collins, with his world fame
a. singer OF songs that max. you
laugh IL u decided contrast to his
long lineage of sober and steady going
Quaker Of Philadelphia. His first an.
pcarancc IN the stage was in New
York with DE Wolf Hopper in Wang
and with Francis Wilson IN "Thc Lion
Tanner" scvcra lyears ago.
Byron G, Harlan spent his hoyhood
in Kansas and South Dakota, and
though gifted with beautiful voice.
he did not decide to have Il trained
until he had reached the age Of "a.
Tie then went 10 Chicago and later
made his first appearance in a Texas
Steer" hut soon decided Ia become
pro,uccr himself.
Collins and Harlan later met in Chi.
cage and have been working together
ever since.