Evening journal., 1921-08-04
CARUSO'S Voice
Will BE HEARD
Golden Notes of Worlds
Greatest Tenor Will
Never be Lost
ONE RECORD is
OF THANKSGIVING

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-The
voice Of caruso will be heard
so long as there are men on earth TO
hear Il. A question as to the durs-
hility % tho records was thus an
swered last night by c. G. Childs. di-
rector Of the recording laboratory OF
the Victor Talking Machine COM
pany;
Records which have been made
arc preserved IN such way that
they can be handed on from genera
s tion to generation without loss or de-
. terioration. The master matrices are
cared for IN such a way that there Is
( absolutely no loss or change. and
. new negatives can be made from
these FOR all time"
And as long as the records are sold
the heirs Of Caruso will receive the
same cash royalty that he received
which was q per cent. of the list
price on each record Caruso's total
Income from this source since 1906
was more than $500. 900. and his
annual income for several years past
was more than sl5o00o. His latest
contract. made In 1910, was 20 run
for twenty-five years, TO end IN 1898,
He was 10 continue to sing for rec
ords Tor the Victor company during
this period. and II was agreed that
the royalties on all sales made after
his death were 20 go TO his heirs.
Furthermore, there arc between
twenty and twenty-fve Caruso rcc-
ords which the public has never
heard. but which u viii hear IN due
time, The last two made were sa-
cred sones-Dominus Deus and
"Agnus Del" Tho former is on sale.
the latter is not
"As TO the new selections" said
Mr. child "Caruso' was WITH ns SOW
eral days year ago last June and
again in September. after his sum
mor rest He made great many
records which have not yet been
listed, and which. out Of respect to
our dear friend. win he held hack
for a little time before issuing. In
one of our last interviews with Ca
ruso, We went over this list OF rec
ords quite carefully with him. I
asked him to express his preference
for the order in which they should
appear. At first he wanted us TO use
our own judgment. but I persuaded
him that 1 would like TO have his ex-
preston of the order In which the
selections were to be presented 10 the
public. and he then went over the
list marking them as he would like
to have them appear"
The tenor made his first records IN
Europe in 1902. The very first was
''E Donna Mobile" from "Rigoietto.'
Beginning with 1903 he made then
in this country at the laboratory %
the Victor company in Camden
His first contract ran two years. II
1905 he signed a five-ycar contract
and when IL came TO an end. IN
twenty-ive-ycar contract was made
The last contract guaranteed him
certain sum TO be paid. even II tn
royalties feil short OF IL The royal
ties Invariably exceeded the guaran-
tee. Mr. Child said.
Own Song on One Record
One OF the as yet unissued records
Is NDMA lNA WHICH AtAA HNN AAAA''AA
wrote the words. The air is an old
one BY Salvatore Rosa. a melody
written for a violin and small or
chestra. After finding appropriate
words he rearranged the music. The
Victor company had intended to put
It. before the public in October. but
we have decided to wait a little.
Mr.. Child said.
Mr.. Child and Caruso were inti-
mate friends for nearly twenty years
"Onicers and employees OF the Victor
company" said Mr. Child. ''alik'
feel great grief az the loss. not onl,
Of the artist. but OF the man we hel,
in such high respect and esteem. n
me. personally, his death is a grea
shock I feel that I have lost SOM
one who Is very close and very pre-
cious 20 me.
mo business men I have met eve
took more seriously his obligation
70 the public or moro conscientiousl
tried to keep his promised word.
have known Caruso since his fir
appearance in America in 1908. an
have had from the beginning OF on
ACQUAINTANCE the greatest respe'
and admiration for the splendl
character Of the man we knew :
well. even greater than for the ar
ist
-Thouehtful and considerate
every one. never an unkind word
a selfish deed-his-loss is very grea
not only to the public who knew hi
as an artist. but stilf greater TO tho
who had the special privilege
knowing the real Caruso intimatel
"The requests have been mar
that we should make some statemei
as to the records of Carusos voic
their possible life. and selections y
unlisted We had thought 20 evat
replies to inquiries OF this nature. 1
we did not wish any one TO think v
were commercializing Caruso's dealt
1t is the general opinion and exprei
sion of those with whom we has
talked that the records Of Caruso
voice are for the world In genera
and their future is Of interest I
BRAIN TESTS.
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