The Washington times., 1922-10-05
Phonograph Door to
Wonder World, Says
Miss Marie StOddard
Songbird With Flexible voice-
Gives Some Pertinent Ad-
vice About Your Choice OF
Records

The phonograph can become just
an article of furniture, used once
In n while as company comes to
the house, or Ii can be the door
way to a new world of Joy.
In that first flush of excitement
In bringing home an instrument, II
is heard with wonderment by the
family. Gradually that interest
ceases-unless there is some kind OF
a plan which is followed, says
Marie Stoddard. the popular song
bird with the flexible voice, who Is
entertaining at the Belasco this
week
when the phonograph is given
only half a chance, the original
pleasure Of it's possession can be
multiplied thousandfold," ,she
adds. 1.-THE phonograph is the
doorway to the wonder world.
Back of it. to be viewed with in
telIigence. Is everything Of art and
pleasure. Through it there can be
waved into being the operas, the
musical comedies. the plays. the
vaudeville shows, the orchestras,
the great speakers-everythin
audible OF which you can think.
Perhaps the menu is too full.
There are too many possibilities.
The offerings are too splendid. 1t
is all bewildering.
Points For Owners.
THE point I would make to
owners of monographs is this:
Your machine is known by the
records you keep. IL it shimmies
and 'Chicagoes' all over the room,
il 1t fills the night air with blues
and siCkening empty ballads, II il
syncopates the dishes and shakes
jazz offerings better than the very
writer of the words. all very well.
Nobody can appreciate better the
rhythm and go and excitement of a
really fine syncopated tune. These
things are good, worthy OF atten-
ton, and mighty helpful to the
digestion and the state of mind.
Popular hits are important to-
cverybody-just as necessary as the
news in the newspapers.
But that isn't all. That isn't
enough.
When you buy records there
should always he something of the
staple quality in your selections.
Even the best advocate of popular
music will agree that the life of an
ordinary ditty Is three months at
the limit. You don't want your
record library filled with dead
music, with burned.out embers. do
you?
Advises staple Records.
The records you buy to keep
are the staples. BY staples, l. m
talking as grocer might abOut
his potatoes. rice. flour. bread,
etc. BY staples, mean the
standard solos OF violin. voice: I
mean the age.old. heart stirring
melodies OF OratOrio, opera. folk
tunes. BY staples, | mean the
musical selections which grow .in
interest with age and acquaintance,
the numbers you get TO know and
love as your dearest friends.
Whenever you buy staple
record your library becomes more
precious. 1t is not Clogged with
momentary hits. But it is filled
with Government bonds" you have
put your money into standa rd
securities which not only hold
their values rigidly, hut are Just as
apI to grow in value with the
course of time
Buy all the popular records YOU
can but include in every purchase
at least one OF the staples. In
my record library keep three.
quarters OF the space for staples
and one-quarter is given over to
the momentary hits, which | keep
as long as ! can listen to them and
then send them away to charitable
institutions"
Miss Stodda1d. while entertaining
in Shubert vaudeville. is also among
the most popular OF artists re-
Cording for the machines. Her
voice is notable for range from
bass to r above high c.