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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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With the Makers and Sellers of Talking Machines
[RECORDS FORiNOVEMBER.
New Columbia " X P " Cylinder Records.
Prince's Military Band.
32815 The Whistler and His Dog—Caprice
32816 Me and Me Hanjo. (The latest hit by the
composer of "At a Georgia Camp Meet-
Ing," "Happy Days in Dixie," "Rastus on
Parade," etc.)
Columbia Hand.
32817 The Glggler—March and Two-Step
32818 The Commandress in Chief—March and Two-
Step, from "It Happened in Nordland."
Baritone Solos, with Orch. Accom.
32804 Anchored
Eric Fan-
32805 In Dear Old Georgia
Frank C. Stanley
32811 The Girl Who Cares for Me. .. .Frank C. Stanley
32809 One Sweetly Solemn Thought. .. .Geo. Alexander
32810 The Little Dustman (Lullaby).. .Geo. Alexander
32819 Nothing from Nothing Leaves You. .Bob Roberts
32820 And the World Goes On.—Topical Song. . . .
Bob Roberts
Tenor Solos, Orch. Accom.
32800 I'll Be Waiting in the Gloaming, Sweet Gen-
evieve
Albert Campbel 1
32812 Good-Bye, Sweet Old Manhattan Isle.. .II. Tally
(From "The Ham Tree")
32813 Starlight—Marching Song, by composer of
"Blue Bell"
Byron G. Harlan
32814 Where the Morning Glories Twine Around
the Door
Byron G. Harlan
32821 The Irish Girl I Love (from new musical
comedy, "The Rogers Brothers in Ire-
land")
Billy Murray
32822 My Irish Maid (from new musical comedy
"The Rogers Brothers in Ireland".Billy Murray
Vocal Quartette—Male Voices, unaccompanied.
32803 God Be With You Till We Meet Again
Columbia Quartette
Vocal Quartettes In Hebrew, Orch. Accom.
32807 Gott un Sein Mishpet is Gerecht.Goldin Quartette
32808 Isrulik, Kim a Heim
Goldin Quartette
NEW COLUMBIA 10-IN. DISC RECORDS.
3259 Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard
March
Prince's Military Band
40925 Imperial Riflemen March. .. .Columbia Orchestra
25823 Thine Alone Waltz (record made in London)
Meny's Hungarian Orchestra
Soprano Solo in Italian, Orch. Accom.
3255 II Barbiere di Siviglia-Cavatina
Mme. Gina daparelli
Violin Solo, Piano Accom.
3253 Berceuse from Jocelyn
Arthur Bergh
Soloist with New York Symphony Orchestra.
Baritone Solos, Orch. Accom.
3256 In Dear Old Georgia
Frank C. Stanley
3257 Little Girl, You'll Do
Frank C. Stanley
As sung in new musical comedy "The Rollicking Girl."
Tenor Solos, Orch. Accom.
3258 Hiram Green, Good-Bye
Billy Murray
3261 Keep a Little Cosy Corner In Your Heart for
Me
Billy Murray
3260 Violette (Popular Marching Song)..A. Campbell
3266 Starlight (new march by composer of "Blue
Bell"
Byron G. Harlan
Coon Songs, Orch. Accom.
3254 Dat Ain't Nothin' But Talk
Bob Roberts
3265 Don't Be So Mean
Bob Roberts
3264 Nobody
Arthur Collins
Vocal Quartettes—Male Voices, unaccompanied
1801 Moonlight on the Lake
Columbia Quartette
6252 Ma Baby Sue (Piano Accom). .Columbia Quartette
Vocal Quartettes in Hebrew, Orch. Accom.
3262 Kalish
Goldin Quartette
3263 Isrulik, Kim a Heim
Goldin Quartette
STIMULATES MUSICAL TASTE.
The Importance of the Talking Machine as a
Factor in This Connection Emphasized Very
Happily by Mr. Slater.
(Special to The Review.)
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 8, 1905.
"It is my candid opinion that the phonograph
is one of the great agents in educating the mid-
dle classes to a higher appreciation of good
music," remarked James Slater, of Knoxville,
Tenn., as the sounds from a phonograph swept
through the lobby of the Plankinton. "When
the first instruments came out songs and
jigs of a low order from a musician's standpoint
were the most popular selections. The typical
song vied with the humorous monologue. Take
the catalogue of any disc or record manufacturer
to-day and you will be surprised to find that
every grand opera and oratorio is represented in
the list. Dealers will tell you that the demand
for grand operatic selections can hardly be sup-
plied, while the topical song is relegated to the
background. Every leading star of the operatic
firmament has been impressed by the manufac-
turers who reproduce their best work on the
records which can be bought for less than the
admission to one performance."
The Udell Works have issued a very hand-
some little volume devoted to cabinets for hold-
ing disc and cylinder records. Every dealer
should have a copy of this handy volume.
i
t
speak to her, through the talking machine. I
bought an Edison recorder, and a small record-
And Dealers Come in For Criticism—Initial ing horn, and on a never-to-be-forgotten night
Stock of Dealer Placed at Too. Small a my mother, father, brother, and self all spoke
into the talking machine. We sent the record
Figure so the Critics Say.
out to her, and eagerly awaited the result. Alas!
Complaint is loud and frequent against the it never reached its destination. Six weeks ago
small jobber. It is held that the small jobber is we all tried the experiment again, on two cylin-
a nuisance, and that as a matter of principle he ders packed in a strong wooden box. Imagine
should be relegated where he belongs, namely, to our feelings, Mr. Editor, when the following let-
the ranks of the dealer. Firms holding this ter came to hand a few days ago: 'My darling
opinion state, and truly, that this class of deal- Mimmo (my mother's nickname), I have heard
er is no jobber, in the commercial sense of the you all speak! It seems too marvelous—here in
word, and that he so designates himself in order my own dining-room, to hear you speak, just as
to reap the benefit of the extra discount; and in if you were sitting here. Fred's cousin has lent
this way interferes materially with the legitimate me his talking machine, and now I know all
operations of the sure-enough jobber, who carries your messages from memory. I have cried my
heavy stocks and invests large capital in his en- eyes out; I couldn't help it. I did so want to
terprise. These arguments cannot be denied, nor answer you when you spoke. I looked down the
can the fact be ignored that the initial stock of spout of the thing to see if I couldn't see you.
the dealer is placed at too low a figure. The mini- It seemed impossible that you were not in the
mum amount is so small that in order to take room. I like to hear you talk, and yet it has up-
advantage of the price one will misrepresent him- *set me very much. It makes me feel so terribly
self in order to buy goods for a few friends, depressed, as I want to see you all so awfully.'
never intending to deal in the goods regularly. Needless to say another box of records is on its
As a matter of fact and justice no person should way out there."
be classed as a dealer unless his first bill will
HIGHER DITTY ON DISCS SUSTAINED.
at least total $300. And even then evidence
should be submitted that a store is to be main-
The Board of United States General Apprais-
tained. In short, both the proper jobber and
ers have overruled a protest filed by R. F. Down-
recognized dealer should be better protected.
ing & Co., of New York, it being held that discs
for gramophone records are dutiable at the rate
A NEW STYLE CARTON.
of 45 per cent, ad valorem under the provision in
The National Phonograph Co. will hereafter the tariff for "manufactures of metal." The im-
send out their records packed in a new style porters maintained that the articles should be
carton which is very effective in every respect. admitted as "electrotype plates," with duty at 25
It is slightly smaller in diameter than the carton per cent. This claim is deemed untenable by the
recently used and is lined with felt, which fits customs court.
snugly around the record, holding it firmly in
place, without scratching the surface. The box
POPULAR WITH THE CHINESE.
has no spindle such as held the record in place
in the old carton, but it has the countersunk
The talking machine has become very popular
cover and bottom peculiar to the latter. All among the Chinese in this country who congre-
records hereafter made will be packed in this gate in the evenings at some laundry or other
new box.
assembling place to listen to their native songs.
These solos are sung into the instrument at Van-
SOME INFORMATION FROM GERMANY.
couver, San Francisco, New York and other cities
The Phonographische-Zeitschrift, of Berlin, has containing Chinese theatres, and some of the rec-
ords, it is said, are made in Hong Kong. To the
an amusing story of how some of the women of
occidental accustomed to harmony and a ryth-
America make regal incomes through the sale of
talking machines. According to our contempo- mical combination of tones even in ragtime, the
rary they must be business-like, musical, and Chinese music is worse than some vaudeville
last, but not least, pretty. No objection to "grass singers. This may seem impossible, but it is
widows," and they must be not younger than 25 true, nevertheless, and if you don't believe it just
nor older than 40. After a practical course in stop and listen the next time you pass a Chi-
construction, information anent handling, etc., nese laundry when the happy Manchus are work-
they are turned loose in cabs, hansoms, cabriolets, ing their talking machine overtime.
etc., with or without the talking machines and
records, and whether on a social or on a business
SINGING FOR UNIVERSAL CO.
basis they must reach people unreachable by the
ordinary canvasser. Their evenings must be
Sig. G. La Puma, a native of Palerma, Sicily,
given over to social doings where, while being has been engaged to sing for the Universal Talk-
entertained, they are supposed to entertain by ing Machine Manufacturing Co. He is a bari-
means of the talking machine—in short, accord- tone of great distinction, and will be a valuable
ing to the German information, they are making aid in making more popular the foreign record
enough to own Fifth avenue residences. These list of this company.
ladies, who must be pre-eminently respectable,
are supposed to live in "New York, Cincinnati,
Ohio, Brooklyn, St. Louis, and New Jersey."
What next from our German cousins!
THE STATUS OF SOME JOBBERS.
Anything
tnd
HOW A FAMILY WERE MADE ONE.
St. John C. Nixon, of East Sheen, S. W., writ-
ing to our London contemporary, The Talking
Machine News, says: "Perhaps the following
little story may interest both you and your thou-i
sands of readers. I have a married sister who]
lives in Chicago. She has only been there about]
six months and, of course, is not quite settled!
down after leaving home. Hitherto we have all
ways written to her in the usual way, but three!
months ago it occurred to me that we might*
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James I. Lyons,