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Summer Music Offerings
Raekenanin@E Plays His Prelude in G Minor.
Other Notable Compositions.
The gieatesb of titing Russian oomnocers and one of the
greatest Jjving pianists--Sergei Daehmaninoff-plays his
own composition, "Prelude in 0 Minor." This is a remark
able performance and an equally remarkable experience to
hear this, for the combination of a great composer and a
great virtuoso is a rare one-rare enough almost to be
counted, since the days of Beethoven' and' Schubert.
Rachmanloff plays the prelude as*
so oe else could hope to play it-the Zasa-the music-ball singer, a
conception of his own brnsimple-bearted woman beneath her
cocetion of his own brain-glven paint and powder, har paste Jewelry
to theiworid by his own angers, know- and her cheap magnificence, learns
Ing, sipd feeling every note of its in- that her lover, Dufresne, has a wife
tricate and splendid structure. and child. Zasa invades Dufresne's
The 0 Minor Prelude is in a line, own house and, meeting the child, her
rolling;i sweeping, majestic style with own starved maternal feelings are
powerful rhythms. with clangorous, aroused. Site refuses to expose Du
almos.t Agrce returning.melodies. The fresne and inflict suffering upon the
harmonies are as lucidly beautiful as innocent wife and child. The music
anything in the works of the "Old of this scene-"Mama usciva di casa"
Masters" of music.' Thunderous. (Mother Has Gone)-is not dramatic.
thrilling chords and gctaves boom It is pure and lovely. Sung by Farrar
forth with the force of a volley of on a new Victor record one hears the
cannon on the quick. almost Bolero- beautiful, high sustained notes, usher
like opening theme. Suddenly and un- ed in by the full passionate sweep of
expectedly, a soft, melodious, purling violins. Toward the end there are
passage follows which enables the some equally beautiful soft tones.
listener to drink in the full beauty of RURpFO HEAD IN -OTELLO."
the pianist's light, bell-like touch. Titta Ruffo stands in the front rank
"OLD FOLKS AT ROME." of the world's great singers-a pace
fhoubtless, the most popular of all he has honestly won-as much by his
Amtyican songs-old or new-is
Stephen Foster's "Old'Folks at dome." consummate musicianship as by his
From its very wonderful voice. Both are called into
slmpliity-from play In this famous aria-Era La
the fac't' that its Notte" (Casslo's Dream), from Verdi's
every 'turn and "Otello.'" which closely follows the
phrase, Its every story of Shakespeare's great tragedy.
s'llable and ac- This aria is quite beyond the powers
cent. is known to of the ordinary operatic singer. The
almost eery lih- musical setting is highly Interesting
trip Amrican it and Ruffo has done it full justice on
has turmshed a this new Victor record. Ruffo takes
t~st of the sing- each sweeping phrase with magnifi
Ing art of Madam cent power and ease. There are ccv
SchumanwHeink eral wonderful high notes at moments
a thdusandptimes of climax and the contrasts between
the f ta difcult the pure legato of some passages and
than could have the clear, dramatic detached vigor of
arisen ip some i ase.tbi others are more than notable. There
less familiar is no sweeter or more powerful voice
composithin, As In the world and one hardly knows
one hears this on a Victor Record, which.-to marvel at most-its volume
there is not a note of it which does or Its beauty.
not, awake, bt' some dim alchemy of De Gogorza sings, this month, a
aso. . " in some remote memory- beautiful love song, on a new Victor
cll, ratna of thought, feeling, and record. It is the age-old story of
emotions, hich together constitute the love of man for woman. It is
the true. Inward life of the American a song of late love-that mysterious
people. chumann-Heink sings this and overpowering crisis of the soul
ld song with a pathos and a subdued besides which the first stirrings of
intensity of longing that are irre youthful love are as the rippling of
sistible. satero in a brook to the giant
composiion.sA
iTHE BIG HITS.
OF THE SEASON~
RECORDED ON
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ITHE AUGUST RELEASES
-Fr rinstance, the Song, "The Love Nest," from Mary, and
e Medley Fox Trot of the same, are now on sale, together
with a wonderfully satisfying list of both classic and popular
songs. and dances.
-MakT it a point to stop in and hear the new records
played in our Victrola Rooms. tr
1297 in Gems from tApple Blossoms" Victor Light
12hswein in. it agii
cet Gems from "Irene" Opera Co.
128676 The Love Nest (from Mary) John Steel i
rawnr Blue fhiamonds Henry Burr
K 18677
10i. fiddle-dee-Winks Billy Murray
85 (t p Loue the Land of Old Black Joe Peerless Quartet
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surges of the ocean. De Gogorsa
sings this song with the perfection of
artistry and the depth of feeling
vouchsafed only to the few. The mel
ody is accompanied chiefly by thi
violin and the piano. with delicate
bell metes. The song ends on a long
sustalned note that is worthy of such
an artist as Le Gogorsa.
MeC@oRMA('K-RUIILER nECORD.
John 'McCormack, ecoompanied by
Kreisler ea the violin, sings "When
Night !escends," en a Victor record,
just issued. This beautiful song was
composed by itachmaninof. This
lovereerenade is fitted to McCormack's
voice as If it had been specially writ
ten for him. It Is adorned with an
obligato for the violin which makes
it a thing of almost superhuman
beaj y and emotional power. The
violin obligato follows for the most
part the musical phraseology of the
song's piano accompaniment. This
is a wonderful song and is given with
the perfect sympathy and understand
ing of truly great interpretative
artists, McCormack and Kreisler.
Heifets plays a remarkable com
position--"introduction and Taran
jelle"--on a Victor record newly an
nounced. It seems almost Incredible
that only four strings of the violin
and only five fingers of the left hand
form the notes that tumble forth with;
such unfaltering impetuosity. The
introduction itself is slow, somewhat
sustained, but the Tarantella itself is
a dizzy and intoxicating whirl of
notes that gathers momentum a' it
proceeds and races to the end with a
terrific speed. There is a wonderful
double pizzicato passage in which the
strings are plucked by two alternat
ing fingers of the right hand. This is
a spectacular, manly, virile and alto
gether fascinating composition.
Destinn. this month, sings a fo
hemian national song-"Home"
(Doniu)--on a Victor record. The
song opens with
a crashing fan
fare of trum
pets, drums and
cymbals t h a t
leads the way
i'nto a march -
rhythgt as spir
ted. perhaps. as
anything in mu
sic. Though the
song is Hohe
mian it speaks
of impulses and
longings and as
pirations which
are not Bohe
mian alone, but
universal. Into this son*. Destinn
puts the full strength of her mighty
voice.
"BLUE DANUBE WALTI
The "Blue Danube Waltz" rank'
easily as the waltz of waltzes. Popu
lar as other dances may be today
there was a time, not so many years
ago. when the whole world se.'me d to
have gone waltz mad. At the height
of this time the beautiful "Itlue
Danube" wasn vritten and it took thin
world by storm. Its appeal is truly
rresistible-something that never
Another Big Ship
Columbia ]
"LOVE
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' Both Ft
NIGHT BOA
From the great musical comedy
derful run in New York,
Who Wants a .B
Left Alone Again
Also large supply of
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ARTHUR JORI
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flome of the g
t'blekerlun Plsee
SIC3r
can be lost. It is doubtful if any
thing yet has approached, for sheer
beauty and perfection. the present re
cording, on a new Victor record, by
the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Flonsaley Quartet this month
has chosen a little masterpiece from
Tschaihowshy's third quartet in E
flat minor for recording on a new
Victor record. This scherso is rather
mere in Eastern style than in pure
Russian, and richer tone colors were
never.called for by a string quartet
composer and produced by a quartet
organisation. The chief theme is riva
cious and brilliant; the second theme.
announced t y the viola-being in con
treating style--heavy with the desert
languors. The joyous first theme re
turns. bringing the movement to a
rippling close. in which a pisslcato
note here and there touches it off as
a bright gem touches off the colorful
folds of some -strange Oriental rai
ment. Those who enjoy listening to
each instrument "voice"was a thing
apart, as well as to the interwoven
voices, 11n this number of untold in
terest. in which the harmonies are
veadily observed.
GARRISON SINGS OLD HYMN.
Mabel Garrison sings that, noble old
hymn. "Heaven I. My Home." On this
new Victor record she sings it with
all the inspiration she has given in
the past to the difficult, brilliant
numbers with wh ch her name has
been associated. H r voice Is of flute
like purity and her singing exhibits
the skill and delicacy of the finished
artist. Songs like this in very truth
set loose the hidden springs of life.
Miss Louise Homer, daughter and
namesake of Mme. Homer. the great
contralto, makes her debut as a singer.
Miss Homer. un
like her mother. is
of different range.
Such is the magic
of inheritance,
however, that in
every note there
is an echo of her
mother's voice. In
compositions 'like
t h I s --- " L ast
Night."by tualfdan
Kjeruli -- it is as
though one of the
two voices mir
rored its own true
Horne' counterpart. The
song is sung-on a new Vietor record
- almost entirely in %lose two-part
harmony with a background of rich
htring tone in the orchestra.
NEW DANCE NOVELTIES.
The All Star trio presents a couple
of new novelties on one of the newest
Victor records--"All Star" - one-step
and "Hy 'n Uri," a fox trot. The
..AII Star" one-step surely deserves
the title, fur it is just such a light
headed. rattle-bang-but always sure
footei one-4tep as the trio most de
lights in. "Hy 'n Uri" is a cheerfully
doddering. jay-hawk sort of fox trot.
Another new Vitor record of equal
merit presents 'Love Nest a Medle.
fox trot-and ". Young Man's Fsncy,
another fox trot. sloth played by
loseph l. Smith' orchestra. "Lo-e
ment' of That Big
Record Hit
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g of the Orient
,I Trots
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succeioi now having such a won.
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Blues (Fox Trot)
other popular Records.
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Neat" is from the musical comedy
"Mary." The string tone In this rec
ord and the clean-cut rhythm are
laighly plesaing. "A Young Man's
Fancy" is one of the most entrancing
fox trots of recent goatha. It is
taken from "What's in a Name," by
Milton Ager.
Again we have ""The Lve Nest"
this time sung by John Steel us a sew
Victor record. Not only is this the
hit of the musical comedy "Mary
but undoubtedly the hit of the comic
opera season. It. has a lifting, lilting.
least-mite dissy sort of tune. The
refrain to the second stansa, instead
of being sung by the voice. is played
as a violin solo to a rippling harp
and piano accompaniment.
"Blue Diamonds"-on -this sane
Victor record-- is sung by Henry Burr.
It has a pure, sweet clinging melody
and gracious harmonies tied together
with a rocking, swaying lullaby
rhythm.
BILLY MURRAY AT UIS BST.
"Tiddle-Dee-Winks"-sung by Billy
Murray-and "I Love the Land of Old
Black Joe"-sung by Billy Murray and
Peerless Quartet-constitute a new
Victor record of recent issue. "Tiddle.
l)ee-Winks" is a scream--imon-Pure
nonsense. Those who have heard "Oh,
by Jingo" will more than appreciate I
this song. "I Love the Land of Old
Black Joe" is a spirited quartet num
ber of fine, close harmonies.
NEW YORK MUSIC MAD;
CONCERTS COVER CITY
Nightly Programs by Noted Banda
and Singers Attract Great
Crowds.
New York has gone "music mad."
The enormous stadium, where a sym
phony orchestra under William
Henry Rothwell gives nightly con
certs, distinguished by its exceptional
brillance and the noted singers from
the leading concert agencies and
et mpanies which appear as soloists,
is only less interesting than the con
certs on the. Columbia University
green by Edwin Franko Goldman and
his Justly celebrated military band.
Arthur Pryor is at Coney Island with
his band, and the most extensive
music program withtln the history of
New York is now under way. The
Metropolitan and Manhattan Opera
Houses will both be utilized to their
fullest extent. The "Met" of course.
will pursue its usual policy. put the
Manhattan is different. Mrs. Oscar
Hammerstein--whose late husband
built this house -will direct it.
f'ortune Cal:. w ill (ny tw o seasons
here, one with the Nan Carlo Opera
t'ompany, presenting a repertoire 'in
Italian. Frcnch anid Lnglish and his
lEnglish Orand Opera Company, pre
senting Cnglish operas only.
There will be concerts nightly and
almost every afternoon at Acolton
and Carnegie. the two concerts halls,
and there will be three regular sym
phony orchestras, the New York. with
Walter itamrosch, the l'hilharmonic,
with .loseph Stransky, and the Na
tional. with .William Mengelberg.
Ir. lsamroach of the New York in
phon'. who has just returned from
a brilliant and triumphal trip to Eu
rope. has invited Albert Coates. the
noted British conductor, for a series
of guest appearances, while Mr.
Stransky will have Henry Hadley as
assistant 'conductor. These two or
chestras have thus set the mark of
approval upon our native conductors.
both lUr. Damrosch and Mr. Hadley
being Americans. but what of the so
called and misnamed "NationalT'
Mengelberg is a foreigner. who is said
to be afflicted with an exaggerated
tgo and cranium. Toscanini. it 'a
said, they are trying to get for some
guest appearances. but Toscaninl is
an emotional baton wielder and it is
said he may not find it pleasant to
come here.
From the point of view of "na
tionalism" the only orchestra which
has sought to capitalize it is the
National S mphnny. and that has
teen the most flagrant observer--in
the breach-- of National requirements.
They have done nothing for the na
ive music goer except to take
money for subscriptions, and all the
emoluments. benefits, and honors
lave gone to foreigners. And that
notwithstanding the fact that we'.
have here conductors equal to the
greatest the music world has pro
ducred. We need go no further than
Theodore Spitrling to prove tis.
Rlut our alleged "National" orchestra
Is a hightly discreditable organiza
tion, if measured by our national
spirit.
ej eS ,gos , 1*i
August
/ They Are
/ Come In and Hi
Price
S1143-Ask the Rose.
.1150-Bloesom Time.
1147-Blue Clover Man.
1151-Chili Bean.
1152-China Moon.
1153-For Every Boy Who's
nn the Level There's a
Girl Who's on the
Square.
114-Indiana Moon.
-1155-Jazz Dance Repertoire.
1157-Oh, Promise Mc.
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M3L MARX E. ORENDORF
GeCeral F.d.rati.m er We.
e" Club. IL this capety
Mrs. Obe.durfor will direct the
muscal astiti.es of 1s.$ cubs
.of this eSemtry.
WILL DIRECT MUSIC
OF FEDERATED CLUBS
Mrs. Marx E. Oberndorfer, of Chi
cago, who has been appointed the na
tional music chairman of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, will
plan and direct the musical activities
in over ten thousand clubs in America.
Mrs. Oberndorfer (Anne Shaw Faulk
ner) is the author of "What We Hear
in Music." "Music in the Home." and
"America.nization Songs," and is crd
editor with Frederick A. Stock in the
"Music in the Home Series" of orches
tral compositions. With her husband.
the famous pianist, Mrs. Oberndorfer
has-won a national reputation as a
lecturer on music and for the Obern
dorfer Opera Musicales.
Mrs. Oberndorfer believes that the
greatest development in music, which
the world has ever known, is about
to take place in America, and she is
confident that the women's clubs are
the most important influence td bring
about this musical renaigsance. Mrs.
Oberndorfcr plans through the me
dium of the music memory contest
in the schools, the community sings
in the churches. departmer# stores.
industries. jails, and public institu
tions, and by the establishment of
community music centers, to make
music a vital part of the daily life
in America. Mrs. Oberndorfer de
clares that America has the greatest
musical inheritance in the world and
that we shall not always be a nation
of "jazz' and "ragtime." but are on
the threshold of the establishment of
a great American school of music.
FINDS MUSIC REIEVES
SUFFERING OF PATIENTS
Patients of the Ohio Hospital for
Epileptics at Gallipolis have become
so enthusiastic over the jazz music
furnished at the weekly dances that
difficulty is experienced in dispersing
the dancers. The music serves not
only to amuse the inmates. but, ac
cording to Dr. G. G. Kineon, the super.
intendent, it aids in relieving their
suffering.
After eight years of instruction un
der .. T. Lewis, the music inspector,
many musicians have been developed
and two complete bands have been
formed. ''articular fondness is shQwn
to band music and several cgncerts
are given weekly. *
Tn the various rooms of the hos
pital there are twelve pianos. thirty
five phonographs and more than 100
string and wind instruments.
Among the patients in the institu
tion is a blind man who until he was
taught to play the cornet was ex
tremely melancholy. Now, with the
development of unusual musical ahil
ity and a memory that is described
as "uncanny," he is one of the most
optimistic.
"Diverting the patients' minds
from their affliction by keeping thecm
busy is as good a treatment as can be
given them." said Dr. Kinleon. "Music
is especially good, as it is a subject
that nearly all of them can become
interested in."
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1156-Moonlight in Manda.
lay.
15-Pretty Kitty Kelley.
1159-Since You Crept Into
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1164-The Japanese Sand
lII 8-What Cha Gonna Do
W~hen Thcre Ain't No
Jazz?
1161-You're the Only Girl
That Made Me Cry.
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CAN YAU RAEn h ..et~ bul TokTe so
AMLY TO CAS 0MA? ar
'Are the rules of laterstieal yacht r Old Drur, as Dury
racIng to be applied to opera siaging? Eae Is knows. Put the iscide.W
We are informed that tho famous ar less Imortant thea the ssbeta.
opera company from Lendon. the tid fast (hut Ldados is to lnvae
Beecham, is to sing a seasen is Now New York ad New Took is to invade
York at the Maahattaa Opera Mouse. Londo The U.O may yet Cern, as
pad concurrently we are Informed Mad"m Buss. Doglav suggests
that atti and his cohorts from the a levos smile, whom the
Metropolitan, even unto Caruso and wha ad the Metropolitan cum.
Farrar. will perform a like ceremony a ar to OU~O i* an operatie
in London. If this means anything, chainship, boat two in three. each
it is that the Metropolitan begias to singer to sore points. Imaginer of
fear .competition again at the old You please. Caruso being matched in
"Aida" while Farrar competitively
Hammerstein stand, and may be takes warbles Butterfly" agaist the bet
as a threat that it Loadon seeks to from the Deham cast. It Is not an
invade its territory in New York, unpleasant antlcipation.
there will be a reprisal.
The Metropolitan has never sung in 'CURTAIN" IS FINISHED.
London, although most of the mem- A thuman and artistic pletur.
boe of its company have appear- nild"uti.'adsarn ah
bergof i. copan hav appar eritldne MacDonald. the screen's beauti
ed frequently at Covent Garden. ful star. was finished recently at th
Whether it will sing at this famous Katherine MacDonald studio. "Cur
hall whet it goes to London is not tam" was written by Rita Weiman.
settled. t this is the only available author of many Broadway succem...
hall In Lon on where the Metropol- The cast included such celebrities as
Itan can set up its scenery on the Charles Rchman, Florence Deshon,
same spectacular style as is done at Lloyd Whitlock and others.
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