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THE
GRAND OPERA IN LITTLE ROCK.
Trovatore Heard Through the Victor Talking Machine.

(Special to The Review.)

Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 14, 1906.

The.music lovers of Little Rock, and particularly those who are especial lovers of grand
opera, discovered one evening last week that a
real treat was in store for them when the first
few strains of the great Verdi opera, "II Trovatore," floated out into the auditorium at Houck's
musuThouse from the new Victor Auxetophone.
The event was notable for two reasons. It was
the first time the Auxetophone was heard in the
city, and also the first time a complete opera was
heard through the medium of talking machine
records.
The entire opera of four acts was rendered on
the machine, and to do this twenty records were
used. The records used with the exception of
two choruses and the "Di quella pira" were reccrded in Milan, Italy, the home of Italian opera,
and in making them the services of a caste of
well-known and competent artists was used as
well as the famous chorus of La Scala Opera
House and an orchestra directed by Carlo Sabaino.
The concert caused considerable favorable
comment regarding both the machine and records and the progressiveness of the O. K. Houck
Co. in introducing these improved talkers into
the city. S. H. Field, the manager of the talking
machine department, was in charge of the concert.

TRADE NEWS FROM NORTHWEST.

Fall Outlook EncouragingDyer Expansion
Columbia Business ImprovesButler Bros,
to
Enter
FieldOther Items of General
Interest.

(Special to The Review.)

Minneapolis and St. Paul, Nov. 9, 1906.

The outlook for the fall trade seems to be
very encouraging, to judge from the reports to
hand. Not only has the trade continued good
in the cities, but all throughout this section the
small dealers are sending in generous orders.
"We haven't a kick coming," said L. H.
Lucker, of the Minnesota Phonograph Co. "We
had a splendid retail trade during October, and
good-sized orders were received from all our
agencies. The prospects for a heavy trade in
the country this fall seem very good. We sold
three Victrola machines last month, and there
are several prospects in sight."
The New England Furniture Co. have transferred their Victor -department from the corner
section they have been occupying to another portion of the store on First avenue, which has been
fitted up in an attractive style. The October
trade was reported better than a year ago, especially in the line of records.
The best indication of the growth of the talking machine trade of W. J. Dyer & Bro. is the
fact that they have had to enlarge the space
which had been devoted to it on the ground
floor, when the building was remodeled this
summer. Sales during October were reported
good in both Victor and Edison goods, while
the demand for records is much larger than last
year.
The Columbia Phonograph Co.'s branches in
both towns report a. better month in October
than in September, and that the indications
point to much greater activity from now on
to the holidays, the sales tending toward the
better grade.
At T. C. Hough's three stores there were indications of a good trade, and Mr. Hough reported himself as being highly satisfied with
the results from the sale of Edison goods.
There were rumors afloat Saturday that Donaldson's talking machine department would be
closed soon. This, however, has not been verified as yet. If the department has not proven
a successful one, it must have been due to the
fact that nearly all makes of instruments were

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carried, and the selling energy was not directed

to one in particular.
Butler Bros., the large catalogue house of Chicago, will soon enter the field, their big warehouse being erected here nearing completion.
It is understood they will handle the American
goods.

COURT ADMITS PHONOGRAPH.

Michigan Supreme Bench Decides Its Evidence
Is Legal.

3504

Jeg lagde mig Saa Sildig (Gainmel golkevlse;

10
,Ta vi elsker
Rlkard Nordraak 10
Sonner af Norge
C. Blom 10
Det Norske
flag
L. M. Ibsen 10
Saeter.jentens sondag
Ole Bull 10
Millom B;ikkar og Berg ut met! havet (Gammel folkevise)
10
81084 II TrovatoreStride In vampa ("Fierce
Flames are Soaring")
Verdi 10
85104GiorondaVoice di donna (Angelic Voice*
Ponchielli 12
85105 MarthalOsser mesto il mio cor (Softly
Whispers a Voice)
Flotow 12
85100 FaustQuando a te lieta (When All Was
Young)
Gounod 12
3505
3506
3507
35K8
3509

ELDA CAVALIERIj SOPRANO, WITH

ORCH.

74054 Tosca"Vissi d'arte"

Puccini 12
74U55 AidaO patria mla (My Native Land) . . .
Giuseppi Verdi 12

(Special to The Review.)

Detroit, Mich., Nov. 14, 1906.

The Michigan Supreme Court has decided that
a phonograph may be admitted as evidence in
court to reproduce sounds which are the subject
of controversy.
Frank Anderson, a hotel proprietor of Boyne
City, brought a phonograph to court with records
of engine totting and car rattling to prove that
the presence of a railroad near his property was
a nuisance and lessened its value.
Justice Blair held that the introduction of the
phonograph was permissible, provided the authenticity of the records was established.
VICTOR RECORDS FOR DECEMBER.
Number
31574

Size
SOUSA'S BAND.

4867

HuguenotsSelection Act IV. (Benedicdiction of the Poignards)

Meyerbeer 12
CherryTwo-Step
Albert 10

4866
4868

"Pennsylvania Special" March

Entry of the GladiatorsMarch

ARTHUR

4869
4870
31576

Innes 10
10

VICTOR ORCHESTRA.

VICTOR DANCE ORCHESTRA.

4880 Russian Kossack (Jewish Dance) . . Ascher 10

4881 Boruch Habo, from opera "Gabriel" (Jewish Dance)
Priedsell 10
3J575 Miss McCloud's Reel
12
4897
31582

4871
31573

SOLOS BY KOSARIO BOURDON, W I T H

Melodie (Elegie)
Berceuse from .Tocelyn

TENOR

SOLOS

ORCII.

Massenet 10
Godard 12

BY HARRY

MACDONOIJGH.

In the Evening by the Moonlight, Dear

Louise
10
The Star of Bethlehem (Christmas Song).. 12
SONGS BY MISS ADA JONES.

4873 The Bullfrog and the Coon

Nathan 10
48912 Marie Cahill's "Hottentot Love Song"
10
SOI'RANO SOLO BY MISS FLORENCE HINKLE, W I T H VIOLIN
OBLIGATO.

4874

Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young

Charms
Moore
WHISTLING SONG BY S. I I . DUDLEY.
4885 The Merry Whistling Darky
DUET BY MISS STEVENSON AND MR. STANLEY.
4876 The Linger Longer Girl
Solman
DUET BY MACDONOUGH AND IilELING.
4877 A Flower from Home, Sweet Home..Sclimid
4891

DUET

BY MISS

JONES

10
10
10
10

AND MR. MURRAY.

You Can't Give Your H e a r t t o Somebody

Else a n d Still Hold Hands With M e . . . . 10
SONGS BY BILLY MURRAY.

4872

My Marluccia (Take a Steamboat)

4883

I Don't Like Your Family

When Tommy Atkins Marries Dolly Gray.. 10

Abraham Jefferson Washington Lee

4879

The Songs of the Ragtime Boy. .Von Tilzer 10

"COON" SONG BY ARTHUR COLLINS.

10

DUET BY COLLINS AND IIAHLAN.

HANDEL MIXED QUARTET, UNACCO.UP.

It is Well With My Soul

Bliss 10

HARRY MACDONOUGH AND HAYDN QUARTETTE.

Somewhere in the World There's a Little

Girl for Me
Bowers 12
DESCRIPTIVE SPECIALTY BY BILLY GOLDEN.
4887 Sissereta's Visit to the North
10
SOUSA'S BAND.

300 Hands Across the SeaMarch

4862 IolaIntermezzo Two-Step

Sousa
Johnson

8
8

Royal Trumpeters March

Seltzer
On the RockVRoad to Dublin. . . .Ephraim
CHARACTER SONG BY MISS ADA JONES.
Waiting at the Church
TENOR SOLO BY BILLY MURRAY.
Not Because Your Hair Is Curly.. .Adams
PARODY BY S. I t . DUDLEY.
Swanee River Parody

8
8

ARTHUR TRYOR'S BAND.

4841
4842
4714
4861
4886

MALE QUARTETS BY THE HAYDN QUARTET.

656 Carry Me Back to Old Virginny

439S Glory Song ("Oh, That Will Be Glory") . .
4865 The Teacher and the Tack(unaccomp.) . .
717
4893

CHOIR RECORD BY T H E TRINITY

Rock of Ages

4889
4890
31577
31578
31579
31580

CHOIR.

Hastings

BASS SOLO BY WILLIAM F. IIOOLKY.

Let Erin Remember the Days of Old..Moore

BARITONE

4888

J. A. Bates, who conducts a talking machine

store on West Main street, Middletown, N. Y.,
had a man named Palmer recently arrested for
selling a talking machine and records worth $20
which he had purchased on the instalment plan.
The Recorder, before whom Palmer was brought,
had little sympathy with the prisoner's plea
that he sold the instrument while drunk, and
promptly sentenced him to three months' imprisonment. This kind of punishment will prevent others from disposing of property which
does not belong to them. Mr. Bates is to be
commended for following this matter up.

A Word with
the Piano Dealer

Ronklyn 10
Howard 10

4878
4875

SENTENCED TO THREE MONTHS IN JAIL.

BILLY MURRAY AND HAYDN QUARTET.

4898

31583

The new Boys' High School, Reading, Pa., has

been added to the list of institutions using talking machines for educational purposes, as the
entire second floor is given over to language
classes taught by means of talking machines.
The records contain speeches, dialogues and
songs in the languages to be taught, most of
the records having been imported from the foreign countries where the languages are in vogue.
Absolutely correct pronunciation is thus secured.
The use of the "talker" as an educational factor raises it above the level of the purely entertaining or commercial product, and proof of its
usefulness in this field should effectually silence
the criticisms of that body of our citizens who
harp upon these machines being only annoying
"toys" and only fit for producing "canned music."

TRYOR'S BAND.

Donnybrook FairMarch
Davis 10
Waiting at the ChurchMedley Two-Step. 10
"Mile. Modiste" Waltzes
Herbert 12

VIOLONCELLO

THE "TALKER" AN EDUCATIONAL FACTOR

SOLOS

IN SPANISH P.Y CARLOS

PIANO ACCOMP.

CACERESj

Himno Nacional Peruano "Somos libres,

seamoslo siempre"
La Tela de ArafiaBarcai'ola ("La Tempestad bravi")
Lamadrid-Nieto
Un adiosCancion
Poral-Yradier
Una ViejaCavatina "Un Espafiol que
vienne"
Camprodon-Gastambide
Amor y olvidoRomanzadel
Valle-Alvarez
El Diablo en el PoderRomanza
Camprodon-Barbieri
Fuefios de oroRomanza "Yo te .1 maba"
Barbieri

NORWEGIAN SOLOS BY H. K. ROKEN, PIANO ACCOMP.

.'!500 For Norge, Kjaempers fodeland..A. Gretry

3501 Syng kun i din ungdoms vaar
Silcher
3502 Studentersang
Ibsen
3503 Aa Ola Ola min egjen Ongje (Gammel
folkevise)

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