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VOCAL 78 rpm Discs Mme. JOSÉ GRAYVILL(E) [s]. Who was this mysterious singer? The Columbia Catalogues of the period (1906) mention that she was a friend of Massenet (as were a number of female singers). Was José (sometimes Josè) Graville (or Grayville) her husband’s name (as with Mme. Charles Cahier) or a nom-du-disque? There seems to be no trace of anyone with this name in music journals of the period, yet this is obviously a more than competent singer with particularly able coloratura skills. 1138. 12” Vinyl Columbia 30067 [M55-1]. MIREILLE: O légère hirondelle (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $40.00. HARRY PLUNKET GREENE [b] 4126. 10” Red vinyl Victor (HMV) 3-2336 [2121e]. LITTLE MARY CASSIDY (arr. Somer- vell). Piano acc. This 1905 recording, although here pressed by Victor, never appeared in a Victor catalogue. Just about 1-2. $25.00. FERNANDO GUARNERI [b]. Napoli, 1888-New York City, 1940. Guarneri studied in Naples and appeared in opera in Europe, coming to the U.S. around 1915. He sang here with the touring San Carlo Opera and other companies and was popular in leading U.S. music festivals. His career after 1915 appears to have been exclusively in America, where he also became a citizen. He made a few records for several companies, including Edison, Victor, vertical Aeolian-Vocalian and Columbia. The reviewer of a 1920 performance of Cavalleria Rusticana gave Guarneri the following praise: “May Barron sang the part of Lola with a pretty voice, but we are tempted to wonder why she preferred Turiddu, sung by Eugenio Cibelli, to the virile and excellent Alfio of Fernando Guarneri, who sang with fervor and gave a good portrayal of the part. He displayed a fine voice of excellent quality, very well produced. He has a good stage presence, and his work was satis- factory in all respects.” 4853. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 78169. L’INNO ALLA SICILIA (Fernando Guarneri) / FERNANDO GUARNERI ANTONIO NICHINI [b] [nom-du- disque for ERNESTO BADINI]. LA CANZONE DEL GRAPPA (Mene-ghetti). Just about 1-2. $12.00. MARINA GURINA [s] 4748. 10” White lbl. Vla 52122 [7075-F]. EL REY QUE RABIÓ: Couplets de los Segadores (Chapì). With PURA MARTINEZ [c]. 1902 Spanish G&T matrix. Piano acc. IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00. JEANNE GUYLA [s]. See: CÉSAR VEZZANI [t] CHARLES HACKETT [t]. See also: ROSA PONSELLE [s], RICCARDO STRACCIARI [b] 4291. 10” Purple acous. Columbia 4017-M [81412-3/81430-6]. THANK GOD FOR A GAR- DEN (del Riego) / I HEAR A THRUSH AT EVE (Cadman). Lovely pressing as are all these “M” series Columbias. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 5156. 10” Purple Viva-Tonal Columbia 4040-M [W144856-3/W144857-3]. A BROWN BIRD SINGING (Barrie-Wood) / DUNA (McGill). Just about 1-2. $10.00. LILLY HAFGREN-DINKELA [s] 1375. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65644 [329as/339as]. TANNHÄUSER: Dich, teure Halle / DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER: Senta-Ballade (both Wagner). Excellent copy. Small lbl. stkr., one minor rub side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $40.00. REYNALDO HAHN [t] 4356. 10” Blk. acous. French Gram. P404 [20841u/20861u]. LA PAIX (Hahn) / LES LARMES (Reyer). Self-accompanied. Just about 1-2. $50.00. 4401. 10” Brown elec. French Col. D2029 [WL1070/WL1090]. SI TU VEUX MIGNONNE (Massenet) / LE PARFUM IMPERISSABLE (Fauré). Piano acc. Giuseppe Benvenuti. Just about 1-2. $20.00. - 91 - VOCAL 78 rpm Discs GEORGE HAMLIN [b] 4010. 10” Red Victor 64348. UNDER THE ROSE (Stoddard-Fisher). Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1808. 12” Red Pats. “A” plate Victor 74248. LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia). Just about 1-2. $10.00. ORVILLE HARROLD [t] 2049. 12” Red Vla 6151. LA BOHÈME: Che gelida manina (Puccini) / LOUISE: Depuis longtemps j’habitais cette chamber (Charpentier). Side two with EVA GAUTHIER [s]. Two of Harrold’s most effective operatic sides. Just about 1-2. $12.00. FANNY HELDY [s]. See also: FERNAND ANSSEAU [t], MARCEL JOURNET [bs] 1837. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB 1512 [2G340-II/CF2942-II]. MANON: Restons ici pusiqu’il le faut (Mass- enet) / L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE: Oh, la pitoyable aventure (Ravel). Side two with LOUIS MORTURIER [bs], PIERRE FAV(E)REAU [b]. Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Lbls. scuffed in trade- mark area, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00. EDITH HELENA [s] 5237. [as HELEN JENYNGE]. 7” Berliner 360V. COMIN’ THRO’ THE RYE (Scottish Air). Exceptionally nice copy FANNY HELDY of this 1898 recording. Few MGTs, 3. $60.00. 1797. 12” Blk. Pats. Victor 35214. LUCIA: Mad Scene (Donizetti) / TROVATORE: Tacea la notte placida (Verdi). In English. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $10.00. FRIEDA HEMPEL [s]. See also: ENRICO CARUSO [t], HERMANN JADLOWKER [t] 4807. 10” Red Victor 87250. MELODY IN F [VOICES OF HE WOODS] (Rubinstein- Watson)). In English. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1095. 11” Brown Odeon 50249/50254 [XB2273/XB2270]. IL BACIO (Aldighieri-Arditi) / MARTHA: Letzte Rose (Flotow). Lovely copy. One mk., just about 1-2. $15.00. 1091. 11” Purple Okeh 70101 [BX2272-2]. TRAVIATA: Sempre libera (Verdi). In German. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1854. 12” Odeon 76901/76900 [XXB5058-4/XXB5059-3]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa (Rossini). Two sides. In German. Lt. rubs, 2. $12.00. 1785. 12” Blk. Opera Disc 76240 (033128) [2249c]. MUETTE DI PORTICI: O jour de joie divine (Auber). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1661. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 88383 [2229c]. ERNANI: Ernani involami (Verdi). European master (replaced under same catalogue number a year later by a Victor version). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2017. 12” Red Victor 88476. IL BACIO (Arditi). In Italian. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2015. 12” Red Vla 88588. WINE, WOMAN AND SONG (Strauss). In Italian. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1826. 12” Lime Green Grammophon 78543 [781av/746av]. LOHENGRIN: Du Ärmste. With VELICIA KASZOWSKA [ms] / LILLY HALFGREN-DINKELA [s], MARIA OLSZEWSKA [ms], FRITZ SOOT [t], JOS. VON MANOWARDA [bs]. MEISTERSINGER: Quintet (Wagner). Excellent later ‘20s pressing. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00. - 92 - VOCAL 78 rpm Discs HEINRICH HENSEL [t]. Neustadt, 1874-Hamburg, 1935. Hensel was encouraged to study voice by Felix Mottl, which he did with Gustav Walter in Vienna, Eduard Bellwidt in Frankfurt and F. Emerich in Milan. His debut was in Freiburg in 1897, where he remained until 1900. He had great success at Frankfurt and Wiesbaden, and also as Parsifal at Bayreuth. Also singing with the Metropolitan (debut as Lohengrin, 1911) and the Chicago Opera in the U.S. and at Covent Garden, Hensel served as the leading Heldentenor at the Hamburg Opera from 1912 through 1929. 5082. 10” Blk. Dog Schall. Grammophon 4-42451/4-42452 [11086L/11085½L]. WINTERLIED (Henning v. Koss) / FRÜHLINGSLIED (Gounod). Piano acc. IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 5143. 10” Green Dog Schall. Gram. 14459 (4-42449/4-42450) [11083L/11084L]. AUF FLÜGELN DES GESANGES / FRÜHLINGSLIED (both Mendelssohn). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 1066. 11” Blue/Multi-Color Odeon X52691/X52128 [XB5684/XB5881]. TIEFLAND: Ich gruß’ noch einmal meine Berge (d’Albert) / MICHAEL NASTA [t]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: O sag’, wenn ich fahre (Verdi). IMs. Just about 1-2. $30.00. EVELYN HERBERT [t]. Philadelphia, PA, 1898-Newport Beach, CA, 1975. Herbert (born Hostetter) studied for an operatic career. With no prior stage experience she made a very successful debut with the Chicago Opera in 1920 as Mimi in Puccini’s La Boheme with tenor Alessandro Bonci. The strain of operatic singing, however, created vocal problems and she subsequently restudied for operetta, making her Broadway debut in 1923. For the next eleven years she was hailed as one of the leading operetta stars of the period, creating many works including four Sigmund Romberg operettas alone. She retired in 1934 at the point when interest in operetta on Broadway began to decline. 1034. 11” Black no-label unfinished test Victor mat. BVE-49924-4. THE NEW MOON: Wanting You (Romberg). Rec. Feb. 5, 1929. Unpublished. Only known copy. Creator performance (NY premiere Sept. 19, 1928). There were seven takes, none of which was issued. Superficial rubbing, 3-4. $200.00. 4372. 10” Blk. Orth. Victor 20995. MY MARY- EVELYN HERBERT LAND: Mother / MY MARYLAND: Silver Moon (Romberg). Another Evelyn Herbert creator disc. Side two with FRANKLYN BAUR [t]. Lt. superficial rubs, cons. 2-3. $12.00. VILHELM HEROLD [s] 4424. 10” Green Dog Concert Gramophone 2-82473/2-82643 [9973b/8014e]. FLYV FLUGL FLYV (Hartmann) / OG JEG HAR OTTE KAERSTER (Krause). In Danish. Side one orch. acc. Side two with piano. Just about 1-2. $15.00. Cantor MORDECHAI HERSHMAN [t] 1912. 12” Blk. acous. Victor 68661. LEOLOM YEHEI ODOM [ALWAYS BE A MAN] (Hershman?). Two sides. Just about 1-2. $15.00. BRITA HERTZBERG [s] 1200. 12” Dk. Blue elec. PW Odeon AA210212 [XXSto2524-2/XXSto2525-3]. I CAVALIERI DI EKEBÙ: Gå din väg, jag levde lycklig [Go away, I’ve lived happily] / I CAVALIERI DI EKEBÙ: Moder, moder, förbarma dig [Mother, mother, have mercy] (Riccardo Zandonai). Side two with IRMA BJÖRCK [ms]. In Swedish. Orch. dir. Nils Grevillius. Minor lbl. stain, cons. 2. $20.00. 1217. 12” PW Plum HMV Z185 [CS2970-II/CS2971-IIT1]. I CAVALIERI DI EKEBÙ: Mariannes och Göstas Duett [Öppna nu dina ögon [Open your eyes] (Zandonai). Two sides. With EINAR BEYRON [t]. Orch. dir. Nils Grevillius. Superficial rubs, 3-4. $12.00. - 93 - VOCAL 78 rpm Discs JOSEPH HISLOP [t]. See also: LOTTE SCHÖNE [s] 4608. 10” Red SR SS HMV 5-2565 [Bb1350-I]. HERDING SONG (Lawson). Piano acc.