GEORGE HAMLIN [T] 3941
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VOCAL 78 rpm Discs CHARLES HACKETT [t] 1974. 10” Purple acous. Columbia 4013-M [79287-2/79879-2]. A DREAM (Bartlett)/ BECAUSE (d’Hardelot). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3078. 10” Purple elec. Columbia 4034-M [W140985-7/140939-4]. TOSCA: Recondita armonia (Puccini)/BAR- BIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Se il mio nome (Rossini). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2280. 10” Purple elec. Columbia 4034-M [W140985-7/140939-4]. Same as previous listing (#3078). Small harmless mk. (rub) side two, few lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $7.00. 3316. 12” TC Columbia 49666. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Solenne in quest’ ora (Verdi). With RICCARDO STRAC- CIARI [b]. Label autographed by Hackett. Couple small PBs. 3. $12.00. 3318. 12” TC Columbia 98003. PARTED (Tosti). Excellent quiet pressing, cons. 1-2. $12.00. 1685. 12” Purple acous. Columbia 9016-M [49604-4/98045-3]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Ecco ridente (Rossini)/ ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Ah! lève-toi CHARLES HACKETT soleil (Gounod). Wonderful pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1775. 12” Purple acous. Columbia 9017-M [49645-1/49895-10]. BOHÊME: Che gelida manina (Puccini)/ELISIR D’AMORE: Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti). 1” crk. side one from rim into grooves, likely superficial. Otherwise just about 1-2. $8.00. 1776. 12” Purple acous. Columbia 9018-M [49947-7/98047-2]. CARMEN: Air de la fleur (Bizet)/DON GIOVANNI: Il mio tesoro (Mozart). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3255. 12” Purple acous. Columbia 9020-M [98094-3/98095-3]. FAVORITA: Spirto gentil (Donizetti)/MANON: Ah, fuyez, douce image (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 1738. 12” Purple Viva-Tonal Columbia 9029-M [W98264-5/98265-6]. LA JUIVE: Rachel! Quand du Seigneur (Halèvy)/LE CID: O souverain (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 1777. 12” Purple Viva-Tonal Columbia 9034-M [W98323-2/98337-12]. ELISIR D’AMORE: Una furtiva (Donizetti)/MANON: Le rêve (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3429. 12” Purple acous. English Columbia 7366 [AX100/AX107]. BOHÊME: Che gelida manina (Puccini)/AFRICAINE: O Paradiso! (Meyerbeer). Scarce late acoustic British recordings, soon re-made electrically. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1871. 12” PoW Purple elec. Eng. Columbia 7366 [WAX1718/1719]. BOHÊME: Che gelida manina (Puccini)/AFRICAINE: O Paradiso! (Meyerbeer). The catalogue number should be 7366R, following Columbia’s usual procedure, to differentiate the original recording from the remake. Here, however, there is no “R”. Just about 1-2. $15.00. GEORGE HAMLIN [t] 3941. 10” White Victor Sample Record 64247 [take 5]. MINNELIED (Brahms). These sample white lbl. Hamlin tests were from the singer’s collection. Gen. 2. $8.00. 2881. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 64246. A SUMMER DAY (Arthur Nevin); ROW GENTLY, HERE, MY GONDOLIER (Jensen). Rare. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3930. 10” Red Victor 64282 [take 4]. I DISPETTOSI AMANTI: Vien meco il ruscello (Parelli). Rare. Short catalogue life. Only form of issue. Cons. 2. $35.00. 3942. 10” White Victor Sample Record 64348 [take 3]. UNDER THE ROSE (Fischer). 2. $10.00. 3764. 12” White Victor Sample Record 74134 [take 1, 1909). BOHEMIAN GIRL: Then you’ll remember me (Balfe). Replaced the following year by take 3. Excellent copy, couple tiny scuffs, cons. 2. $12.00. 117 VOCAL 78 rpm Discs 3768. 12” White Victor Sample Record 74250 [take 3]. CREATION: In native worth (Haydn). Few very lt. mks., cons. 2. $12.00. JOAN HAMMOND [s] 2823. 10” Red HMV DA 1988 [OEA-15517-4/15518-4]. TURANDOT: In questa reggia (Puc- cini). Two sides. In Italian. Orch. dir. Stanford Robinson. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1787. 12” Plum HMV C.3493 [2EA-10973-2/10974-2]. OBERON: Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster (von Weber). Two sides. Orch. dir. Vilem Tausky. Just about 1-2. $8.00. JOHN HARRISON [t] 3769. 12” Dog Gram. Mon. 02223 [3864f]. A SONG OF SLEEP (Lord Henry Somerset). Piano and violin acc. Superficial rubs, 2-3. $10.00. ALEXANDER HEINEMANN [b] 3812. 12” Dog Mon. Gram. 042334/042335 [2404c/2406c]. DIE SCHÖPFUNG [THE SEASONS]: Recit. und Arie (Haydn). Two sides. Piano acc. Side one tiny LSS, cons. 2. Side two few rubs, one TB, 2. $15.00. FANNY HELDY [s] 2049. 10” Red PW Disque Gram. DA 940 [BTR3351-I/ 3345-I]. THAÏS: Duo de la source (Massenet). Two sides. Side two with MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Excellent later ‘30s press-ing. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3112. 10” Red PW Disque Gram. DA 1250 [OG341-I/ BV297-II]. FAUST: Il était un roi de Thulé (Gounod)/MANON: Adieu, notre petite table (Massenet). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Excellent later ‘30s pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00. EDITH HELENA [s] 2086. 10” Blk. GP ’06 Victor 4283 [B-2231]. MANON LESCAUT: Laughing Song (Auber). Small PB, some rubs. 3. $8.00. ANNI HELM [s]. Vienna, 1903-Bibione, 1993. A pupil of Marie Gutheil-Schoder and Gertrud Förstel in Vienna, Helm made her debut in Magdeburg in 1924. From 1926 to 1933 she was a leading soprano with the Berlin Opera and from 1931-33 the German Opera in Prague as well. During the ‘30s she appeared as well at La Scala, the Paris Opéra, la Monnaie in Brussels and in 1939 Covent Garden as Venus in Tannhäuser. In the mid-1940s she FANNY HELDY appeared with the Vienna Opera. 3695. 12” Plum PW Electrola EH 21 [CwR427-I/428-III]. TANNHÄUSER: Dich, teure Halle/TANNHÄUSER: Allmächt’ge Jungfrau (Wagner). Small lbl. stkrs., 2. $12.00. FRIEDA HEMPEL [s] 2310. 11” Brown Odeon 50249/50254 [XB-2273/2270]. IL BACIO (Arditi)/MARTHA: Letzte Rose (Flotow). Orch. acc. despite label stating piano acc. Few tiny PBs, gen. 2-3. $12.00. 9313. 11” Brown Odeon 64835/64853 [XB-3645/3649]. WIEGENLIED (Mozart)/VILLA- NELLE (dell’ Acqua). Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1622. 12” Orange U.S. Odeon Am 45004 [XXB5916/5787]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Deh! vieni, non tardar (Mozart)/DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT: Duetto Tonio-Maria (Donizetti). Side two with HERMANN JADLOWKER [t], whose name has been omitted from the label. Small lbl. tear side two. Cons. 2. $15.00. 1581. 12” Orange U.S. Odeon Am 45005 [XXB3795/5913]. RIGOLETTO: Caro nome (Verdi)/PARLA WALTZ (Arditi). Side one few mks. and lt. rubs, 2. Side two just about 1-2. $15.00. 3384. 12” Red PW Electrola DB 272 [509s/542m]. RIGOLETTO: Teurer Name/TRAVIATA: Von der Freude Blumenkräzen (both Verdi). Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3751. 12” Red Hist. No. 2 HMV DB 331 [545m/719m]. MAGIC FLUTE: Infelice, sconso- lata/ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO: Che pur aspro al cuore (both Mozart). Exceptional coloratura performances. Cons. 2. $12.00. 118 VOCAL 78 rpm Discs 1763. 12” PW Silver Victor IRCC 161 [1174s/2411c]. DER WILDSCHÜTZ: Auf des Lebens raschen Vogen (Lortzing)/LAKMÉ: Où va la jeune Hindoue? (Delibes). From orig. 1912/1911 Gramophone matrices. Label signed by Hempel. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1590. 12” Red Victor 88476. IL BACIO (Arditi). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 3586. 12” Red Victor 88476. Same as previous listing. Cons. 2. $7.00. VILHELM HEROLD [t] 2635. 10” Red acous. HMV V.143 [3399r/11331b]. PAGLIACCI: Un tal gioco/PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo). In Danish. Just about 1-2. $12.00. Cantor MORDECHAI HERSHMAN [t] 1840. 12” Blk. acous. Victor 68598. IN CHEDER’L [IN THE HEBREW CLASSROOM] (arr. Miller-Shilkret)/A DUDELE (arr. Low-Shilkret). Really effective performances, particularly side one. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2821. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 73286. K’SHIMOHO [FOR ACCORDING TO THY NAME]/ UDOM JESOIDOI MEOFOR [IN TRUTH, THOU ART THEIR CREATOR] (Hebrew Prayers). Just about 1-2. $15.00. BRITA HERTZBERG [s] 2918. 10” PW Plum HMV X.2745 [BW1638-II/1644-II]. PEER GYNT: Sov, Sov, Vaggvisa (Grieg)/AVE MARIA (Bach-Gounod). Lt. rubs., 2-3. $8.00. MARGARETHE HEYNE-FRANKE [s] 3267. 12” Blk. acous. Schall. Gram. 66230 [1969as/1970as]. ARIADNE AUF NAXOS: Recitativ und Arie der Zerbinetta (R. Strauss). Two sides. Small lbl. stkr., just about 1-2. $50.00. ALLEN C. HINCKLEY [bs]. Gloucester, MA, 1877-Yonkers, NY, 1954. He began his vocal studies at the age of 18 in Philadelphia with Carl Schachner, continuing with him for four years. He subsequently studied repertoire with Oscar Saenger for several months while appearing with The Bostonians. He then left for Europe and made his debut in 1903 as King Henry in Lohengrin with the Hamburg Stadt- theater and remained as a regular member of that company for five years. He worked with Cosima and Siegfried Wagner and was subse- quently heard at Bayreuth as Hagen, Hunding and King Henry. He also participated in three Covent Garden seasons as well as seasons at the Met and with the Chicago Opera. Many of his international variety of leading roles he prepared and sang in multiple languages. Note that Hinckley’s family name is spelled “Hinkley” on his Gramophone recording labels. 2239. 10” Blk. Angel Pre-Dog Hamburg Gram. 3-2940/3-42991 [3963r/ 3967r]. BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (Bowers)/WILLI BIRRENKOVEN [t]. HEIMLICHE AUFFORDERUNG (Strauss). Side one in English. Lt. NS last ¾” side one, one small LSS side ALLEN C. HINCKLEY two, otherwise cons. 2. $125.00. 2866. 10” Blk. Angel Pre-Dog Hamburg Gram. 3-42994/3-42996 [3952r/3969r]. GÖTTERDAMMERUNG: Hagens Ruf/MEISTERSINGER: Ansprache des Pogner (both Wagner). One tiny mk., just about 1-2. $150.00. 2864. 10” Blk. Angel Pre-Dog Hamburg Gram. 3-42995/3-42997 [3960r/3975r]. HUGUE- NOTS: Piff, Paff, Puff (Meyerbeer)/FREISCHÜTZ: Arie des Kaspar (v.Weber). Beau- tiful copy, just about 1-2.