The Edison Records Used in the Boston Recital Were Not Specially Made for This Test
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The Edison Records used in the Boston Recital were not specially made for this test
-Any Edison Diamond Disc Record will sustain this amazing test when played in comparison with the performance of the artist who made it. The records used in Tone Tests are taken from stock. The Edison Diamond Disc Catalog contains nearly a thousand wonderful re-creations of the work of world-famed artists. Among these artists are: Jacques Urlus, Tenor — Wagnerian Marie Duchene, Contralto—Prima T. Foster Why, Bass—A very popu- tenor, member of Metropolitan Opera Donna contralto of Metropolitan Opera lar American concert basso. Company, New York. Company, New York. Philip H. Wolfram, Bass—Oratorio Anna Case, Soprano—Member Metro- Carl Flesch, Violin—Eminent Hungar- concert and recital basso. politan Opera, New York. American ian violinist, one of the foremost living Dan Beddoe, Tenor—Famous Welsh operatic lyric soprano. violin players. tenor, prominent in music festivals con- Marie Dema, Contralto—French oper- cert and oratorio. Alice Verlet, Soprano—One of the atic contralto, well known abroad. greatest of all coloratura sopranos. Has Eleanora de Cisneros, Contralto— Gregor Skolnik, Violin—Concert mas- appeared in leading operatic roles in American operatic contralto; has ap- ter of Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Brussels, Paris, etc., with tremendous peared with the Manhattan Opera Com- violin soloist of note. success. pany, Metropolitan Opera Company, Heinrich Hensel, Tenor—German op- Emmy Destinn, Soprano—Bohemian and the Philadelphia Chicago Opera. dramatic soprano; has appeared in lead- eratic tenor. Has appeared abroad and ing musical centres of Europe and at the Alessandro Bonci, Tenor—Great Ital- at Metropolitan Opera House, New Metropolitan Opera House, New York. ian lyric operatic tenor, one of the best York. known living. Maria Labai, Soprano—Viennese op- Lucrezia Bori, Soprano—Spanish Op- Frederic Martin, Bass—One of Amer- eratic soprano, sang in New York with eratic soprano, a leading member of the ica's leading concert and oratorio Manhattan Opera Company; is well Metropolitan Opera, New York. bassos. known in Europe. Margarete Matzenauer, Contralto—A Christine Miller, Contralto—One of Charlotte Kirwan, Soprano—A promi- leading contralto with Metropolitan the most prominent of all American nent concert soprano. Opera Company, New York. concert contraltos. Aino Ackte, Soprano—Dramatic and Giovanni Martinelli, Tenor—Member Thomas Chalmers, Baritone—Leading lyric Finnish operatic soprano, promi- Metropolitan Opera Company, New baritone with Boston Opera Company. nent in Paris and other European capi- York. A prominent Italian operatic One of the most prominent exponents tals. tenor. of Grand Opera in English. Marie Rappold, Soprano—Dramatic Helen Stanley, Soprano—American Carmen Melis, Soprano—Italian opera- soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Com- operatic soprano who has appeared with tic soprano, well known botli in Amer- pany, New York. Chicago Grand Opera Company and ica and abroad. Elizabeth Schumann, Soprano—Dra- Century Opera Company. Marguerita Sylva, Soprano—American matic and lyric soprano—member of Hardy Williamson, Tenor—Member of Prima Donna, formerly famous in comic Metropolitan Opera Company, New York Century Opera Company. opera; later member of Manhattan Opera City. Margaret Keyes, Contralto—One of Company, New York. Giuseppe Anselmi, Tenor—Italian op- the most prominent concert contraltos Adelina Agostinelli, Soprano—Italian eratic tenor, singing leading lyric roles in in America. operatic soprano; appeared in New York standard operas. Well known in Europe Samuel Gardner, Violin—Young Rus- at Manhattan Opera House, and well and South America. sian-American concert violinist. known in Europe and South America. Albert Spalding, Violin—America's Mary Jordan, Contralto—American greatest violinist. operatic, concert and churoh contralto, Orville Harrold, Tenor—Noted opera- Arthur Middleton, Bass—Prominent late of Century Opera Company. tic tenor, now member of Century Opera basso with Metropolitan Opera Com- Marie Morrisey, Contralto—A promi- Company. pany, New York, singing leading oper- nent American church soloist and con- Marie Kaiser, Soprano—American atic roles. cert contralto. church and concert soprano. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 240 Lakeside Avenue Orange, N. J.