SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS OL. X. No. 5. PER YEAR. ONE DOLLAR AND NANNAIA=CUEINI NOVELTY NEWS Wcom=7214:3t Published Each Month by Edward Lyman Bill at 373 Fourth Avenue, New York, May 15, 1914 -MK A Corner of the Music Room Vi'toi-Victria in the White House Photo copyright by Waldon Fawcett, Washington, I). C. ' 1,7 permission for reproduction granted to Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden. N. J. Entered as as second.class matter May 2, 1905, at the post office at New York, N. Y.. under the act of Congress of March 2,1979. THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 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Manager of Foreign Department of Thomas A. Famous Conductors May Appear inFilms in Mrs. Clark Demonstrates Value of Victrolasin Edison,Inc.,Completes Arrangements for Dozens of Concerts at the Same Time. Schools at National Conference in St. Paul- Transferring European Business of Company Many Noted Musical Authorities Present. to Orange-Increasing Popularity of Edison A despatchtothe New York World under Products Abroad-Blue Amberol Liked. recent date says that by means of films just placed (Special to The Talking Machine World.) on the market by the Meister Film Co. of Berlin Sr. PAUL, MINN., May G.-The value of talking Walter Stevens,manager oftheforeignde- the most famous musical directors will be enabled machinesinschool work was exemplifiedina partment of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., returned to to conduct a dozen or more performances in dif-striking manner attheseventh annual meeting Orange, N. J., recently after an extended trip toferent cities at the same time, and audiences ofof the National Conference of Music Supervisor:s. Europe, during which he visited, London, Berlin, the future will be able to enjoy the conducting of Mrs. Frances E. Clark had almost a full line of Paris and other prominent European cities, but great masters long after the musicians are dead. Victrolas in the West Hotel, the headquarters of spending the major part of his time in London This has been achieved by the use of master the convention, and her intelligent demonstrations looking after the interestsof the Edison com- of the use that talking machines might have in the panies. conductor films, and the film company will shortly give a huge concert here when all the most famous schools attracted much favorable comment from Prior to Mr. Stevens' leaving for Europe thc the teachers.Many of the Minneapolis schools officials of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., had decided conductors will conduct by film -proxy. Felix von\Veingartner,afterwitnessingthe have instruments of various kinds and have been to, transfer the entire European phonograph busi- trainedtodistinguish between good musicand ness to the main officesat Orange, leaving the first private performance, said: 'The success was extraordinary. The opera con- trash, and the visitors were much interestedto various European branchesfreetoconcentrate hear the young critics place their seal of approval their efforts on the development and cultivation of ducted was 'Carmen,' and the machinery for pro- ducing the film was so exact that after one trial or disapproval on a long series of musical num- their moving picture film business.While abroad bers of varying order of merit.The program Mr. Stevens took care of the many details inci- the musicians were able to play with exactly the was made up of numbers which the youngsters dental to this important transfer. same accuracy as they would have done if a living had never heard before, and their unerring judg- Mr.Stevensfound Edison products in Europe conductor had been present.Thereisnothing ment, in picking out the good music, highly en- increasing theirpopularitysteadily and consist- mechanical about the performance, and the result tertained the teachers. ently.The Blue Amberol records are proving is genius.A clever conductor can be transferred Among those in attendance were: P. P. Claxton, ready