The Voice of the Victor - March 1924

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The Voice of the Victor - March 1924

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The voice of the Victor - March 1924
Vol XIX No. 3

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Great to see these magazines! Thanks for posting. I was surprised at the photo on the third page. The inside of the Monticello music store has nothing but Brunswick machines on display. I also enjoy the "Help and Situations Wanted" section. Maybe I should send a resume ;)

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I'm glad you enjoyed the magazine. I've seen in several issues of the VOTV, dealers would sell products from various manufacturers. I'm not exactly sure why, but I would imagine it would be similar to electronic stores of today. They offer a number of different products.
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You are a " peach" as my grandmother used to say for posting this. I"ll print it and then sit by the fireside pretending I'm a Victor dealer in 1924. :D This issue has on first glance a singular lack of the " r" word....that is to say " radio," although I haven't read the issue in detail yet. Interesting that behind the scenes they were on the cusp of starting to negotiate with the Bell Labs.
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With their newest 'plum' Rosa Ponselle on the cover! Yes.

Too bad she wasn't with the Victor from the start, and we could have heard her and Caruso. :cry:

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Thanks for posting!
It's interesting to see the touring schedule of the Victor artists on the final page. I've never thought about top-level performers performing regularly in smaller towns such as Mischa Elman in Kalamazoo, Galli-Curci in Mobile, Alabama and Geraldine Farrar in Gloversville, NY.
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barnettrp21122 wrote:Thanks for posting!
It's interesting to see the touring schedule of the Victor artists on the final page. I've never thought about top-level performers performing regularly in smaller towns such as Mischa Elman in Kalamazoo, Galli-Curci in Mobile, Alabama and Geraldine Farrar in Gloversville, NY.
Bob
And those winding train tours (especially in the summer, pre-air conditioning days) weren't always so glamorous either.

There's still some still existing places,in small towns, like the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY, that saw many of our favorite musicians of yore trod across its boards.

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Wolfe wrote:[
There's still some still existing places,in small towns, like the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY, that saw many of our favorite musicians of yore trod across its boards.
Troy isn't that small a place!

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OrthoSean wrote: Troy isn't that small a place!
It's not Winter Harbor, Maine. But at 50,000 population, it's at least small-ish.

Or maybe I'm looking at it like too much of a high toned city slicker. :D

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:lol:

50,000 seems low. Troy is a pretty large city that's been undergoing a lot of interesting improvements lately to draw people back to it. Certainly, it isn't the bustling city it once was, but I'm surprised at that number.

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