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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
T H E BURDETT-ESTEY ORGAN
CASE.
NEW
December 5th, 1880.
PUBLICATIONS.
H. N. HEMPSTED, Milwaukee. Win.
H. N. HEMPSTED. " The Tempest." Galop de Concert. 75 cts. A brilliant
piece for amateur players, who want to avoid technical difficulties.
H. N. HEMPSTED. " Queen of Hearts." Galop. 50 cts. A composition
FIFTH AKTIOLE.
entitled, "Queen of Hearts, and most likely dedicated by the composer to
his special queen, should show a little more musical conception, except the
lady in question be opposed to it.
H. N. HEMPSTED. " Grand Reunion March." 50 cts. A quickstep of
common mould. It may be mentioned to its advantage that the title page
bears the portraits of Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, and the in-
How Waite Paid in His Proportion of the
cription, "Liberty, Union, Peace." The march is dedicated to the veteran
Wisconsin soldiers.
Capital.
S. BRAINARD'S SONS, Cleveland and Chicago.
JOHN C. MINTON. "P. P. C. Waltz." 35 cts. A short, but very tuneful
WHERE HE GOT HIS MONEY, AND HOW HE PAID introduction
leads into a yalse, which is not only pleasing, but at the same
IT BACK AGAIN.
time extremely bright in melodic invention, and musicianly worked out.
Only towards the end we miss a climax, which seems necessary to complete
the valse in a thorough manner. A coda would have been the right thing.
Something about the Bank Director*.
F. W. HELMICK, Cincinnati, O.
ARTHUR L. WOOD. "Dreamy Brown Eyes." Song. 40c. We hope that
the brown eyes are prettier than the song is. The composition is, unfortu-
THE PARTNERSHIP.
nately, no dream, but a stern reality.
E promised in our last issue to give an account of the partnership be-
ARTHUR L. WOOD. " The Little Low Hut by the Old Streajn." Song. 40c.
tween Messrs. J. Estey, S. Waite & E. Burdett, formed some years
the little low hut did not tumble down, and the old stream did not dry up
since, for the purpose of carrying on the organ manufacturing business in If
after this song was written about them, they will exist for ever, and remain
Brattleboro', Vt.
This partnership did not continue a great while, as will be seen further a warning examjjle to people who want to compose and cannot.
ARTHUR L. WOOD. "March of the Gate City Guards." 50c. A publish-
on, and, when it was dissolved, Mr. Riley Burdett moved to Chicago, 111.;
and after the great tire in that city, he moved again, going to Erie, Pa., er's communication, pasted on the title page, informs us that Mr. Arthur L.
where he has since remained, all the while—so we have good reason to be- Wood is a " well-known composer," and that this March is a " lively and
lieve, remaining, directly or indirectly, in partnership with the notorious spirited piece." Quicksteps, as- a rule, are lively and spirited ; and if the
composer feels satisfied with, this acknowledgment, we will not refuse it
Silas Waite.
to him.
HOW WAITE PAID HIS CAPITAL.
STEWART BROS., Ottumwa, La.
The firm formed in Brattleboro' between the three-named parties was
EDGARD H. SHERWOOD. "Silver Crest, Morceau de Salon," for Piano.
called Estey & Co. Mr. Silas Waite had agreed to put in a certain
amount of capital, but when the time came he "was not there," as the com- 50c. It is a piece for the drawing-room, but should never be tried in
mon expression goes. In order, however, that he might have all the appear- presence of people with musical taste. They would feel terribly shocked.
ance of having contributed his proper amount of capital, he overdrew the
GEO. H. RICHARDSON & CO., Boston, Mass.
firm's account, for that purpose, at the Brattleboro' bank. In order to work
"
Musical
Hours for November." 20c. The publication contains six
this fraud through he was obliged to indulge in a good deal of sharp prac-
tice, and it was in this connection that he established a part of the system of vocal, and as many instrumental pieces, some of which are of very great
labyrinthine paths through which he has since been struggling, striving to musical value.
CHICAGO MUSIC CO., Chicago, 111.
reconcile the piling of fraud upon fraud, with the necessity for keeping up
EMTIJ LIEBLING. Complete Scales for the Piano. $1. Very useful and
public appearances, and maintaining a position before men, until at last he
found himself hemmed in by the very blinds and devices which he erected instructive for students. The explanatory notes are a valuable addition to
the exercises.
about his course, and was finally lodged in jail as a common criminal.
EDGARD H. SHERWOOD. " Sprite of the Spray." Valse. 50c. A very ex-
WHAT THE BANK DIRECTORS DID.
cellent composition, with a great deal of dash and rhythmical precision.
Waite, having overdrawn the firm's account at the bank, for the purpose An introduction and an additional coda would heighten the effect.
of furnishing the amount of capital due from him to the firm, induced the
E MIL LIEBLING. "Adieu." Song. 40c. A composition which differs
directors of the bank, at the time of the settlement of the partnership mat- widely from the general style used in America for so called drawing-room
ters, to sign a paper releasing him from all claims on the part of the bank, songs, and stands far above the average vocal music we receive from the
on the ground that the firm actually owed nothing.
West. The melody is simple and neat, and the harmonic effects are rich,
without being unnatural in the least. The song, which is published in
THE FIRM'S BANK ACCOUNT.
different keys for soprano, tenor, alto and bass, may be heartily recom-
Mr. Estey then settled with Waite, having good reasons for knowing that mended to all singers of good musical taste.
such business associations would work him great harm; and it now appears
Bince the bank explosion in Brattleboro', that the money which Mr. Estey
JOLLITIES.
paid Waite, which Waite should have paid into the Brattleboro' bank, to make
good the amount for which he had overdrawn the firm's account there, r~T^HE "Jollities Combination" played at Music Hall to a large house
was simply stolen by Waite, and used for his individual purposes.
J_ Saturday night, and will appear at Westfield this evening, at East-
Out of this springs one of the most interesting points in this celebrated hampton to-morrow, at Northampton Wednesday, at Greenfield Thursday,
and at Brattleboro', Vt., Friday and Saturday, returning to this city in
and unique case.
January. Their entertainment is well worth listening t o ; it is largely
OTHER PARTIES IMPLICATED.
musical, and with music of more melody and real worth than the name of
It has been openly charged and firmly believed by the parties best the piece would indicate; the situations are grotesque and amusing, and
posted in Waite's affairs, that this individual's return to Brattleboro', as a the actors prove themselves in it worthy of the reputations they have ac-
criminal, might prove unpleasant for others in that town, who before had quired.—Springfield Republican, Nov. 15, 1880.
always born themselves in a remarkably stiff and upright manner. It will be
During a performance of the "Jollities Combination" before a full
remembered that at the time of the burst up of the Brattleboro' bank, last house,
at Webster, Mass., last Tuesday evening, the drop curtain took fire
spring, considerable comment was made concerning the lack of energy dis- from the
foot-lights, while Miss Lillian Brown was singing her waltz song
played by the bank directors in their attempts to secure the arrest of their in the first
act, and, for a moment a panic seemed inevitable, but the or-
former president. It seemed almost impossible to arouse strenuous exer- chestra continued
the accompaniment, and the song went on as though
tions tending to the discovery of Waite's whereabouts, after he had fled from nothing had happened
; and at the same time Messrs. Stanley Felch and
the town, with the idea of capturing him, recovering as much as possible of Frank Daniels sprang forward
tore the curtain from its fastenings, and
the spoils with which he had absconded, and lodging him in the jail, where extinguished the fire, but not and
without great danger to themselves, from
he properly belonged.
which they did not entirely escape, as they both suffered severe burns about
the hands and wrists. We consider this a rare instance of presence of mind,
EFFORTS MADE FOR WAITE'S CAPTURE.
not only of one person, but, in this case, a whole company, and great credit
At the very end of last July, or at the beginning of August, a meeting is due to Mr. J. A. Norris. the conductor of the orchestra, in the first place,
was held of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Brattleboro'. for keeping on with the music ; and, secondly, to Miss Lillian Brown (the
Mr. T. M. Price, of that town, had previously been appointed the receiver in prima donna of the "Jollities") for continuing her difficult song under such
the affairs of the bank, by the United States Government.
trying circumstances ; and, lastly, to Messrs. Felch and Daniels for their
At this meeting of stockholders Receiver Price was instructed to use his promptness, coolness and courage at such a critical moment, where a mis-
influence towards putting the fugitive president, Silas M. Waite, into insol- take might have cost many lives and much valuable property.—Boston
vency. Upward of $1,000 was then subscribed by the stockholders and Times, November 14th.
others, as a reward for the return of Waite ; and a committee was appointed
to solicit subscriptions from parties who had manifested a willingness to pay
GROVESTEEN & FuiiLER.—The firm of Grovesteen k Fuller, of No. 71
for his capture.
Mercer
Street, this city, is one of the most ancient houses in the piano busi-
(To be continued.)
ness, and it has not forgotten the old maxim that " Satan finds some mis-
chief still for idle hands to do." In the natural course of events they should
EXHIBITION OF 1883.—The Executive Committee of the United States have retired from business some years ago ; but as they say, they are con-
International Commission held their regular meeting on the 17th ult., and tinuing in the business merely for the sake of having some occupation, their
adopted a report presented by their sub-committee on sites, selecting a money-making ambition having been already realized: whereupon some one
portion of Central Park as a site for the fair. "Don't they wish they may of an inquiring mind in the trade asks, why don't they devote their leisure
get it."
to making a better piano ?
THE IESTEY-WAITE-BURDETT PARTNERSHIP.
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