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"STEINWAY FACTORY REMOVAL.
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.
" It is stated that in the near future William
Steinway will remove his piano factory from Lex-
ington avenue, New York, to Long Island City.
Mr. Steinway is expected to return from Europe
early in October, when it is probable more in-
formation can be obtained. The plan of removal
has been for a long time under consideration,
and it is quite likely that building operations
will be commenced upon the new site either late
in the fall or early next spring.
" I t is designed to erect a large structure at
the corner of Flushing and Steinway avenues.
The materials will probably be stone, brick and
iron. The building is to embrace the best ideas
in modern construction. All the present em-
ployees will be retained to the number of several
hundred, and this will necessitate the erection
of dwellings for their accommodation. Alto-
gether Long Island City is to enjoy considerable
building activity. No estimates have yet been
given."
A MUSICIAN'S PLAINT.
four years, and who will be first violin of the
Mendelssohn Quintet Club of Boston, this season,
writes to a New York Recorder reporter from on
board the Normannia, saying : '' Do your best
to release us from this bondage, and, among
your many debtors, I will be one.'' From the
tenor of Mr. Marcosson's letter, a portion of
which is reproduced herewith, it is evident that
when the Normannia's passengers get to Fire
Island they will make matters extremely lively.
The letter, written early yesterday morning,
runs thus :
' ' ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP NORMANNIA,
September 10.
: Old Sol, who, as I have
so often informed many of the self-satisfied in-
fit t\)
BOOSEY & CO.
habitants of Berlin, shines over the American
continent and its Union strong and great, with
MESSRS. BOOSEY & Co., of 3 East 14th street,
Herman D. Cotter,formerly with Messrs. James more lustre than he spreads over the habitation
New York, and 295 Regent street, London, are
of man in any other division of this earth, laughs
the sole agents for Enoch & Sons'and James Bellak's Sons, Philadelphia, has been engaged down on us helpless prisoners in this floating
Bath's publications. The New York branch of by Manager Bird,, of William D. Dutton & Co., and magnificent jail, and mocks us with the
to assist him in pushing the Hardman interests dear panorama that we had so longed for and
this great house is under the management of in Philadelphia. Mr. Cotter is spoken highly dreamed of, especially we who for four and five
Mr. G. Maxwell, and is now fully prepared to of in the Quaker City, and we have no doubt years in a far-off land have had many a vision
of the reception that the dire conditions sur-
execute any orders that may be sent in. The that he will make a success of his new position. rounding a dreaded plague have so ruthlessly
He taunts us with the luring sight
company's catalogue of sacred and secular mu-
We regret to learn of the illness of Thomas postponed.
of the distant Liberty that is not granted us,
sic is large and complete. It comprises all the Metz. Mr. Metz is one of the oldest salesmen and the forms of the elephantine colossxis and
cheap as well as all the standard musical works. in New York City, and the sales which he has the Coney Island observatory melt slowly from
view as he sets in his dull glow and gives
A song that has met with uncommon success made of the Weber pianos run into large numbers. our
way to the softer and cooler moon that sends her
F. Leporin, recently with Messrs. Hardman, blue streak of silver like a tempting but forbid-
and which is now in the second edition, is
" The Holy City," words by F. E. Weatherly, Peck & Co., is now assisting Manager Rosen- den path reaching from somewhere we cannot
see to the very hull of our steamer. It makes
music by Stephen Adams. This song has been berg at the Shoninger warerooms, this city.
us sentimental.
Alfred Meinberg will now be associated with
We are, including the crew, at least enough
sung with great effect by the celebrated English
souls to populate a village or a barracks—
the
Knabe
interests
in
this
city,
having
accepted
tenor, Mr. Edward Lloyd. Another decidedly
a position as salesman in their Fifth Avenue statesmen, soldiers, scholars, actors and musi-
cians—and each individuality dissolves, as it
popular vocal hit is " The Carnival," words and warerooms.
were, into the one great mass of condition, com-
music by J. L. Molloy.
Mason Currier is one of the rising young posed of a realization of our helplessness and a
Mr. Maxwell is at present on an extended salesmen of the piano trade. His persuasive desire to cheer up those who are less able to
maintain their equanimity.
business trip in the interest of his house, in the tongue is used with good effect in the New York
Yes, we all lean on the balustrade and wish to
shake the dust of New York harbor from our shoes.
course of which he will visit Buffalo, Cleveland, interests of the A. B. Chase Co.
W. W. Putnam, who for eight years has been And speaking of shoes, mine have been worn
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
through by the ceaseless tramping they have
with
the Bell Organ Co., Guelph, Ontario, was undergone on this deck, but I am not yet
Paul. Returning he will stop at St. Louis, In-
dianapolis, Cincinnati and Pittsburg. As Mr. in New York during this week. Mr. Putnam reduced to the extremity of walking around in
will travel through the South and West to the my slippers, like a friend of mine whose boots
Maxwell is possesed of a thorough experience in Pacific slope, looking for a favorable location for disappeared mysteriously, strange to say, on the
very day that the steerage passengers were
the music trade, he will undoubtedly during his engaging in business on his own account.
removed to Hoffman Island.
journey add largely to the clientage of his house
'' Where are we going ? " " Sandy Hook or
Fire Island? " and "Oh, how soon? " These
in the United States.
MR. D. E. EDWARDS has opened a music store questions are agitating us ; and as they are as
in the International building, Wellston, O.
yet, to us, unanswerable, I merely repeat them
BALFE Musical Union, L. A. 4,i83,K. of L. of to get rid of them.
51?e
If we are here still to-morrow, we will have
New York city, has commenced to organize a another concert. There was quite a successful
council where representatives of the theatrical and effective entertainment evening before last,
55? HIS well-known firm is very busy filling or-
which reflected credit on Miss Lottie Collins,
trade will be admitted.
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ders which have accumulated with remark-
who promises to be successful in many numbers
able celerity, since they removed £0 their new
THE Knights Campbell Music Co. has bought besides '' Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay.'' The impres-
quarters, at Nos. 402 to 410 West 14th street, out the F. A. Wells Music Co. and consolidated sion she made in the saloon of the Normannia,
justifies a prediction of her success in America.
where they have every facility for meeting a large their interests in Pueblo, Colo.
Prof. Xaver Scharwenka's piano solos were mag-
demand and executing the same with prompt-
nificently rendered as were also the other selec-
JEROME ALBERT VICTOR VAN WILDER, musical
ness and despatch. Mr. Otto L. Braumuller is
editor of Gil Bias, is dead. He was born in tions, vocal and instrumental. Messrs. Saenger
at present on the road and is sending in orders Wettern, near Ghent, Germany, August 1835. and Gillett, the popular New York baritones,
who figured to great advantage in the concert,
every day, which fact speaks volumes for the He wrote the lives of Mozart and Beethoven.
will give a second concert in company with
piano of the Braumuller Co. A. G. Wigand has
JOHN HOCKETT is now located in Muncie, Ind., Theodore B. Spiering, a most talented pupil of
just returned from a successful trip, and is gird-
Joachim, and another young violinist on board,
ing himself for another one. He leaves this in the musical instrument business.
and thus the ball is kept rolling.
Members of the Arion Society are scattered
week, and will keep the Braumuller piano ahead
A MEETING of the Piano Manufacturers Asso-
after their European tour. Many are on this
if ability can do it.
ciation of New York city was held September steamer, and the other silent prisons in our
13th.
neighborhood. Five of the Arions, last evening,
THE Academy of Music, Bank street, Cleve-
'' JACK '' HAYNES sailed from Europe, Sep- from the stern of the Normannia, hailed their
land, O., has been burned. Loss, $25,000.
tember 9th on the " Furst Bismarck," of the musical brethren on the Rugia, and were an-
swered with cheers from the sister ship. Soon
A FIRE occurred in the organ works at Water- Hamburg-American Packet Company, and is the breeze wafted the blended harmony of five
loo, N. Y., recently, but was put out before much expected to arrive in New York Monday, Sep- trained male voices from Normannia to Rugia,
and the quiet moonlight shone on the huge
tember 19th.
damage was done.
" M Y DEAR FRIEND