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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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goods at this house, as the display is large and
varied. Several firms have taken hold of the
Cooper-Hewitt & Co. wire, for which Mr. Webb
is sole agent. B. F. Hoogland is on the road,
and is meeting with much success.
White-Smith Publishing Co., Boston. Voice:
"Just As I Am, " a n impressive sacred song;
" T o A Rose,'' an ardent love song ; '' Yellow
Roses, " full of tender feeling ; " Whe'n Nuts Are
Brown,'' sweet and attractive. Piano: '' La Czar-
ine,'' mazurka Russe, novel and well composed ;
" Aladdin, " a Chinese dance, characteristic and
spirited ; " Texas Patrol," an easy, but excellent
composition. Mandolin and guitar : " Auf Wie-
dersehen (Till We Meet Again) Waltz," very
effective. Banjo : " T o Thee Love Mazurka,''
sprightly and pleasing.
J. Van Loan & Co., New York. Voice:
"Woman's Love," a very beautiful recitative
and aria ; '' Why Do The Old Songs Linger ? ''
sweet and pathetic ; " Life's Golden Days, " an
exquisite gem ; " Fairest Of All, " a delightful
ballad. Piano : " Caprice Polonaise," " Cherry
Diamond Schottische, " " Contentment Polka,''
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' Mystic Harp Reverie,'' are very original and
excellent instrumental selections.
Oliver Ditson Company, Boston. Voice:
"Sabbath Rest," a melodious sacred song;
•'Break, Break, Break," words by Tennyson,
pathetic and tender ; " My Son, My Only Son, "
tells a sad story very melodiously; '' Unawares,''
an arch and delightful ballad ; " When At Thy
Doorway Love I Tarry," a pleasing love song.
Piano: " T h e Chariot Race, " b y John Philip
Sousa, arranged for pianoforte by Henry Xan-
der, a splendid composition; "Lilly Dale," a
well arranged piano selection ; " Dance de
Satyrs," a select solo for flute or piccolo, with
piano accompaniment, bright and spirited.
E notice on the back of the programs of two
of the leading theatres in Philadelphia a full
page advertisement of the house of Blasius &
Sons. In the upper left corner of the page is
an illustration depicting an elderly lady seated
at a piano playing, while three young ladies in
quaint costume are singing the praises of the
Blasius piano.
THE New England Piano Co. had six pianos
on exhibition at the New Jersey State Fair in
Somerville, N. J., and received first premium
for them. They were beautiful in design and
finish, and as specimens of the piano maker's
art seem difficult to surpass. Business with this
company is very brisk, and Manager Q_uin and
his able assistants are kept busy catering to the
wants of their many customers.
R.HERRMANN is called the "Supreme
Monarch of Conjurers,'' and he certainly
is, for he far surpasses any of the '' wizards ''
THE Phillips and Crew Co. are evidently great who have hitherto exhibited their skill in leger-
believers in the lavish use of printer's ink, judg- demain to the mystified public. He sets the
ing from a page advertisement in The Constitu- laws of nature aside with impunity, and the
tion, of Atlanta, Ga.
apparently impossible is accomplished by a wave
GEO. GEMUNDER has in his possession a viol of his wand. Cards do whatever he commands
d'amour made by Johannes Undalricus Eberle them to do ; two rabbits are rolled into one, and
in 1728, making it 164 years old. He values it then one of the original two is taken out of the
at $1,000.
breast pocket of some man in the audience; a
THE piano hammer covering firm of Schmidt plain sheet of paper is given a twist or two, and
. & Co., 312 East 22d street, New York, are hav- becomes a cornucopia, from which is emptied a
ing all they can do to keep abreast with their heap of flowers and a pair of pigeons ; a gentle-
man's silk hat is torn to pieces and rammed into
orders.
a cannon, which is then fired, and the hat is seen
EGGEN BROS., Fargo, N. D., recently enlarged to fly to the ceiling, whence, in obedience to
their show window, giving them much more the magician's command, it descends, and is re-
space to display their wares. Their artistic dis- stored uninjured to its owner. These are but a
play is attracting much attention.
few of the many wonderful and apparently su-
THE Blasius Note Indicator, or Self Instructor, pernatural feats performed by Mr. Herrmann, a
used exclusively on the Blasius upright pianos, very extraordinary one being that of catching
is creating a great demand for these everywhere four marked bullets fired from a pistol loaded by
popular instruments. This unique improve- one of the audience, and fired point blank at
ment is one of the greatest inventions and tak- Mr. Herrmann. Mme. Herrmann appears in an
ing points ever introduced in a piano, and is allegorical tableaux, in which she floats on the
fully protected by Letters Patent, dated May air in a very mysterious manner. Her personi-
28th, 1889, issued to Blasius & Sons, Philadel- fications are especially artistic and beautiful.
phia, which prevent its use by any other " Strobeika " is an amazing illusion. Mr.
Henry Burkhardt, who performs the part of
maker.
Ivan Ivanhoff, a Russian prisoner, is manacled
MR. N. E. OLIN, leading music dealer of Kent,
to a table by a committee from the audience.
O., had the honor of having the finest exhibit
At a signal from Mr. Herrmann, he suddenly
of musical instruments at the Portage County
runs down through the theatre to the stage, and
Fair.
Mme. Herrmann, who performs the part of'' Stro-
THE Bush & Gerts Piano Co. has been organ- beika, " is found manacled to the table in his
ized at Chicago, 111. W. H. Bush, John Gerts stead. Mr. Herrmann's experiments, feats and
and W. L. Bush are the directors.
illusions are certainly marvelous ; many of
them are very amusing, and the effect of these
MR. JOS. BOHMAN, music dealer of State street,
Chicago, has brought suit in the Superior Court is heightened by the witty comments of the
to recover $1,800 from P. Fadner, a former travel- magician, who is undoubtedly the greatest ne-
ing salesman for Bohman, who, the latter claims, cromancer of the age. Some new and astound-
sold $1,800 worth of musical instruments and ing mysteries are in course of preparation, and
will soon be produced.
converted the money to his own use.
ANOTHER drum corps is to be numbered
among Mechanicsburg, Pa., musical societies.
MR. JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH, music dealer of
Grand Rapids, Mich., displayed an attractive
supply of musical instruments at the Western
Michigan State Fair, among which were the
Weber, Hazleton and Fischer pianos.
MR. SAMUEL BOHLER, of the Reading, Pa.,
organ factory, has in course of construction two
large organs, one for a congregation in Bethle-
hem, to cost $3,500, and one for a congregation
at Schuylkill Haven, to cost $2,500.
THE young ladies of Portsmouth, N. H., con-
template organizing an orchestra.
KOPS BROS., of Fargo, N. D., have opened up
a large music store at 130 Broadway, that city.
MR. BENJ. STARR, of Richmond, Ind., one of
the members of the firm of James M. Starr &
Co., piano manufacturers, was the guest of F.
M. Hulett, piano dealer, of Plainfield, N. J.,
during the past week.
MESSRS. LYON & HEALY, Chicago, have sent
MR. J. H. NICHOLS, music dealer of Alleghany,
us a very prettily illustrated humorous brochure,
entitled "Japhet In Search Of A Piano," which Pa., while out riding with a young lady, was
in a quite original and attractive manner pre- thrown from his vehicle, the horse having be-
sents the merits of the Knabe grand piano. come frightened, but both escaped serious in-
There is no small amount of literary and artistic juries.
talent displayed in the text and illustrations of
THE stock of Bates' branch music store at
this pleasing sketch.
Brunswick, Ga., was damaged considerably by
a recent cloud burst there, having been two feet
ROBT. M. WEBB now has a full line of piano
under
water.
hardware in stock at his New York warerooms,
190 Third avenue. It would pay dealers and
A DRUM corps has been organized at New Ber-
manufacturers to call and examine the line of lin, Pa.
patti
for tl?
her castle at Craig-y-Nos, Mme. Patti has
a $6,000 parrot, which she cherishes and
pets as if it were a child. One day there went
to interview Patti a young man who had trav-
eled long and far to view the beautiful Craig-y-
Nos palace. "Mme. Patti will be here in a
moment, " said the door attendant.
Just then there was a rustle of skirts, and
Mme. Patti swept into a room adjoining. In a
minute the most beautiful, birdlike notes rose
upon the air, unmistakably from Patti's throat.
" She is singing to me," said the delighted
listener to himself, "and she is too modest to
come in and sing directly before me. She wants
me to hear her as she sings at home. Oh, what
joy to have this privilege ! ''
At this moment the heavy draperies were
pulled aside, and the attendant said :
"You may wait upon Mme. Patti now. She
has been giving a short lesson to her parrot.
She teaches him every day. This way, sir, if
you please.''—Chicago Post.
TWENTY boys of the parochial school of St.
Peter's Church, Barclay street, New York, have
organized a fife and drum corps, under the di-
rection of James McGeary and Patrick Carr.
THE Board of U. S. General Appraisers affirmed
the collector's action at New York, of charging
duties on certain musical instruments forj. F.
Stratton & Sons, which were invoiced as '' Hili-
ken in Kisten."