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THE Muehlfeld piano will be represented in
Chicago by the new house of the R. W. Cross
Co. It is bound to prove a seller and a favorite
in the West.
HARRY KENNEDY, a ventriloquist and writer
of some pretty songs which have attained a
world-wide popularity, died at his home, 288
State street, Brooklyn, last Wednesday night.
He first won public recognition with '' Empty is
the Cradle, Baby's Gone ! "
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
AN application will be made at the Chancel-
lor's Chambers, Jersey City, January 8th, 1894,
by the receivers of Behr Bros. & Co., for an or-
der authorizing them to assign the lease of the
premises on 5th avenue to Mr. Henry Behr and
Mr. Edward Behr. The present owner of the
property, Mrs. Ellen Homer Weld is willing to
release the corporation from the lease and to
hold Messrs. Henry and Edward Behr solely
liable as guarantors of the lease, upon assign-
ment.
ABOUT 700 postal cards protesting against the
Wilson bill have been sent to Congressman
Sherman and Senators Hill and Murphy from
the working people of Dolgeville, N. Y.
The Musical Times (London) "Special," de-
voted to Handel, is an extremely interesting
number ; in fact the best ever issued devoted to
this immortal composer. Mr. Joseph Bennett in
an able and lengthy paper discusses " the man
GEO. W. CHATTERTON, JR., music dealer,
and his genius," Sir Walter Parratt on the
Springfield, 111., has made an assignment.
" Handel autographs at Buckingham Palace,"
MR. T. C. BOONE, director of the Barckhoft Dr. Mann contributes an account of the " Handel
Organ Company, died recently at Salem, Ohio.
MSS. at the museum at Cambridge," and Mr.
MR. H. N. CORNETT is making preparations A. J. Hipkins has a comprehensive and learned
to engage in the manufacture of the H. N. Cor- paper on " Handel's harpsichords. " From this
nett & Co. piano. The company's plans are not paper we learn that Handel's tuning fork which
matured, but they expect to be in working order had been in Mr. Hipkin's possession for some
years is, through a purchase made last year,
in a week or two.
now in the custody of Gov. Fuller of the Estey
NOTWITHSTANDING Mr. F. G. Smith's pro- Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vt. The "Special " is
nounced opinions upon tariff matters, Hon. John generously illustrated, and several quaint fac-
G. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury, has re- similes are given as supplements. Novello,
cently favored Mr. W. H. Van Wickle, his Wash- Ewer & Co., 21 E. 17th street, New York and
ington representative, with an order for a London, are the publishers.
handsome, style 9, Bradbury piano. Its soothing
MR. GEO. N. GRASS' many friends were glad
strains may help to convert Mr. Carlisle from
to see him back at his old post with Geo. Steck
the ' 'error of his ways.''
& Co. this week. There are few more popular
THE Cincinnati Tribune says that Thomas men in the trade than Mr. Grass.
Richardson, a tall man with all the fingers cut
off one hand, has been in Decatur selling pianos
A NEAT and attractive New Year's reminder
for the Friends Supply Company, of Philadelphia has come to us from Decker Bros., in the shape
and Cincinnati. He bargained to sell the pianos of a calendar. Their magnificent new home
for $200 on the monthly payment plan, $2 a stands forth in artistic colorings, and it is, in
month, no interest, and promising a year's every respect, one of the handsomest we have
tuition free. In every case Richardson insisted been favored with.
on the payment of $2 down. The purchasers
MINNIE KERELOH, 16 year old daughter of
have not received their pianos. The scheme was
Wm.
Kereloh, superintendent of Brambach's
exposed and the police are on the track of Rich-
piano
factory, Dolgeville, N. Y., and who re-
ardson.
sides at 39 Beechwood avenue, New Rochelle,
OTTO WISSNER has two concert grands of
who disappeared from her home, November 16th,
different scales under way, which he hopes to has been found, and is now at her home in New
have on the market early in March.
Rochelle. He motive for running away from
THE Starr Piano Company enabled their em- her home was a desire to be a saleslady in New
ployees to enjoy a good Christmas dinner, for York. She has been staying at the Home for
each head of a family was presented with a Destitute Girls, 23 East n t h street, New York.
plump turkey for a Christmas present.
OUR desk has been ornamented by the receipt
of a very handsome paper weight from the
Pease Piano Company. It displays an illustra-
tion of their new style " M, " which is meeting
with such favor throughout the country, and the
following catchy verse:
" A marvel of beauty, a thing sure to please,
Our new style ' M,' the popular Pease. "
a clerk employed by Mr. G.
Schirmer, music publisher, Union Square, has
been arrested for killing his friend, August
Klemfus, in a row which took place New Year's
night at 101st street and 2d avenue.
CURT TEMME,
MR. CARL EIBEE writes to the Evening World
about an Astor piano which recently turned up
in Philadelphia, and says : " It is not the oldest
piano in the United States. I have one made
in London in 1779 in good condition. On the
piano is this inscription : ' New patent, H. Stor
Co., Company, Cornhill, London, 1779.' It can
be seen at 207 12th street, Biooklyn."
WILLIAM TONK & BROTHER of 26 Warren
street did a noble act when they set their em-
employees making undergarments for the Het-
ald relief fund. It was a change from piano
covers and scarfs to underwear, but the two hun-
dred suits made up from material furnished by
the firm were finished good enough for a Broad-
way store.
IT is said that C. A. Hyde, formerly of the
Smith & Nixon house, will enter the employ of
the Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co.
JOHN H. STECKER, founder of the music
house of John H. Stecker & Co., 268 West
Water street, Milwaukee, Wis., died December
15th.
Adolph Brodsky, the violin soloist of the New
York Symphony Orchestra, has withdrawn from
that organization, leaving it without a concert
meister. His withdrawal is owing to differences
cropping out of the Hegner affair, and leaves
the New York Symphony orchestra without a
violin soloist.
one and only Vladimir de Pachman cap-
tivated the audience which crowded Chick -
ering Hall last Tuesday night. He is the same
de Pachman of old, and the magic which lies in
his taper Russian digits is simply enchanting.
A writer on the Herald aptly says : '' The slow
movement was a marvel of cantabile, and as for
technique M. de Pachmann can give cards and
spades to any pianist before the footlights. Like
Henry Irving, he hath mannerisms, but what
boots it to talk of an artist whose method of
appeal is so pure, so convincing ? "
His next recitals occur January 9th and 16th.
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The Damrosch Popular Concerts will be resum-
ed at Music Hall to-morrow evening. The New
York Symphony Orchestra, complete, Walter
Damrosch conductor, will play, and the soloists
will be Frl. Olgo Pevny, soprano ; Miss Leonora
Von Stosch, violinist, and Herr Anton Schott,
tenor. The program will be as follows : Over-
ture, " Semirarnide," Rossini; Fantastie for
Violin, with orchestra, " Cavalleria Rusticana,"
arranged by Victor Herbert, played by Miss Von
Stosch ; March of the Pilgrims, from the Har-
old Symphony, Berlioz ; overture, '' Romeo and
Juliet,'' Tschaikowsky ; Rondo Cappriccioso,
Saint-Saens, played by Miss Von Stosch. In
Part II. the third act of Die Walkure will be
given, with Frl. Pevny as Sieglinde, and Herr
Schott as Siegmund.
* * *
When Rubinstein played before the Emperor
of Austria the latter congratulated him in these
words, delivered* with perfect sobriety and com-
plimentary intent: " I have heard Thalberg,
Dreyschock, Von Bulow, all the great pianists,
and I never saw one of them sweat as much as
you do.'' A mate to that anecdote has just been
raked up : Schumann accompanied his wife to
the Hague, where she had been invited to play
for the King of Holland. The king was quite
condescending to the pianist and, after speaking
to her, he turned to Schumann and said, " And
you—are you a musician, too ? "
Burnin' Gas
Every night now—so very
busy. Sounds strange,
doesn't it? Good reason for
it—orders coming daily for
the popular Claflin Piano.
Heard of it? No? Then
ask about it. Write
The O f I™ Piwio Co.
New York:
517 to 523 West 45th St.