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VOL. XIX. No. 15.
published Every Saturday.
A Musical Afternoon at Chicker=
ing Hall.
Yoi% ffovember 3, 1894.
$3 00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
A New flehlin Catalogue.
The Late fir. Henry Wegman.
HE new Mehlin catalogue is to hand, and
it is without doubt the neatest of the many
issued by this firm. The artistic exterior at once
Impresses and attracts, and its well-arranged
and carefully prepared contents are of a charac-
ter to insure attention. It covers the field in a
very thorough manner. The manufacturing
facilities of the Mehlin Piano Company ; the
medal and diploma awarded them at the World's
Fair; a summary of the patented improve-
ments used only in the construction of the Meh-
lin instruments ; illustrations of the several new
styles, which are indeed models of elegance and
durability, and an argumentative "talk " with
intending purchasers, are a few of the striking
features of this very complete catalogue, which
reflects credit on the Mehlin Piano Company.
• In a near issue of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
we shall refer to this catalogue at greater length.
•ARKED testimony to the wide esteem in
which Mr. Henry Wegman was held by
his employees and the business people of Au-
burn, N Y., are the resolutions of sorrow and
S}mpathy adopted by the employees of the Weg-
man Piano Company, the Board of Health, and
the Business Men's Association of that town.
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unusually pleasant occasion was the in-
vitation musical afternoon at Chickering
Hall, last Tuesday, Oct. 30th. About twelve
hundred accepted Messrs. Chickering & Sons'
invitation. Among the select and fashionable
audience present were: Mrs. Blashfield, Mrs.
Lawrence Hutton, Mrs. R. O. Doremus, Miss
Doremus, Mrs. T. A. Havemeyer, Mrs. J. H.
Garland, Mr. & Mrs. Ru=sell Sage, Mrs. Ethan
Allen, Mrs. Henry G. Marquand, Mrs. W. H.
Osborne, Mrs. J. C. Hoagland, Mrs. Wm. P.
Colgate, Miss Colby, Mrs. J. A. Burden, Mrs.
R. F. Bloodgood, Mrs. De Frees Critten, Mis.
G. A. Morrison, Mrs. Frederick Billings, Mrs.
C. S. Homer, Mrs. J. W. Auchincloss, Mrs. J.
H. Watson, Mrs. Geo. H. Chickering, Mrs.
Gabrielle Allen, Mrs. W. H. Webb, Mrs. J. J.
Riker, Miss Arnold, Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge,
Mrs. Oliver Sumner Teall, Mrs. Jordan L. Mott,
Mrs. Chas. Carryl, Mrs. C. B. Foote, Mr. Wm. C.
Rieck, Miss Maucaulay. The following was the
program:
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T S C H A I K O W S K Y . Trio Op. 30.
HALEVY.
Recitative and Arie (Charles VI.)
(a) R U B I N S T E I N .
Nocturne.
(b) R U B I N S T E I N .
Kammenoi Ostrow (No. 22.)
(c) SGAMBATI.
Gavotte.
(
(Transcription by R. Hoffman.)
GOUNOD. " Quando a te lieta." (With'Cello obligato.)
MENDELSSOHN
Trio Op. 66.
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New Wareroom.
ACOB BROS, intend opening a wareroom
for the retail sale of Jacob Bros, and Ma-
thushek & Son pianos at 103 East 14th street,
which is next to Winterroth's warerooms. They
are at present fitting up the premises, and will
place therein a complete stock of their various
styles of instruments. Mr. W. A. White will
have charge.
Ann Arbor Organs.
Picturesquely Done.
LYMAN BILL, the editor and
publisher of the New York Music TRADE
REVIEW and the Keynote, has entered the arena
as a candidate for literary distinction. He has
written a novel which he calls " The Last of the
Danvers, the story of a Fatalist." Those who
imagine Mr. Bill to be merely a business man or
a wiiterof short and pointed paragraphs for a
trade paper will, when they read this new publi-
cation, change their minds. The story is clev-
erly told and is one that, on account of its his-
torical interest, keeps the attention of the reader.
It is written with a rhetorical finish that is highly
creditable to the writer. The details of the plot
are consistently and strongly worked out, and
the character sketches are well drawn and colored.
The descriptive writing is picturesquely done
and, as a whole, Mr. Bill has every reason to
feel proud of his maiden effort as a writer of fic-
tion.— The Indicator, Chicago.
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HE Ann Arbor Organ Company are bring-
ing out several new style cases which they
expect will prove very popular with the trade.
Mr. Lew H. Clement, the enterprising secretary
of the company, reports an excellent business,
and an increasing popularity for the Ann Arbor
Organs in all sections of the country.
Attracting Wide=
Spread Comment.
Miss Augusta Marschall, contralto ; Mr. Gus-
tav Dannreuther, violin ; Mr. Emil Schenck,
HERE is no mistaking the fact that'' The Last
'cello, and Mr. Richard Hoffman, piano, were
of the Danvers" has created widespread
the soloists, and Mrs. Ida Letson Morgan accom-
comment in the various sections of the country.
panied with her accustomed ability.
In the book reviews of the great dailies favora-
Especial mention must be made of Mr. Hoff-
ble mention has been made of the novel. In the
man's splendid playing. He fairly surpassed
music trade kind t words and congratulations
himself in the Rubinstein and Sjjambati num-
are steadily pouring into the office of publica-
bers, and his transcription of Mendelssohn's
tion. Below we give a few excerpts of recent
'' Scherzo from Scotch Symphony,'' gave a great
letters:
deal of pleasure to his auditors. Many remarks
Dr.
Conan
Doyle.
John C. Haynes: " I have read it with a
complimentary to Chickering & Sons for their
good deal of interest."
thoughtfulness in enabling admirers of the The Great Writer and Lecturer Impressed
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' Henry F. Miller : " I was much interested
famous Chickering to hear it to such excellent
with Chicago's Art Production.
in the story, and have enjoyed the book very
advantage, were heard on all sides, and Mr.
much, and hope you will have sufficient en-
Mayer, the esteemed manager of this establish-
couragement from this venture to write others
A.
CONAN
DOYLE,
the
celebrated
ment, is to be congratulated upon the success of
in the future."
Cs«L-
writer
and
lecturer,
whose
present
tour
the first musical afternoon of the season.
C. C. Colby: " I congratulate you upon
through this country is everywhere greeted
your
success. It should and will undoubtedly
with distinguished consideration, is a close ob-
have
a large sale. It is written in an easy, flow-
server
of
all
that
pertains
to
education,
refine-
Robt. M. Webb Back at Business.
ment, and art. That he is greatly impressed ing style, and the descriptions are clearly given
with what he has seen of Chicago and its art in- in beautiful language. This should not be your
•R. ROBT. M. WEBB, who recently under- dustries is evidenced by the following observa- last effort as a writer of romance."
went a successful operation for the re- tion : " I t should be generally known that Chi-
Edward P. Mason : " I look forward to read-
moval of a small tumor from his right eyelid, is cago possesses one of the largest piano and or- ing it with much pleasure."
back again at business and '' full of fight '' for gan factories to be found on either s de of the
John J. Daly, editor of the American News-
fall trade, which, it may be said, is unusually Atlantic, and that the merits of the Kimball man ; " I find it is well and artistically written,
good with him. The Billion felt, for which he is pianos, the product of this great institution, are with an interesting plot, and ought to command
the American agent, and the Cooper-Hewitt wire, everywhere recognized by the great musical %%\. a large sale from the people who were JB»
are among bis prominent lines.
^rested in the subject treated ' r
\&W~Herald, Chicago,
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