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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1896 Vol. 21 N. 25

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIFW
such an extent that it now necessitates his
remaining" there a large portion of his
time. Notwithstanding the fact that Her-
man is a great hustler, yet he finds that the
Chicago trade has developed to such an ex-
tent that it takes a good deal of his time to
attend to it. He has a host of friends in
the Windy City, who are always glad to
welcome him within their gates, and always
have a hat full of orders ready for him.
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"Is there any truth in the report that you
have taken hold of the electric self-playing
attachment which was manufactured by
the Electrical Self-Playing Piano Co.?"
asked THE REVIEW man of Mr. W. H.
Heins, manager of the Farrand & Votey
Organ Co., 131st street and Park avenue,
a few days ago.
"No, there is not," he said, "and there
are no negotiations under way at the pres-
ent time. Mr. Davis, who is a clever
man, has simply entered our employ as an
electrical expert, and is going to do some
experimenting for us.
"No, I cannot say whether we will take
hold of the Davis Attachment at some
future time or not."
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' Oscar Hammerstein pays Yvette Guilbert
$16,000 for her engagement of one month
at the big new Olympia. Hillary Bell was
thrown into a spasm of arithmetical calcu-
lation by his discovery. These figures re-
present the cold facts of the contract, and
here are a few of his conclusions:
"During her last season in this country
Adelina Patti received $4,000 a night, the
highest salary ever paid to an operatic artist
since the world began. But Patti had to
sing for about four hours every evening in
order to earn her money. On the other
hand, Yvette Guilbert will sing, say at the
outside, twenty minutes every night.
Seven appearances a week will occupy one
hundred and forty minutes, or two hours
and twenty minutes in all. We may thus
observe that Guilbert receives a higher
salary for the time she is actually employed
on the stage than is demanded by Adelina
Patti. Now consider Jean de Reszke, the
famous tenor of the Metropolitan. His
salary is $1,500 a night, and he must sing
for nearly twelve hours in order to earn as
much money as is paid to Yvette for one-
sixth of that time. Mme. Nordica, the
greatest of Isoldes in the greatest of music
dramas, whose appearance in this role will
draw from $10,000 to $12,000 into the Met-
ropolitan box office, must sing for sixteen
hours to gain the amount paid to the French
woman for a little over two hours of effort.
Emma Eames one of the most celebrated of
modern prima donnas, spends four hours
in earning the sum paid to Guilbert for
twenty minutes' work. Herbert Kelcey, the
leading actor of the Lyceum company, has
to act for three months to receive the
salary earned by Guilbert within a period
of about two hours. At the honorarium,
which Olympia gives her, Yvette is paid
for eight days, computing the day at twelve
hours of continual work, more than the
President of the United States receives for think it funny to move the wandering min-
his four years in office. Her income a strels. Actuated by the former motive,
minute is about $75, or, in other words, an eminent scientist paid a boy a quarter
Yvette Guilbert can earn within sixty to go and suck a lemon in front of the flut-
seconds the amount that an honest day ist and French-horn players, and the man
laborer would have to work two months with the oboe, who had located in front of
for. Her nominal salary amounts to $208,- his office; and no sooner had the bandmas-
000 a year, but computed by her actual ter caught sight of the boy than he removed
time on the stage, Yvette Guilbert's income his artists to the next square. The boy
is larger than that of the Astors, Vander- followed, and again the band moved. The
third time the lemon-sucking boy faced the
bilts or the emperor of Russia."
wind instruments, the bandmaster, who had
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gradually grown infuriated, struck the
Referring to the advertisement which lemon from his mouth. The boy howled,
Chickering & Sons are now running in the and a policeman who arrived inquired the
daily papers, the Press in its issue of last cause of the disturbance. The bandmaster
Tuesday says: "It is with justifiable pride said he was standing there sucking a lemon,
that Chickering & Sons point to the instru- which the officer explained the boy had a
ments that now bear their name as the best right to do; so the leader proceeded to other
in all respects that they have ever produced, parts. Hence the scientist is convinced
great as have been their achievements. that it is a fact that it is impossible for per-
Their constant purpose has been not only formers to blow into wind instruments if
to hold themselves in line with their most they see any one sucking a lemon. This
worthy competitors, but to keep in advance is the starting point for an essay which the
with the introduction of every improve- scientist is preparing on the subject of the
ment that incessant study and ripe experi- impossibility of falling in love with any
ence can suggest."
one while whistling.
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The chairman of the Finance Committee
A NEW wareroom has been opened in Red
of the Atlanta Exposition says that when-
Wing,
Minn., by A. J. Case.
the debts are paid the enterprise will have
cost Atlanta about $200,000, or less than 10
per cent, of the money expended on the
fair. This includes the original stock
subscription and the appropriation of the
city, which is regarded as satisfactory. " I t
is estimated that the immediate benefit to
Atlanta in money expended here by Expo-
sition visitors amounts to $5,000,000, and
that the ultimate benefits to the city and
Cotton States are immeasurable."
HE exports'of organs, pianos and musi-
cal instruments from the port of New
Quite a number of factories closed part York to foreign countries during the period
of last week for the purpose of taking an of four weeks ending Nov. 26th, 1895,
inventory of stock. It is too early yet to amounted to $80,535, distributed as follows:
get the results, but manufacturers feel that
GERMANY
a good substantial increase will be shown, AFRICA, SOUTH
Organs . . . $6,962
Organs . . . $ 4,537
resulting in the figures on being the right
450
Pianos .
1.795
Pianos . . .
100
Musical Insts.
side of the ledger.
ARGENTINE
GUIANA DUTCH .
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Geo. E. Chamberlain, who is looking
after the interests of the McCammon Piano
Co. on the road, is meeting with well
merited success. He is aided no doubt
by the fact that the pianos which he repre-
sents have attained a deservedly high rep-
utation, thus it is not a difficult thing to fill
up an order book. The McCammon pianos
for 1896 will be right up-to-date, both in
appearance, tone and finish, and their out-
put is destined to be accentuated.
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It seems that at business and other places
where the playing of a street band is annoy-
ing, it is customary to send a boy out to
suck a lemon, facing fhe men who play the
wind instruments. These men cannot play
on their instruments at all if they see the
boy's mouth puckered up by the sour lemon
juice, which fact is utilized by those who
are disturbed by the street music; also by
others who want to try the experiment, or
Organs. . .
700
152
Pianos . . .
Musical Insts.
994
AUSTRALIA
300
Organs. . .
Musical Insts.
500
AUSTRIA
Organs . . .
750
BELGIUM
38
Organs. . ."
2,090
BRAZIL
425
Organs . . .
Pianos . , .
580
Musical Insts.
311
CENT. AMERICA
134
Pianos . . .
Musical Insts.
325
CHILI
23
Organs . ;• *
CHINA
250
Organs. . .
Musical Insts.
385
CUBA
1,129
Pianos . . .
COLOMBIA
367
Organs . . .
Pianos . . . 43.633
DENMARK
2,300
Organs . . .
2,623
ENGLAND
Organs . . .
Pianos . , ;
Musical Insts.
FRANCE
Organs. JU}
Musical Insts.
4
HAYTI
Pianos . . .
3'5
HOLLAND
1,407
Organs.
3OO
Pianos . , .
HONDURAS BRIT.
Organs.
85
Musical Insts.
11
IRELAND
Organs .
162
MEXICO
Organs. . .
127
Pianos . .
640
Music Box
"5
NEWFOUNDLAND
Organs . . .
30
NEW ZEALAND
Organs. . .
160
NORWAY
Organs . . *
150
SCOTLAND
Organs . . .
765
SWEDEN
Organs . . .
10
SWI'I ZERLAND
Organs. . .
150
Pianos . . .
400
VENEZUELA
Organs. . .
205
W. INDIES, BRIT.
Organs . . .
207
Pianos . . .
925
Musical Insts.
616
W. INDIES, DAN.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Ferdinand Mayer
WILL TAKE A TRIP TO EUROPE, WHERE HE
WILL
TARRY SEVERAL
MONTHS
HE HAS
MANY PLANS UNDER CONSIDERATION, BUT
WILL NOT DECIDE DEFINITELY AS TO
HIS BUSINESS ALLIANCE
RETURN
UNTIL HIS
HIGH COMPLIMENT PAID
HIM BY CHICKERING & SONS.
O
F late there has been much specula-
tion rife as to the probable business
future of Mr. Ferdinand Mayer, who for
many years has been manager of the New
York warerooms of Chickering & Sons, at
the expiration of his existing contract with
them. There have been many predictions,
all of which have shot wide of the mark.
For a term of years Mr. Mayer has rilled
with ability an important position which
he still maintains. Pie has devoted himself
assiduously to the interests of the firm with
which he is engaged, and as he is an inde-
fatigable worker, he feels that the most im-
portant move he can make after the expir-
ation of his present agreement, will be to
take an entire respite from business for a
term of months, and he has therefore ar-
ranged a most enjoyable program.
He will sail, accompanied by his family,
on the steamer "Kaiser Wilhelm," March
7th, for Italy. His first stopping place will
be Naples. After touring Italy at a con-
venient pace, he will journey to Paris and
thence across to London, where he will re-
main for a while. He will then visit Ger-
many, where he will meet by special invi-
tation many prominent musical people with
whom he is en rapport. His principal
tarrying places in Germany will be Frank-
fort, Wiesbaden and Munich. Of course,
such a music lover as Mr. Mayer could not
well be absent from Beyreuth during the
season, and after attending the music fes-
tival there he will also visit Sondershausen,
where several months ago his mother died
at an advanced age. His presence there
will be necessary in order to facilitate the
final arrangements of matters pertaining to
her estate.
The program which Mr. Mayer has
mapped out will carry him well into
August, on the 25th of which month he
will sail for the United States on the
steamer " Havel " from Bremen. In a
recent conversation with Mr. Mayer, we
asked:
"Then you have not definitely decided
as to your business future after March?"
He replied: "No. I have had a number
of offers, but the field is so large that I
have decided not to consider matters defi-
nitely, but take an entire relaxation from
business, during which time I shall con-
sider carefully and properly all matters of
a business import which I now have under
consideration. Undoubtedly I shall have
something of a definite nature to say im-
mediately upon my return from Europe."
Mr.
many
cerns.
by a
terest
Mayer has been the recipient of
flattering offers from business con-
A proposition has been made him
New York man to take an active in-
in a business institution on terms
which Mr. Mayer says " I consider in the
light of a very high compliment." He has
also been approached by a corporation re-
cently formed, and owning a musical patent
which Mr. Mayer considers of great com-
mercial value, to take an active part in
their business and to show the particular
workings of the patent in European com-
mercial centers, Berlin, Paris and London.
In addition to this, several other propo-
sitions have been made, all of which Mr.
Mayer takes under consideration, as stated
abov.e. During his entire official career
with Chickering & Sons, the relations have
been most pleasant and cordial between the
members of that corporation and Mr.
Mayer.
It is plainly evident that they
thoroughly appreciate Mr. Mayer's artistic
qualifications from the following communi-
cation, which we have received from them
under date of Jan 3d:
" I n view of the fact that you have an-
nounced that Mr. Theo. Pfafflin enters our
employ in the New York warerooms after
the expiration of Mr. Mayer's contract, we
desire to state that this was brought about
through our desire to associate with us at
headquarters Mr. Mayer's high musical
judgment, and to have him take charge of
our retail warerooms in Boston. We have
offered Mr. Mayer this position, and he
now has the matter under consideration."
The above communication itself will show
the proposition made to Mr. Mayer by
Chickering & Sons, which he will, with
other proposals, give careful consideration.
There is one thing certain, a man of Mr.
Mayer's ability has a wide range in which
to select a business future.
Krakauer Bros.
SOLD MORE PIANOS IN 1895 THAN ANY YEAR
SINCE THEY ENTERED BUSINESS.
**HTHIS has been the best year we hav e
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had since entering on the manu-
facture of pianos," said Maurice Krakauer,
of Krakauer Bros., to a REVIEW man last
Tuesday.
"That is, we have sold more
pianos than ever before, but as our books
have not been balanced for the year, we
cannot give definite figures.
"The year 1895 completed our twenty-
fifth year in business, and as soon as our
books are closed up we are going to give
our employees some sort of a jollification
to celebrate the event.
"We are quite sanguine about the out-
look for the coming year—but, of covirse,
we cannot say at such an early date what
the outcome will be."
The Norris & Hyde Piano.
• T H E Norris & Hyde transposing key-
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board piano is undoubtedly one of the
great successes of the day. The character
of the firms who have secured the agency
for this instrument, and the volume of trade
which is reported from the Norris & Hyde
factory in Boston, demonstrates the fore-
going. The Norris & Hyde transposing
keyboard is, to use the hackneyed expres-
sion, "a long-felt want," and singers and
musicians in general hail its appearance
with pleasure, as it enables them to raise
or lower the key of a song or piece of
music without a moment's delay.
The
Norris & Hyde firm have a big thing in
their transposing keyboard, and they are
destined to add some big houses to their
list of agents during the present year.
Mr. Steinway
SAYS THE RAPID TRANSIT ROAD WILL STILL BE
BUILT FOR $ 5 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
M
R. PARSONS, the chief engineer of
the Rapid Transit Commission, was
charged on Monday with having made a
serious error in his calculations as to the
cost of the proposed road. The hearing
was before the Supreme Court Special Com-
missioner, and George Zabriskie, counsel
for the opponents of the road, brought out
the fact that Mr. Parsons had miscalculated
the distance from Fourteenth to Thirty
fourth street on the east side up Fourth
avenue.
It made a difference of nearly
$1,000,000 in the estimate for construction.
He was asked if that error ran all through
the calculations, and Mr. Parsons withdrew
his table to consider it.
I asked Rapid Transit Commissioner
William Steinway last evening how this
supposed error would affect the work of the
Commission.
"Even supposing it be true," replied Mr.
Steinway, "it is a mere nothing. Mr. Par-
sons is one of the most accurate and able
men of the many first-class American en-
gineers I have met. We can build that
road for $55,000,000. We have had several
responses from foreign as well as from
native builders who are willing to take the
contract at that figure. We do not propose
to expend any more money than what has
been allotted.
"I do not think Mr. Parsons has made
any error in the whole distance on Fourth
avenue, and there are no physical difficul-
ties in the way—it is all rock."
Reinhard Kochmann Seriously III.
W
E regret to say that Reinhard Koch-
mann, who recently retired as road
representative for llardman, Peck & Co.,
has been lying seriously ill for the past two
weeks at his home in Mt. Vernon, N. Y.—
so ill that his doctor would not allow friends
to see him. Mr. Kochmann has always
been noted for his strong physique and
general good health, and that alone will
pull him through. His doctor claims that
this illness has been in his system for soire
time, and has probably been brought about
through over work. Mr. Kochmann has a
host of friends in the trade, who will sin-
cerely wish for his restoration to health.
DEALERS
TRADE
READ
REVIEW"
NEWSY, AND
"THE
MUSIC
BECAUSE IT
WHAT
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IN IT THEY KNOW TO BE TRUE.

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