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VOL XXII.
No. 14.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, April 25,1896.
In The^West.
A
" H O T " TIME MUSIC TRADE ESTABLISH-
MENTS ESCAPE BEING CAUGHT BY FIRE W.
W. KIMBALL RETURNS—KRACHT & CO.
DISSOLVE R. M. CROSS TO REPRESENT
THE NATIONAL PIANO CO.—RE-
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CENT VISITORS.
HE past week has been an exciting one
out here. Not on account of any
phenomenal trade or startling items of
news, rather an abnormally high atmos-
pheric temperature and fires right between
the stores of Steger & Co., Estey & Camp
and the Thompson Music Co., resulting in
considerable excitement and a generally
"hot"time.
The startling account of Estey & Camp's
warerooms being "in a blaze," in one of
your New York contemporaries, has caused
much amusement out here. At no time
was the Estey & Camp or Steger ware-
rooms on fire, as far as I can leain.
W. W. Kimball, "as large as life," and
looking much improved in health, is with
us again. Business with the Kimball house
in all departments is excellent, and now
that Messrs. Kimball and Cone are in fight-
ing trim after their Southern trip, a great-
er activity than ever can be expected in the
development of this gigantic business.
The first lot of Camp & Co. pianos have
arrived from the Estey & Camp warerooms
from the New York factory. They are
well made, and will undoubtedly prove
good selling instruments.
"The dissolution of the recently organized
Kracht Piano Co., of Mt. Clemens, Mich.,
is announced. W. F. Kracht is endeavor-
ing to organize a stock company to manu-
facture on a large scale. It is not decided
where the new company will locate, but the
location will probably be in Detroit.
I understand that R. M. Cross has made
arrangements to take charge of the retail de-
partment of the business of the National
Piano Co., Oregon, 111., and has rented
warerooms on the second floor of the Audi-
torium Building, where he will in future
be "at home" to his many friends, all of
whom wish him success in his new under-
taking.
We have had some important visitors
during the past week, among whom were
Calvin Whitney, of the A. B. Chase Co.,
T
Ij.oo PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
and Mr. William C. Carl manipulated the
stops of the Farrand & Votey grand organ
in a most effective manner, and last, but
not least, Mr. Vincente Toledo, in addition
to his opening selection on the great organ
accompanied the artists on the Eolian
grand in a manner that drew warm praise
from the artists and high encomiums from
the audience. Encores were frequent, and
floral emblems in order. Mr. E. R. Per-
kins, of the /Eolian forces, in his short but
effective speech to the audience, in which
he emphasized the fact that the great organ
was manipulated by the /Eolian attachment
electrically connected, and not by the per-
former playing on the key-board, as had
been mis-conceived at the last concert,
showed platform capabilities of a distinct
order of merit, almost suggestive of Sena-
torial possibilities. The warmest congratu-
ations are due to Messrs. H. B. Tremame,
/Eolian Concert. |
E. R. Perkins and Vincente Toledo for the
energy displayed and the gratifying results
FINE RECEPTION ACCORDED NORDICA AND ED-
obtained
in connection with this concert—
OUARD DE RESZKE EXCELLENT PROGRAM.
results
that
must prove of great value to
THE AEOLIAN RECEIVES HIGH
the
/Eolian
Co.,
indirectly of appreciable
ENDORSEMENTS.
value to ^Eolian agents, to say nothing of
""THERE can be no two opinions relative real service to art.
I to the excellence of the yEolian in-
The charming booklets and rccherchd
struments and the truly admirable methods souvenirs distributed to the audience
of the ^Eolian Co. in bringing their splen- showed marked enterprise. It is estimated
did invention before the public.
that there were no less than 1,600 people
The /Eolian concert given in the Men- present. Professor F. Toledo presided at
delssohn Glee Club Hall on Thursday after- the Steinway grand in Madame Nordica's
noon last, was emphatically a "star" per- "Agnes Dei" selection.
formance, reflecting great credit on the
The following is the complete program:
promoters, and resulting in nothing less
1. Overture, " Preciosa"
Weber
PIPE OKGAN
than a personal triumph for the artists par-
MR. VINCENTE TOLEDO
ticipating.
2. Fantasie Hongmise, - - - - Gnutmacher
Of the merits of the /Eolian system it is
H E R R HANS KRONOLD
3. Aria, "Magic Flute,"
. . . . Mozart
impossible to speak too highly; the results
Se pel rigor—La Juive
- - - - Halevy
obtained are really marvelous; to the musi-
M. EDOUARD DE RESZKE
cally uninitiated it is simplicity itself, to
4. Overture, " Tannhauser"
- - - Wagner
Selection, " Carmen"
Bizet
the artist and virtuoso its capabilities and
PIPE ORGAN
accuracy are astounding.
MR. RICHARD HENRY WARREN
5. Jewel Song, "Faust"
- - - - Gounod
It is unnecessary to deal at length with
Agnes Dei
Bizet
the performance, full program of which is
MME. LILLIAN NORDICA
6. a. Romance,
Fischer
appended; suffice it to say Madame Nordica
b. Arliguin,
Popper
sang with inexpressible charm and delight-
HERR HANS KRONOLD
ful verve, showing great generosity in shar-
7. Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream"
Mendelssohn
ing the plaudits of the audience with her
PIPE OKGAN
accompanist. Edouard De Reszke, who
MR. WILLIAM C. CARL
8 Duet, " Les Huguenots" - - - Meyerbeer
was naturally the lion of the hour, received
MME. NORDICA and M. DE RESZKE
a magnificent reception, and sang as only
the renowned Polish basso can sing. Herr
HUGO SOHMER and family sailed for
Hans Kronold's 'cello selections were ad-
mirably rendered; Mr. Richard H. Warren Europe on Thursday last.
who reports a brisk condition of things at
his factory; Herman Leonard, of Alfred
Dolge & Son, who is always welcome out
this way; D. D. Luxton, of Luxton &
Black, Buffalo, who left a big order for
these popular instruments—the Chase Bros,
and Hackley pianos; Mr. Williams, of Behr
Bros. & Co., who is making a Western trip,
and a mighty good one, judging from the
number of orders which he has obtained
and the new houses which he has added to
the staff of Behr agents.
E. W. Furbush, formerly of the Briggs
Piano Co., was a visitor last week. He had
little to say about affairs in Boston, further
than that he expected that creditors would
be paid in full.
A. M. Wright left for your city last Sun-
day night.