Music Trade Review

Issue: 1901 Vol. 32 N. 10

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Mr. H. K. Tompkins, Mr. C. J. Stolbond,
Miss Gertrude Anthony, Miss Laura Frost,
[Special to The Review.]
Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, March 6, 1901. Mr. George Sweeney, Proprietor Hotel
One of the most beautiful of home Victoria, New York, Mr. William Stoles-
weddings took place here at the residence bury and wife, Miss Jennie Tompkins,
of the bride's father, Mr. Chas. Brincker- Miss Rita Tompkins, Mr. Louis Whitte-
hoff, to-night, joining in wedlock his more, Mr. W. Irving Mapes, Mr. J. Har-
daughter, Miss Marion, to Mr. George G. vey Cook, Mr. S. S. Mapes and wife, Mr.
Foster, of the Foster-Armstrong-Martin Bryan Harning, Mr. Park Densmore, Mr.
combination of Rochester, N. Y. The J. C. Amie, of Kroeger Piano Co., Mr.
decorations were pink and white roses, Clinton Martin, Mr. Silas Maxson, Mr.
with garlands of smilax. The bride, who W. B. Armstrong, Foster-Armstrong-Mar-
is one of the leaders of the social set of tin combination, Rochester, N. Y.
this place, was arrayed in an ivory satin
Music Hen at the Inaugural.
dress, cut en train, trimmed with Duchesse
[Special to The Review. |
and old point lace, the latter |an heirloom
Washington, D. C, March, 5, 1901.
of the family.
The music trade was pretty well repre-
Her traveling gown was made of fawn-
sented
at McKinley's second inaugural,
colored broadcloth, with toque to match.
which
occurred
yesterday. There were a
The groom's presents to the ushers, Mr.
number
of
prominent
men of the industry
Frank Brinckerhoff, brother of the bride,
and Mr. S. S. Mapes, were Roman gold in the procession. When Governor Yates,
scarf pins encrusted with diamonds. The of Illinois, reached the reviewing stand he
gift to the best man, Mr. Wm. B. Arm- whirled his horse around and squarely
strong, was a Roman gold ring of Assy- faced the President, lifting his hat twice,
rian design, set with a single diamond of and was heartily cheered. Near him, rid-
rare brilliancy. The popularity of both ing like a veteran, was Col. Edwin S.
bride and groom was manifest by the great Conway, of the Kimball Co. Col. Conway
variety of superb presents in gold and sil- bestrode his spirited horse in true martial
verware, also many costly pieces of cut style and made a figure in his brilliant new
uniform. The grand marshal of the Civic
glass, bronze and china.
Refreshments were served by a promi- Division, B. H. Warner, was surrounded
nent New York caterer. The bride's table by a staff composed of prominent men,
was in pink and white rose decorations. among whom was W. P. Van Wickle, man-
Seated at this table were the bride and ager of the Bradbury Washington branch.
groom, Miss Harriet Brinckerhoff, sister These civilian aids wore tall hats, frock
and maid of honor to the bride, the ushers coats, sashes, gloves and uniform saddle-
and bride's father. The officiating clergy- cloths, and made a most imposing body of
man was Rev. Dr. E. A. McCullum, of men. Albert T. Strauch, of Strauch Bros.,
Fishkill, pastor of the Reformed Church, was also a prominent figure at the inaugu-
who united the couple with the beautiful ral ceremonies, acting as aide on the staff
and impressive service of that church. An of Gen. Greene, the grand marshal.
There were, I understand, about
orchestra of stringed instruments from
New York furnished the music for the fifty prominent music trade men from dif-
ceremony. The happy couple left at 8:15 ferent parts of the country. Freeborn G.
P.M., amid a shower of rice, for an ex- Smith, senior and junior were both pres-
tended trip, which will include the Pacific ent, Wm. Dalliba Dutton, New York;
Coast and Mexico. On their return they Fred P. Stieff, Baltimore; W. S Bond, of
the Weaver Organ Co., York, Pa. ; Leo-
will reside in Rochester, N. Y.
pold
Bellak, Philadelphia; W. Vischer,
Among the guests who came from New
Wellington,
O. ; G. Fred Kranz, Balti-
York, Rochester, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
more;
R.
F.
Barr, Martinsburg, W. Va. ;
as well as those from the surrounding
Walter
Holmes,
Jersey City; J.'S. Hays,
towns, were the following:—
Annapolis,
la.,
and
others.
Mrs. D. O. K. Strong, Mr. Edward E.
Strong, Mr. David Graham, banker, of
Ludwig Grows in Favor.
Matteawan, N. Y. ; Miss Elizabeth Scofield,
The Springfield, O., Democrat of recent
Miss Annie Brinckerhoff, Miss Catherine
Brinckerhoff (cousins of the bride); Miss date contains an extended and very flatter-
Ella Dubois, Mrs. William Anthony, Miss ing appreciation of the Ludwig pianos and
Mabel Whittemore, Miss Fanny Christie, the honors paid them at the Paris Exposi-
Miss Adele Storer, Miss Charlotte Jones, tion, at the close of which they say:—
The Arcade Music House, of this city, is
Mr. Ralph Jones, Mr. B. L. Smith and
wife, Miss Leita Mapes, Miss Alice Hera- established as Ludwig & Co. 's branch store.
mingway, Miss Grace Halgon, Mr. and F. B. Miller, the manager and co-partner,
Mrs. Towger, Rochester; Miss Laura Chal- informs us that the Ludwig is constantly
lon, Miss Helen Hustis, Mr. Carl Seaman, growing in favor with the highest class of
Miss Mary Seaman, Mrs. Remsen An- their Central Ohio trade.
thony, Miss Gracie Aldridge, Mrs. Dubois
To Organize Next Week.
Brinckerhoff, Mrs. Dubois, Mrs. Challon,
[Special to The Review.]
G. A. Schraeler and wife, Miss Octavia
Des Moines, la., March 6, 1901.
White, great aunt of bride, Miss La-
A number of the incorporators of the Ver-
vinia White, Mr. John Place, Mrs. ney Organ Co., of which J. C. Tate is pres-
Sarah Remsen, Mrs. Ed. H. Remsen, ident, were in the city Friday and made a
Philadelphia ; Miss Heloise Graham, few of the preliminary arrangements for
work. They do not expect to complete
Miss Annie Dubois, Judge Martin Watson, the
all the preparations for the organization
Miss Nellie Stolbond, Miss Helen Place, until next week.
Foster-Brinckerhoff
Wedding.
Krell Out at Wanamaker's.
As announced in last week's Review,
Albert Krell, of Cincinnati, was East in
connection with some important moves
proposed by his house. Last Monday
he notified John Wanamaker that after
that date the agency for the Krell instru-
ments would be withdrawn from him in
Philadelphia and New York. Mr. Krell
has not as yet announced as to the future
arrangements made for his instruments in
these cities. The Krell pianos were the
first instruments taken on by Wanamaker
when he added the sale of pianos to his
business.
Death of Eduard Sueur.
Sunday afternoon, March 3, Eduard
Sueur, a valued employee of Lyon &
Healy, passed away. Mr. Sueur was a
native of Ste. Croix, Switzerland, and had
been with Lyon & Healy for over twenty
years. He had charge of the Music Box
Repair Shop, and was an expert in his line.
Nothing too intricate or complicated in
music box construction could be pre-
sented to him. He was able to grasp
all the new principles used in the
American-made boxes and was thoroughly
at home in the most difficult problems of
comb-adjusting. He was at work Wednes-
day, and was apparently in vigorous health
when attacked by pleurisy. His death,
therefore, came as a shock. Mr. Sueur
was a man of the kindliest disposition and
most unfailing good humor. His loss will
be deeply mourned by all who knew him,
The floral tributes from the firm and from
his comrades were numerous and costly.
He leaves a wife and one child.
Jacob Jottings.
C. A. Jacob, of Jacob Bros., left town
on Monday with his wife and family for
Florida, where he will remain several
weeks.
The Alex. Ross Piano Co., recently in-
corporated by Max Jacob, C. A. Jacob and
Alex. Ross, under the laws of New York
State, will do business in New York city
and have also arranged for large warerooms
at 714 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
J. W. Stevens, Jacobs' ambassador, start-
ed Monday on a brief Eastern trip.
A Hardman Beauty.
Several examples of the latest Hardman
uprights, Grecian style, are now on exhibi-
tion at the Hardman Fifth avenue ware-
rooms, on the main floor. One of these
instruments, with inlaid paneling and
special wreath design, is a handsome speci-
men of piano making and highly creditable
to the Hardman firm.
Will be Vigorously Pushed.
As announced in a neighboring column
the Symphonion interests will be vigor-
ously pushed by the new president, Mr.
Geo. Varrelman. He has appointed two
traveling men this week in the persons of
Mr. Alfred Littauer, who for many years
has been with the Otto concern, and Mr.
Robt. Duffin, who was formerly with the
Paiilard Co.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Slivinski and the Knabe.
Knabe Movements.
The Leipsic Philharmonic Orchestra
under the direction of Hans Winderstein,
which made its United States debut at
Carnegie Hall last week with Von Slivin-
ski as soloist at the piano, is achieving a
tremendous success on the road, and the
critics wherever visited have been most
generous in their estimate of the capabili-
ties of the orchestra and the pianist.
This is in marked contrast to the views
of the majority of the New York critics,
a few of whom were absolutely unkind and
unjust in summing up the capabilities of
orchestra and soloist.
Von Slivinski, who played the Knabe
grand, confirmed the views which preced-
ed him from Europe regarding the broad-
ening of his art. There is a surety, firm-
ness and authority of interpretation, com-
bined with repose and delicacy and beauty
of phrasing that pleases. Tschaikovsky's
first concerto in B flat minor was his num-
ber, and it was given a very satisfactory
reading by pianist and orchestra.
Slivinski's technical equipment is simply
marvelous. As the Herald critic well says:
"He possesses fingers which are mechani-
cal phenomena and wrists which are steel."
Yet there was a delightftil emotional color-
ing to his conception of this great work.
He was recalled half a dozen times, and
gave as an encore the F minor study of
Liszt from the concert set of three, which
he played with rare delicacy and finish.
This artist and the Leipsic Philharmonic
Orchestra should prove one of the great
attractions of the season.
Herr Winderstein, who deserves a lead-
ing place among our great conductors, has
a band of sixty young men who play with
tremendous fire, yet can be excessively re-
. fined as occasion requires. It is apparent
that there are a number of very clever art-
ists in the organization. The only criti-
cism that might be ventured in connection
with the opening concert was the over-pow-
ering of the brass section. Of course, it is
unjust to criticise analytically an organiza-
tion of this kind at first hearing. There
are a number of things that militate against
hearing these men to advantage. For in-
stance, their lack of familiarity with the
acoustics of the hall and the fact that they
had just traveled thousands of miles, many
of them having a serious tussle with the
ever-to-be-feared mal-de-mer.
It is gratifying to learn, meanwhile, that
wherever the orchestra and Slivinski have
played thus far on their tour they have
been received enthusiastically.
William Knabe, of William Knabe &
Co., left town yesterday for Baltimore.
He expects to return Monday.
Ferdinand Mayer, of the firm, returned
on Sunday from a four weeks' sojourn at
Bermuda. He left on Monday for one of
Michigan's famous health resorts. Mr.
Mayer's health has improved, but he has
not yet fully regained his strength.
P. J. Gildemeester, Knabe ambassador,
left last night for Baltimore. He will re-
turn on Monday.
And Who Is Selsarte, Pray ?
Under the caption, ' 'A Rare Old Violin,"
the following special from Fostoria, O., has
been going the rounds of the Western
papers:
Professor C. A. Ward some months ago
purchased an old violin which was sold in
the settlement of the estate of the late A.
G. Franklin, an old shoemaker of bibulous
habits. He sent it to Toledo to have it
repaired, and in this way learned that it is
a genuine Selsarte, and is worth about
$200. It cost him $18.
This is only one of perhaps ten items
which have come under our notice within
Vossler Officers.
the past week relating to the discovery of
The G. A. Vossler & Sons Co. of Pough- "valuable violins" in different parts of the
keepsie, N. Y., whose incorporation was country.
We venture to say that during the past
announced in last week's Review, have or-
year
there have been enough of these
ganized with the following officers: Presi-
"rare"
violins discovered to exceed the
dent, Dana G. Prescott, Concord, N. H. ;
output
of
all the violins known to have
vice-president and manager, Geo. A. Voss
been
made
by the old masters.
ler; secretary and treasurer, Chas. Vossler;
And
yet
these discoveries have been
assistant manager, Wilbur Vossler. Four
going
on
for
the past twenty years, and no
hundred and eighty shares of stock are al-
doubt
they
will
continue to go on for
most equally divided between the Vosslers
twenty
years
to
come.
and Mr. Prescott.
It would appear as if the finding of
Convalescing.
"rare old violins" had taken the place of
The many friends of W. B. Williams, the Ethiopian who nursed Washington, as
the Sterling road ambassador, will be glad a standard item in the daily press.
to learn that he is making steady progress
'Tis to laugh !
toward a permanent recovery, from his al-
The Steck Headquarters.
most fatal attack of typhoid fever. The
The warerooms at 136 Fifth avenue, to
p-ocess of convalescence in such cases is
sluvv, but it is pleasing to know, that be- be occupied by Geo. Steck & Co., are now
fore long, we will have the pleasure of undergoing extensive operations. When
greeting this genial and popular member occupied about April 1st, they promise to
be among the attractive piano display
of the trade.
rooms of "Piano Row."
Burns Conditions Healthy.
Reviewings.
Frank B. Burns, chatting with The Re-
In the Merchant and Manufacturer, a
view yesterday, reported trade conditions
as healthy. "I would be glad to have the paper published in Nashville, Tenn., and
trade know," said he, "that I have added devoted to the up-building of the manu-
some very attractive novelties to my stock factures of the South, there appear in
of scarfs. For one week only, I shall of- the latest issue some very excellent adver-
fer a big bargain in fine damask at $1.75, tisements of the Jesse French Piano & Or-
usual price, $2.75. Those who are inter- gan Co., and the P. D. Carr Co., both of
ested in scarfs will do well not to miss this whom have headquarters in that city.
opportunity."
Adolf Dohn, who for a number of years
was
cashier for the late firm of Lyon,
Everett Generosity.
Potter & Co., Chicago, died in that city
The four hundred dollars expenses in- Feb. 26th in his sixty-fifth year. Mr.
curred in connection with the concert for Dohn was long prominent in musical cir-
the benefit of the Liszt Monument Fund, cles in the City by the Lake.
held in Mendelssohn Hall last week, and
Nahum Stetson, who has been sojourn-
which was participated in by Richard ing for some time at the Hotel Ormond,
Brumeister and Mme. Schumann-Heink, Ormond, Fla., is expected to return to
were generously donated by the Everett town late next week.
Piano Co. Mr. A. M. Wright was an
The piano strings made by the New York
enthusiastic supporter of this movement.
Co-operative Piano String Co., 312-316 East
Clarence Qennett.
Ninety-fifth street, are steadily growing in
In Town.
favor
with manufacturers who are looking
Clarence Gennett, the retail manager of
Among the members of the trade in the Starr Piano Co.'s branch at Indian- for satisfying values. Have you tested
town this week were: H. P. Ecker, Pitts- apolis, Ind., was in town this week. Mr. them ?
burg, Pa. ; W. C. Taylor, Springfield, Gennett is one of the promising members
That energetic member of the trade
Mass. ; J. R. Mason, Derby, Conn. ; Silas of the younger element of piano men, and
James
F. Broderick, president of the
Maxson, Rochester, N. Y. ; C. D. Martin, has already demonstrated his business en-
Straube Piano Co., Chicago, reached town
Rochester, N. Y. ; W. B. Armstrong, Roch-
ester, N. Y. ; Messrs. Lincoln and Vander ergy in the retail department of the busi- Thursday.
Pyl, Boston, Mass. ; T. F. Scanlon, Boston, ness. In the early fall he will be estab-
Mass. ; James F. Broderick, .Chicago, 111. lished in the new quarters which have • A. M. Wright, of the Everett Piano Co.,
has been visiting several points in New
J. Henry Estey, Brattleboro, Vt. ; Mr. already been noted in The Review.
Mclntire, of Piper & Mclntire, Manches-
The Lester Piano Co. are contemplating England this week on business.
ter, N. H. ; Mr. Barrett, of Barrett Bros., the erection of a two-story brick addition
Silas Maxson, secretary of the Marshall
Binghamton, N. Y. ; P. J. Healy, Chicago, to their factory, 63 x 141 feet, at Lester, & Wendell Piano Co , Albany, was in town
Wm. Rohlfing, Milwaukee.
Pa.
the early part of the week.

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