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"TALKER" TRADE IN TWIN CITIES.
Use of Machine Improving Musical Taste—T.
C. Hough in New Quarters—A Chat With A.
M. Magoon—Minnesota Phonograph Co.
Open Branch in Minneapolis—Columbia Co.
Report Excellent Trade.
(Special to The Review.)
Minneapolis and St. Paul, May 21, 1906.
The most striking development in the talking
machine trade over last year is the fact that the
musical taste has been considerably improved,
and the call is for a higher priced machine, and
a better quality of records.
T. C. Hough moved into elegant quarters on
the second floor at the corner of Washington
and Nicollet avenues, about the first of this month.
Mr. Hough now has three stores, two in Minne-
apolis, and a branch in St. Paul. He handles the
Edison machine exclusively. Speaking of the
trade, he said: "My business in April was dou-
ble that of last year, and so far this month the
results have been more than satisfactory." Mr.
Hough, by the way, was the pioneer dealer in
talking machines in Minneapolis.
A. M. Magoon, manager for the Victor depart-
ment of the New England Furniture Co., said:
"The trade has not been so good as a year ago
in machines, but the demand this year is fcr
higher grade machines, and the sales of records
have been much larger. I notice, too, that the
taste has improved in music, and our customers
are asking for better things. The lake business
has just begun to open up, and I have had a
number of orders from people who have gone out
to Minnetonka."
The Minnesota Phonograph Co. report trade as
very good, and a big increase so far over last
year. Shortly before the holidays a branch was
opened in Minneapolis, the headquarters being in
St. Paul, Mr. Lowey, formerly with the New
England, taking charge. Prior to that time, the
Edison had been handled exclusively, but Mr.
Lowey also added the Victor, and only recently
secured the permission to act as jobber for the
Victor, and has had more business in that line
than he could handle with his limited facilities.
The St. Paul store was also made a jobber the
past week.
The Columbia Phonograph Co. report excellent
results at both stores in the twin cities. There
has been a very satisfactory increase over a year
ago with a demand for higher-priced machines.
W. J. Dyer & Bro., who handle the Victor and
Edison, report: "We can't get sufficient stock to
supply the demand."
YOUNG BLOOD IJNUVUJSICAL ECHO CO.
Propose to Greatly Extend the Business and to
Establish Branches in Leading Cities.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Philadelphia, the exact location to "be determined
later. Messrs. Marschalk and Gerson are eminent-
ly fitted to push this enterprise successfully, as
they have been acquainted with the talking ma-
chine business for many years.
NATIONAL CO.'S NEW BUILDINGS.
The Immense Structures Now Approaching
Completion—Almost Twenty Acres Are Al-
ready Covered by the Plant of the National
Phonograph Co. in West Orange.
3387 Sleep Little Baby Mine—Lullaby
William Fredericks; Piano
3390 Virginia Song from "George Washington, Jr."
J. W. Myers ; Orch. accom.
3391—Don't Notice Me—Coon song
Bob. Koberts ; Orch. accom
3392 By the Light of the Honeymoon
Frank C. Stanley ; Orch. accom.
3303 Moon Dear—From "A Society Circus"
Frank C. Stanley ; Orch. accom.
25974 Speed On, My Bark, Speed On
Horatio Connell, London ; Piano accom.
3388
3389
3394
3395
3396
3397
3398
TENOR SOLUS.
You're a Grand Old Rag.B. Murray ; Orch. accom.
Cheyenne (Shy Ann)—From "The Earl and
the Girl.". .Billy Murray; Orch. accom.
Girl of Pearl—Waltz Song.H. Burr; Orch. accom.
In a Hammock Built for Two
Henry Burr ; Orch. accom.
I Like Your W a y . . . . A . Campbell; Orch. accom.
We Parted as the Sun Went Down
Albert Campbell ; Orch. accom.
Keep on the Sunny Side
Byron G. Harlan ; Orch. accom.
3399 Anxious—New Novelty song
Harry Tally ; Orch. accom
3400 Can't You See I'm Lonely
Harry Tally ; Orch. accom.
26002 Yon Can't Blame Me for That—Comic
Geo. D'Albert, London ; Orch. accom.
Although the buildings owned by the National
Phonograph Company, Lakeside avenue, West
Orange, N. J., already cover many acres, per-
haps 18 or 20 in all, new ones are being erected
one after another in order to take care of the
CONTRALTO SOLOS.
vast amount of business done by them.
3401 Sweet Hour of Prayer—Sacred
3402 'Tis But a Little Faded Flower
Not long ago a new three-story concrete build-
Mrs. A. Stewart Holt; 1'iano accom.
ing, 187 feet long by 40 feet wide, was completed,
SOPRANO SOLO.
25939
The
Angels
Serenade—Braga—Mme. de Pas-
and is being used for a machine shop and manu-
quali, London ; Piano accom., violin obHgato
facturing purposes. That was built directly
BARITONE AND TENOR DUETS.
3383 Traveling
Collins and Harlan ; Orel), accom.
alongside of the Erie Railroad and in the rear
3384 When Mose with His Nose Leads the Band. . . .
Collins and Harlan ; Orch. accom.
of the large boiler and engine house. As every
VOCAL QUARTETTE, (MALE VOICES).
inch of floor space in the old buildings is being
3381 A Call to Arms—Descriptive
Columbia Quartette ; Piano accom.
used to the very best possible advantage, two
3382 In Old Madrid
Columbia Quartette, unacom.
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VAUDEVILLE
SKETCH.
new buildings, both concrete, were started not
3403 Maggie Clancy's New Piano
long ago for the sole purpose of manufactur-
Miss Ada Jones and Len Spencer ;Piano accom.
by Great Artists at Popular
ing the new Edison battery. One of these, the Columbia Operatic Records
Prices.
BARITONE SOLO.
nickel-plating and polishing building, is 287 feet
12507 Bajazzo—Prologue, "II Pagliacci". . .Leoncavallo
long and 50 feet wide. It has a 50-foot span,
Sung in German by A. Moser, Hoyal Opera, Vienna ;
Piano accom.
without any columns, and 50-foot beams, with a
TENOR SOLO.
7-foot monitor top roof for ventilation. This is 10008 Faust's Beautiful Easter Aria—From first act .
of Mefistopele (Dia campi dai prati) . . .Boito
entirely completed and as soon as the necessary Sung in Italian by Oreste Mieli, Scala Theatre, Milan ;
Piano accom.
machinery is installed, it will be ready to be
NEW COLUMBIA 12-INCH DISC RECORDS.
put into operation, to be run in connection with
BARITONE SOLOS.
the larger building, only partly completed. This 30016 The Hanging of Danny Deever
David Bispham ; Piano accom.
is four stories high and will be 600 feet in length Music by Walter Damrosch ; words by Rudyard Kipling.
Adams
by 62 feet wide, extending along Ashland avenue, 30017 The Holy City—Stephen
George Alexander ; Orch. aecom.
SOPRANO SOLO.
the same as the smaller one, only occupying the
entire block between Charles street and Lake- 30022 Killamey—Ralfc.Mlss R. Vincent; Piano accom.
side avenue.
NEW COLUMBIA "XP" CYLINDER RECORDS
At the present time only 200 feet of this build-
BANDA ESPANOLA.
ing has been completed, owing to the absolute
40322 Zacatecas March
necessity of other buildings being erected in the 40323 Zaragoza March
March "From Torreon to Lerdo"
meantime and the inability to get a sufficient 40325
40326 Power of the Press March—El Cuarto Poder. .. .
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA.
number of men to work on all at once. It will
the Races (Descriptive) . .H. A. Yerkes
be completed, however, as soon as the new office 32929 A Trip to PRINCE'S
ORCHESTRA.
32930
Woodland
Songsters—Waltz
C. H. Ziehrer
building recently started has been finished.
Comic Songs by Lew Dockstader, the Greatest American
Minstrel.
This office building will be for the phonograph
32927 Everybody Works but Father
Piano accoin.
works only and will be five stories high. It will 32937 Uncle Quit Work Too.
Piano accom.
BARITONE
SOLOS.
be 137 feet long by 50 feet wide, made of steel 32928 Dearie
George Alexander ; Orch. accoin.
and reinforced concrete, fireproof throughout, 32936 The Ghost of a Banjo Coon — Coon song
Arthur Collins ; Orch. accom.
each floor also containing not only fireproof but 32938 Don't Notice Me—Coon
song
32939
You
Look
Awfully
Good
to Father
burglarproof vaults and all other modern im-
Bob Roberts; Orch accom.
provements for an office building. The first floor 32940 Moon Dear—From "A Society Circus". . . . . . .
Frank C. Stanley ; Orch. accom.
will be finished with imitation stone and orna-
TENOR SOLOS.
Sun Went Down
mental panels, making it not only substantial, but 32941 We Parted as the Albert
Campbell; Orch. accom.
32942 Keep on the Sunny Side
attractive.
Byron G. Harlan; Orch. accom.
Besides this, another building which is also 32943 Is There Any Room in Heaven for a Little
Girl Like Me V.Byron G. Harlan; Orch. accom.
under way, is an extension to the cabinet shop, 32944 Cheyenne
(Shy Ann)—From "The Earl and
the Girl"
Billy Murray ; Orch. accom.
120 feet long by 55 feet wide, and four stories
32945 Anxious—New novelty song
high.
Harry Tally ; Orch. accom.
There is also in course of construction now 32940 Can't You See I'm Lonely
Harry Tally ; Orch. accom.
BARITONE AND TENOR DUETS.
a four-story concrete machine shop to be 300 feet
32933 Traveling ....Collins and Harlan; Orch. accom.
long and 72 feet wide.
32934 When Mose With His Nose Leads the Band..
Collins and Harlan ; Orch. accom
Owing to the enormously increasing business
BARITONE AND CONTRALTO DUET.
even the numerous buildings now under way will 32935 I Was Just Supposing—From "Mexicana". . . .
Miss Corinne Morgan and F. C. Stanley ;
not afford sufficient room, so many more are
Orch. accom.
VOCAL QUARTETTE (MALE VOICES).
contemplated within the next two years. It is 32931
A Call to Arms—Descriptive
very probable that much adjoining property will
Columbia Quartette ; Piano accom.
Madrid. . .Columbia Quartette; uuaccom.
be purchased very shortly, because a great deal 32932 In Old IRISH
VAUDEVILLE SKETCH.
32947 Maggie Clancy's New Piano
more is needed.
Recent changes have occurred in the Musical
Echo Co., of Philadelphia, whereby Henry E.
Marschalk, late manager of the Philadelphia
branch of the Columbia Phonograph Co., and Mr.
.Louis Jay Gerson have taken an active partici-
pation in the business, and have assumed its
management. It is the intention of this concern
to make radical changes in the present quarters,
which already possess great charms. They will
also establish within the near future a series of
talking machine parlors in a number of cities,
also wholesale quarters will be opened up in
Ada Jones and Len Spencer ; Piano accom.
COLUMBIA RECORDS FOR MAY.
LAND-0-PH0NE CO. INCORPORATED.
NEW COLUMBIA 10-INCH DISC RECORDS.
Anytning
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BANDA ESPANOLA.
i Everything'
in
5400 Power of the Press March—El Cuarto Poder. . . .
5461 The Angelic Sehottische—Para los Angeles
54G2 The Emblem of Peace March—El Emblema de la
Paz
TALKING
MACHINES
40880 Two Little Finches—Die beiden kleinen Fink-
en, Cornet Duet, Oroh. accom
40948 Musical Snapshots—Musikalische Momentauf-
nahmen, Potpourri. Latest Berlin hits ; very
catchy
Comic Song by Lew Dockstader, the Greatest American
Minstrel.
3386 Uncle Quit Work Too... .Baritone ; Piano accom.
BAlilTONE SOLOS.
3378 Dearie
George Alexander; Orch. accom.
3385 The Ghost cf a Banjo Coon (Coon song) . . . .
Arthur Collins ; Orch. accom.
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^R^Bw ill K jEW^I^^B^^Ifflv
COLUMBIA BAND.
3 0302 Otello— Potpourri
Verdi
PRINCE'S MILITARY BAND.
3380 Enchantment Waltz—Valse Encbant6e. R. Breger
Wholesale
J a m e s L Lyons, w ~ w *• JBiS™ 1 ST
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA.
The Land-o-phone Co. was incorporated with
the Secretary of State of New York at Albany on
Tuesday, May 22, with a capital of $20,000, for
the purpose of manufacturing and dealing in
talking machines and supplies. Incorporators:
Max and James B. Landay, 145 East 30th street;
Bernard Altman, 58 East 91st street, all of New
York, and others.
An important item of news appears in the
Western letter elsewhere in this issue, bearing
upon Edison changes in Chicago. It came to hand
too late for use in this department.