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THE
TRADE NOTES FROM ST. LOUIS.
Santiford's Clever
Means of Transmitting
"Talker" Music Through His House-Clever
Columbia Display—New Concern in Joplin
—What News Is Going.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
pear in the trade. It was formed May 29, in
EDISON GRAND ^PERA RECORDS.
New York, amid the lurid glare of enthusiasm
The
Third List Introduces a Number of New
which surprised even the participants in the
Artists Who Furnish Some Notable Numbers.
"cold gray dawn of the morning after." The fol-
lowing are the officers: President, John Kaiser,
The third list of ten Edison grand opera rec-
with Douglas Phonograph Co.; vice-president,
ords,
which has just been announced, promises
Wm. T. Boyd, with Universal Talking Machine
Mfg. Co.; secretary, A. T. Doty, with Victor Dis- to be even more popular than the two lists pre-
tributing & Export Co.; treasurer, B. Feinberg, viously issued. This list introduces four new
.with Universal Co. The following gentlemen artists in Mme. Rappold, soprano; Miss Bessie
were enrolled active members: Walter L. Eck- Abbott, soprano; Mine. Jacobi, contralto, and Alois
hardt and Tom F. Murray, with Columbia Pho- Burgstaller, tenor, who achieved such a great
nograph Co., general; "Doc" O'Neill and J. A. success at the Metropolitan Opera House last
Macnabb, with Universal Co.; A. L. Irish, of season.
The National Phonograph Co. announce that
Talk-o-phone Co.; Loring Leeds, with Leeds &
Catlin Co.; E. A. Hawthorne and J. O. Prescott. these records will be shipped by freight from
of American Record Co. It is proposed to open Orange with the regular August selections, and
club looms in New York so as to have the travel- will reach all jobbers in the United States and
ing men of the trade make it their headquarters Canada before July 27. The numbers, which all
have orchestra accompaniment, are as follows:
when there.
21, Ave Maria (Gounod), by Mme. Rappold, so-
prano; sung in Latin. 22, "Fanget An," "Die
RELIC OF SAN FRANCISCO
Meistersinger von Nurnberg" (Wagner), by Hein-
rich Knote, tenor; sung in German. 23, L'Air
Displayed at the Warerooms of the Columbia
des Bijoux, "Faust" (Gounod), by Miss Bessie
Phonograph Co.
Abbott, soprano; sung in French. 24, Erzahlung,
At the retail warerooms of the Columbia Pho- "Konigin von Saba" (Goldmark), by Andreas
nograph Co., at 872 Broadway is an interesting Dippel, tenor; sung in German. 25, Aria ("Ein
relit" of the San Francisco earthquake, by which Band der Freundschaft"), "Don Giovannni" (Mo-
that company's warerooms and $100,000 of stock zart I, by Alois Burgstaller, tenor; sung in Ger-
was totally destroyed. It is the metal part of man. 2(j, E Lucevan le Stelle, "Tosca" (Puccini),
on AZ type of graphophone, and was the first by Romeo Berti, tenor; sung in Italian. 27, Los
taken from the ruins. Manager Cleveland has Ojos Negros (Alvarez), by Gustave Berl Resky,
had it placed in their show window, with a let-
baritone; sung in Spanish. 2S, Aria del Paggio,
ter from the San Francisco manager that accom-
"Gli Ugonotti" (Meyerbeer), by Mme. .Jaeoby,
panied it. describing their loss. It naturally at-
contralto; sung in Italian. 29, Aria, "Wie oft in
tracts considerable attention, and draws a crowd,
Meerestieten Schlund," "Der Fliegende Hollander"
who naturally examine all the rest of the Colum-
(Wagner), by Anton van Rooy, baritone; sung in
bia products.
German. :>,(), "M'Appari," "Marta" (Flotow), by
Florencio Constantino, tenor; sung in Italian.
GRAPHOPHONE FOR BARON ROSEN.
The donkey Caruso had on the London opera
Dining the visit of Baron Rosen, I lie Russian stage one time recently in the "Jongieur de Notre
Ambassador to Bridgeport, Conn., the closing Dame" was lent by a nobleman for the occasion.
days of last week, he was entertained by the The owner fitted up in the donkey's stable a
Bridgeport Board of Trade at a banquet, which "talker" with a Caruso record in order that
was largely attended. At. the conclusion of his the donkey might become accustomed to the
address he was presented with a number of pres- music before making his debut. The machine
ents—evidences of the industrial development of
performed three times a day for him.
that city—including a magnificent graphophone,
a typewriter, with Russian characters, a sewing
machine, silverware and many other specially
made aii icles.
(Special to The Kcvlcw.)
St. Louis, Mo., June III, 1 !)<»<;.
General reports in talking machine circles aro
that the retail trade for the month has been
rather quiet, ami it is stated that the wholesale
business has been about fair.
C. H. Marshall, of Terre Haute, Ind., a well-
known talking machine dealer, spent Saturday
and Sunday, May 2<; and 27, here.
E. S. O'Neill, traveler for the Universal Talk-
ing Machine Co., spent several days here recent-
ly on his way East from an extensive trip
through the South. He reported the talking ma-
chine business very good in the territory he
covered.
G. A. Klemkauf, of Joplin, Mo., recently closed
out his drug business in order to open a fine new
talking machine store. He is reported to be the
oldest talking machine dealer in Southwe.it Mis-
souri.
J. frank Walker, the prominent piano dealer
of Joplin, Mo., has re-entered the talking ma-
chine business.
The Columbia Phonograph Co. have a very
attractive window display of a wax female figure
representing Columbia, draped in the national
colors, with an eagle mounted by the figure,
and the words "Columbia recommends the
graphophone."
Miss Myrtle 13. Brown, for three years in
charge of talking machine and small goods de-
partment for Morton Lines, Springfield, Mo.,-has
aeepted a position with Eberhardt & Hays, of
Wichita, Kan., in same capacity.
J. F. Stantiford, president of the Paine Photo
Supply Co., Fort Scott, Kan., dealers in talking
machines, has cleverly piped the rooms of his
cottage with one pipe and with a patent ar-
rangement, has diverted sound so that a ma-
chine played in any part of the house sounds
soft and sweet all over the house. Horns pro-
jecting from the ceiling pipe give sound clearly
in all rooms. He has applied for a patent.
Manager D. S. Ramsdell, vice-president and
general manager of the St. Louis Talking Ma-
chine Co., returned recently from a three weeks"
Eastern trip, during which time be visited the
ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED.
factories. This company have just completed
remodeling their place, altering the salesrooms
An adjourned meeting of the Eastern Talking
and record rooms, which make a very attractive Machine Jobbers' Association was held at the
appearance.
Hotel Breslin. New York, Thursday, at 10 a. m.
The attendance was satisfactory, and matters of
PREPARING TO RESUME
importance were acted upon. The association has
been incorporated, and the following list of active
In San Francisco Temporary Quarters in
members has been issued: Blackman Talking
Oakland.
Machine Co.. New York City; Jacot Music Box
Co., New York Cily; Eclipse Phonograph Co.,
(Spocinl to The Id view.)
Hoboken, N. J.; 1. Davega, Jr.. New York City;
San Francisco. Cal., June 13, 190G.
The talking machine houses are making active Douglas Phonograph Co., New York City; East-
preparations to resume business in this city. Tem- ern Talking Machine Co., Boston, Mass.; Stan-
porary quarters will soon be opened by several ley & Pearsall, New York City; the Pardee-El-
of the leading houses, but the trade is, and lenberger Co., New Haven, Conn.; Sol Bloom,
will, for some time to come, be largely handled New York City; Boston Cycle & Sundry Co.,
from Oakland. All the concerns burned out are Boston. Mass.; the Talking Machine Co., Roches-
in evidence in the latter city, among them being ter, N. Y.; A. Weiss, New York City; W. Werner,
Walter S. Gray, manager of the Columbia Phono- Kaston, Pa.; T. Wardell, Lowell, Mass.; J. F.
graph Co.'s store. His new quarters are at 512 Blackman & Son, New York City; H. S. Gordon.
New York City; John Wanamaker, New York-
13th street, Oakland. The Oriental business of
Hi is company has been transferred to New York. City; American Phonograph Co., Gloversville, N.
Y.; the Flint & Brickett Co., Springfield, Mass.;
CREATED 14 NEW ZON-0-PHONE JOBBERS. Victor H. Rapke, New York City; Benj. Switky,
New York City; Bettini Phonograph Co., New
W. T. Uoyd, who came in from his Western York City; S. B. Davega, New York City; Pow-
territory a couple of weeks since, created four- ers & Henry Co., Pittsburg, Pa.; American Talk-
teen new Zonophone jobbers during the selling ing Machine Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.; the Theo. F.
season just terminated. B. Feinberg, also of the Bentel Co., Pittsburg, Pa.; G. C. Aschbach, Allen-
Universal Talking Machine Manufacturing Co.'s town, Pa.; Western Talking Machine Co., Phila-
traveling staff, who returned to New York at the delphia, Pa.: the Edisonia Co., Newark, N. J.;
same time, likewise made a splendid record. Both J. K. O'Dea, Paterson, N. J.; W. D. Andrews,
gentlemen started on a three weeks' trip June 3. Syracuse, N. Y.
The Consolidated Record Co. have been in-
corporated with a capital of $20,000. Incorpora-
Now the Talking Machine Traveling Men's tors: William A. Gerger, H. M. Munday and Pearl
Association is the latest organized body to ap- Abrams.
TRAVELING MEN ORGANIZE.
A Word with
the Piano Dealer
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