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TRIBUTE TO HALLET & DAVIS GRAND.
Abbe Perosi, Director of the Famous Sistine
Choir, St. Peter's, Rome, Inspects Hallet &
Davis Small Grand in Warerooms of Paris
Agents and Immediately Becomes Enthusi-
astic Over the Instrument.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., May 31, 1910.
The Hallet & Davis Co., of this city, are natu-
rally much elated over the remarkable tribute
paid the Hallet & Davis small grand by Abbe
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Hallet & Davis, of Boston, piano, and I take lightful summer resort. Large crowds have been
pleasure in adding my testimonial to those of the in attendance ever since the opening night and
eminent artists you have already received. The have participated in the contest. The park man-
purity and sweetness of tone, mingled with such agement and Mr. Mann announce that during the
a delicacy of touch, make this instrument stand season three of these Carola Inner Players, with
in the front rank of the world's pianos and meet equipment, valued in all at $3,000, will be given
the most difficult artistic requirements. Sin- away. With each paid admission to Electric
cerely,
M. LORENZO PEROST,
Park and also with each paid admission to any
Director of the Sistine Choir, Vatican, Rome.
and all of the attractions, an extra coupon
The most striking feature of this testimonial ticket will be given. Every Wednesday is ex-
is that it was absolutely voluntary, and moreover change day and special coupons equal in value
it is the first time that the distinguished musi- to five ordinary coupons will be given in ex-
cian has indorsed any piano, either American or change. At the close of the season the person
European. In view of these facts there are returning the greatest number of exchange
ample reasons why the Hallet & Davis Co. should coupons will receive the No. 1 Carola Inner
feel very proud of the appreciation bestowed on Player. The person returning the next greatest
their pianos by this distinguished personality.
number will get the No. 2 instrument and the
person handing in the next greatest number will
get the No. 3.
TRADE NOTES FROM BALTIMORE.
Superstitious Members of Trade Believe Comet
Affected Business—At Least It Kept Pur-
chasers Away—Early Closing the Rule—
Inner Players at Electric Park—Decoration
Day Generally Observed—The News in Brief.
AllMK PEKOSI.
Peiosi, director of the Sistine Choir, at St.
Peter's, Rome, which is famous the world over.
This organization sings especially for the Pope
and it is quite a privilege to hear them. Abbe
Perosi is unquestionably one of the great musi-
cal authorities of the world, and is the com-
poser of twenty oratorios, one of which he gave
recently at the Trocadero, in Paris, of which
critics speak most highly.
During his stay in Paris he was a visitor at
the warerooms of the Gustin Wright Co., the
representatives of the Hallet & Davis Co. in the
French capital. The distinguished Abbe was so
THE (.'HOIK OF JUS HOLINESS, POPE PIUS X.—ABliE
impressed with the ton?, regulation and all-
round excellent qualities of the Hallet & Davis
grand that immediately after his return to the
Hotel Vouillemont, 15 Rue Boissy d'Anglais,- he
sent the following communication:
To Gustin vVright Co., Paris, France:
During my visit to your warerooms this morn-
ing I had the pleasure of trying the small grand
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EILERS IN SPOKANE.
New
Building Now in Process of Erection
Will Be Splendidly Equipped.
In The Review recently we gave a description,
(Special to The Itevlew.)
in detail, of the $125,000 home which is now in
Baltimore, Md., May 31, 1910.
process of construction for the Eilers Piano
Piano men here are not a superstitious lot as a House in Spokane, Wash. The building, as may
rule, but there are several of them who have
ventured the opinion that the trade has been
acting in a rather peculiar manner since Halley's
comet came into our midst. The comet, accord-
ing to these dealers, has not had a great deal,
in a peculiar way, to do with the piano dealers
themselves, but with the customers that should
be. The dealers have diagnosed the case of
the should be customers as one of "Cometitis"
—that is, they have been attacked so forcibly
with the desire to see the heavenly traveler at
any old hour of the night or early morning that
they have been too tired to visit the piano stores
and select a piano. A peculiar coincidence in this
connection is that since the comet has practically
disappeared the dealers report an improvement
in trade. Most of the statements by the dealers
are to the effect that things have been much
better during the past week than for some time
past. Many good special sales are also reported.
THE NEW E1I,ERS' HOMK IN SPOKANE, WASH.
This is one of the seasons of the year which
appeal to the salesmen and other workmen in the br seen from the illustration herewith, will be
piano stores. For some six stories high, with a frontage of 75 feat on
of the local dealers have Sprague avenue and 82 feet on Post street. The
placed signs on the doors main salesroom, as well as musical merchandise,
stating that from this talking machines, sheet music, e t c , will be on
t'me until Sept. 1 the the first floor; on the second floor will be a large
stores will close at 5 auditorium equipped with a pipe organ, grand
o'clock in the afternoon piano, capable of seating 400 people as well as
and at 1 o'clock on Sat- fine piano salesrooms. On the third floor will
urdays.
Most of the be located the player department, the whole-
stores will start the new sale talking machine depaitment, and several
summer schedule Satur- business offices. The balance of the building will
day by closing half day, be devoted to offices and musical studios, to be
while several of them finished to suit the tenants. The basement of
have already put the the building will be used by the company for
schedule into effect.
their exchange and repair departments. The lat-
Several of the local ter will be one of the most complete on the
stores were kept closed Coast.
Monday
in honor of
Decoration Day. One of
HAYDEN BROS. NEW AGENCIES.
the main ones was the
Wiliam Knabe & Co. Hayden Bros., Omaha, Neb., have secured the
This firm also gave the agency for the Ludwig & Co. pianos and have
factory hands a holiday already sold a number of the instruments re-
I'ERONI. DIRECTOR.
on that day. Samuel ceived in the first shipment of those pianos.
Rork, the superintendent of the factory, spent This house only the week before also took on
his holiday with his relatives in Boston and the agency for the line of the Bennett Piano Co.,
is expected back within the next few days.
Warren, Pa.
The contest at Electric Park for the celebrated
Carola Inner Player-Pianos, manufactured by the
A. L. Simms has bought out the music store
Cable Company, of Chicago, and for which the of A. G. Richison, Santa Cruz, Cal., and will con-
Joseph M. Mann Piano Co. are the local agents, tinue the business under the management of his
is proving a most popular attraction at this de- nieces, the Misses Florence and Mildred Baughn.
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PlflNOS
Appeal to cultivated tastes. They are
marvels off beauty and form at once a
valuable accessory to any piano store
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