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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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POSITION CITY
TO ENTERTAIN PIANO AND TALKING MACHINE MEN.
Everett Worthington, Manager of the Victor Temple, Arranges Interesting Program for
Visiting Jobbers—Eilers Booth Headquarters for Piano Men—Awaiting the Awards.
(Special from Review Exposition
Headquarters)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., July 15.—Many exhibitors
in the Palace of Liberal Arts are still waiting for
the iinal announcement in regard to awards, which
was delayed during consideration of protests. The
committee on protests and appeals tiled its report
some time ago, but this had to be reviewed by the
Superior Jury of Awards, and the official decision
is expected by the end of this week. Of course,
everybody is anxious to know what the final awards
will be, but it is understood that most of the ex-
hibitors who have not yet used their awards in ad-
vertising do not intend to make such use of them
to any great extent in any event.
Marion Dorian Leaves for the East.
Marion Dorian, of the Columbia Graphophone
Co., is leaving for the East, after spending some
three months looking after Columbia affairs in San
Francisco, and particularly at the exhibit. Mr.
Dorian has had an enjoyable stay in this city, and
though busy much of the time with the practical
work of the company, he has had an opportunity to
see much of the exposition. He says that he may
return before the season closes. The attendance at
the Columbia booth is growing all the time; even
on days when nothing special is going on there are
many visitors in the recital hall, while the place is
always packed for the dancing events, many people
coming to the booth at 1.30 and waiting until 3 for
dancing to begin.
the
sic Store, Starr piano agents, and musical merchan-
dise dealers of Oroville, Cal.; A. A. Brown, with
the Los Angeles office of Kohlcr & Chase, and D.
D. Parmalee, violinist, of the University of Idaho.
To Entertain Piano Merchants.
E. O'Callaghan, manager of the Eilers collective
exhibit of pianos, etc., is planning to make this
booth serve the convenience of the delegates to the
convention of the Piano Merchants' Association
during their visit to the exposition. He is anxious
that the dealers and their families make this booth
their headquarters at the exposition for such things
as leaving packages, wraps, etc., sending or receiv-
ing communications, and the like. Arrangements
have been made to have a lady act as hostess at that
time, to look after the comfort of visiting ladies.
Light refreshments will also be served, including
tea and other things welcome to those who have
been to a banquet the night before. F. L. Grannis,
of the Masteroll Co., is co-operating with Mr.
O'Callaghan in the plans for entertainment.
An Elaborate Musical Program.
Air. O'Callaghan has been asked to take the re-
sponsibility for the program in Band Concourse
Sunday, July IS. For this he will have Cassassa's
Band at his disposal, and plans to introduce, among
other features, a noted contralto soloist and a boy
soprano, and a sixteen-year-old cornetist, Frank
Siegrist, who is regarded as a prodigy; also a per-
formance on the piano. Mr. O'Callaghan reports
some very desirable business secured through the
exhibit lately.
Teachers Use Chickering
Harpsichord.
The Chickering harpsichord recently shown in
the Eilers booth is now being used at the national
convention of teachers in Oakland, where Dr. Ar-
thur Tickenscher is to give a lecture on its ancient
successes and modern possibilities, with demonstra-
tions. A week or so ago Camille Saint-Saens
created considerable excitement by an impromptu
performance on the instrument as it stood in the
exhibit.
The Edison phonograph demonstration in the
Eilers recital hall is proving a great success, though
it was put in rather as a side attraction to the Eilers
exhibit. There have been inquiries regarding Edi-
son demonstrations right along, and now that one
is conducted in the building it is receiving a lot of
attention, being demonstrated to over 1,000 people a
dav.
COMPLETE DETAILS FOR PIANO MERCHANTS CONVENTION.
Attendance Somewhat Uncertain—Acceptances Coming in More Freely—Business Situation on
Coast Improves—Fotoplayers in Demand—Fred T. Steinway Entertains—News of the Week.
(Special to The Kevicw.)
• SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., July 15.—With only a
Large Attendance at Sonora Booth.
week intervening between now and the national
At the Sonora booth it is announced that the at- convention of the piano merchants the San Fran-
tendance the last fortnight has been much better cisco trade is giving some little thought to the
than for some time before, and the exhibit is pro- big time. All preparations are now complete, and
ducing very satisfactory results in the way of busi- those who have the inside of the committee's doing
ness.
are more than satisfied with the program that has
Plans for Jobbers' Entertainment,
been worked out for the social end of the con-
Everett Worthington, manager of the Victor
vention. The strictly business part of the pro-
Temple, has made quite elaborate plans for the en- gram will, of course, depend largely on those at-
tertainment of the talking machine jobbers at the tending. The plan of having no set speeches is
convention time, and says that arrangements are to be carried out at the business sessions, which,
now complete. On Saturday morning, July 24, at it is hoped, may be cleaned up in one or one and
the close of the business meetings, the Victor job- one-half days. It is still something of a problem
bers will assemble at 11 o'clock in the Court of
as to how many will be in attendance. The last
Abundance, where they will be presented with a
few days the acceptances have been coining in
bronze plaque in memory of the occasion by the more freely, and the committee is hopeful that a
exposition management. After luncheon they will good gathering will be on hand.
assemble at the Victor Temple, where a special pro-
Business Situation on the Mend.
gram will be rendered between 2 and 3 p. m, and
In the meantime, business, while still slow, is
Mr. Worthington promises some pleasant surprises. mending right along. The dealers are devoting
At the close of this program they will adjourn to a little more attention to interesting possible
the lawn to witness one of the charming ballets, buyers than for some months past; and the results,
performed by some twenty-five girls under the lead- while not startling, are still enough to make the
ership of Mile. La Gai, whose performances under increased effort worth while. A little additional
the auspices of the Victor exhibit have been one work is also being done in some parts of the in-
of the big sensations of the exposition. For those terior with fair results, though throughout a large
who enjoy a pleasant outing without too much of
part of the interior everybody is too busy with
the strenuous, Sunday will be the best day of all, harvest matters to give the best attention to piano
as the crowd will make a trip up Mt. Tamalpais, possibilities. The vacation season is taking some
2,600 feet high, on the "crookedest railway in the of the employes of the city stores out into country
world," where from perches among the redwoods places, though the general business situation and
they can get a view of all the San Francisco Bay the Panama-Pacific Exposition will tend to make
region. Mr. Worthington is also planning to spring
the vacation season less marked than in previous
some surprises during the big convention banquet
years.
at the St. Francis on the evening of the 23d.
A Visitor from Honolulu.
Among the recent visitors at the C. G. Conn ex-
R. D. Scott, of the Bergstrom Music Co., of
hibit were: Florence Danforth, of Danforth's Mu- Honolulu, T. H., is in San Francisco this week
on his way from the Islands t< the East. He cx-
pects to stay on the mainland for something over
a month.
Good Sales of Fotoplayers.
H. J. Werner, president of the American Phoio-
Player Co., of San Francuco and Berkeley, Cal.,
who has been in Los Angeles for some time, is
expected back in a couple of days. H. Herman,
head of the New York branch of the American
Photo-Player Sales Co., selling agents for the
Fotoplayers, is in San Francisco this week for
a short stay. He made a leisurely trip out and
reports having closed a number of good sales.
Remodeling Stockton Store.
Work is now under way- on the alterations of
the Sherman, Clay & Co. branch store at Stock-
ton, Cal. As in the case of the Fresno store, also
being put in shape at this time, the Stockton store
will have a liberal amount of plate glass window
display space. The new quarters will have the
advantage of two frontages, one of which will
take care of all the shipping and receiving. A
large Victor talking machine department with a
number of demonstration rooms is being provided
for. Demonstration rooms for players are also
being arranged. The remodeled store will con-
tinue under the management of J. E. Stitt.
Fred T. Steinway Entertains.
Frederick T. Steinway and Mrs. Steinway have
turned the tables on their San Francisco friends.
Since the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Steinway in
San Francisco, the members of Sherman, Clay &
Co. and their families have naturally tried to
make the stay of the distinguished New Yorkers
as pleasant as possible. Now Mr. Steinway hap-
pened to remember that there is a nice bit of
"Little Old New York" out at the exposition
grounds, where a New Yorker may give his
friends a welcome even in San Francisco. He