Music Trade Review

Issue: 1916 Vol. 62 N. 14

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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SELLING "TIPS" FOR DEALERS IN MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS
New Motion Picture Theatres, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the Country That
Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment.
A. W. Philbrick, 463 Audubon road, C. C. M.
Opportunities to make sales of automatic betts,
Loeffler, incorporators.
pianos and orchestions will be found in this
Grove Hall Hippodrome, Inc., $100,000; Edward F.
South Hanover; Benjamin Silber, Maiden,
column by piano dealers desirous of developing Heenan,
Parker J. Brown, Revere, incorporators.
these prospects in the respective localities Michigan.
The Budde Theatre, a new moving picture house, has
mentioned:
'ust been opened at 612 Bridge street, N. W-, Grand
i {apids.
Alabama.
A new moving picture theatre is being erected on East
The Savoy Theatre Co., Inc., has been incorporated at
Birmingham, with a capital stock of $2,000. The in- Main street, Battle Creek.
A. Julius Kleise, Jr., has purchased the Howland Theatre
corporators are O. J. Greener, W. H. Tomppert and Mrs.
at Pontiac.
Lola Tomppert.
Clare and Graham Hoffman are planning to erect a new
California.
moving picture theatre at Woodward and Silbey streets,
A new $50,000 moving picture theatre is being erected
Detroit.
on Main street near Cleveland, Porterville, for C. C.
Minnesota.
Howell, Everett Howell and A. R. Moore.
The new Strand moving picture theatre will be erected
A new $12,000 moving picture theatre will be erected at
at Ellis and Mason streets, San Francisco.
Dale street, near Hatch, St. Paul, by Gust Marks.
A new moving picture theatre is being erected on Geary Mississippi.
street, just above Powell, San Francisco.
Sam Rosso has opened a new moving picture theatre
The Cosy Theatre, on Fillmore street, San Francisco, at Woodville.
will be reopened shortly by G. Berson.
Nebraska.
Delaware.
William Brach is planning to erect a new $40,000 moving
John F. Stephenson Amusement Co.; $25,000; Tohn F. picture Theatre at Hastings.
Stephenson, Wm. IX Williams, Elizabeth C. Williams,
Frank Gillett, Jr., has opened a moving picture show in
I'ottsville, Pa., incorporators.
the opera house at Eagle.
Georgia.
A new moving picture show has been opened in the
W. T. Murray, George Pheles and Sig Samuels have opera house at Allen by M. A. Tappan and L. A. Miller.
leased the Wiseberg building on Peachtree street, Atlanta,
Robert Kent has leased the North Opera House at Colum-
mid will convert it into a large moving picture theatre. bus and will operate it as a moving picture show.
Illinois
A new moving picture theatre has been opened at Mar-
W. 1$. Sudduth is contemplating the erection of a new quette by James Schoonover.
moving picture theatre at Hloomington.
New Hampshire.
Davidson & Weiss are preparing plans for the erection
The Allied Theatres Co., of Portsmouth, has been in-
of a new $175,000 theatre building in Chicago.
corporated. The incorporators are Col. John H. Bartlett,
John G. Frederick has leased a site at Main and Race
Albert Hislop, Willis N. Rugg and Volney C. Badger, all
streets, Belleville, upon which he will erect an airdome. of Portsmouth.
A new moving picture theatre is being .erected on the site New Jersey.
of his old airdome on Spring street.
Beechwood Hotel Co., Newark; $125,000; Anna M. Gil-
Indiana.
len, Louise M. Edward, Forest Hills, L. I.; Eliza H. Peck,
Westfield, incorporators.
W. C. Meloy has just opened his new Strand Theatre at
New York.
Shelbyville.
A new moving picture theatre is being opened in the
Levy Brothers are considering plans for the erection of
Voting Hardware Co. building, on Jackson street, Muncie, a new $250,000 moving picture theatre at Brooklyn.
which will be under the management of Arthur Bennett.
Isaac Miller is preparing plans for the erection of a
The Palmer Amusement Co., of Washington, has taken
new $15,000 moving picture theatre at Brooklyn.
over the property of the company which operated the North Carolina.
theatre at that place, and will open a new moving picture
R. G. Allen has purchased the Palm Theatre on East
theatre in it.
Martin street, Raleigh.
Iowa.
A new moving picture theatre has been opened at
J. N. Dowdle is planning the erection of a new moving Chapel Hill.
picture theatre at Bellevue.
North Dakota.
A moving picture theatre has been opened in the opera
A corporation is being formed at Barney for the pur-
house at Snringville by (). J. Emmons.
pose of erecting a town hall and opera house.
Charles Forrest, of Rulhview, has purchased a new mov-
A. H. Kops and H. E. Williams have opened a new
ing picture theatre at Farnhamville.
moving picture theatre in the opera house at Lawton.
Louisiana.
Ohio.
The Southeastern Theatre Corporation, Inc., has been
Fulton Square Theatre Co., Cleveland; $20,000; L. 1.
incorporated at Baton Rouge, with a capital stock of $5,000, Litzler, incorporator.
for the purpose of operating moving picture theatre,
Stillman Theatre Co., Cleveland; $112,500; E. A. Harm,
skating rinks, etc. The incorporators are Joseph L. Brunei, incorporator.
Marcus Edwin and Robert J. Reynolds.
Terminal Theatre Co., Cleveland, $500,000; II. J. Wood-
Maine.
worth, incorporator.
Maine Theatres, Inc., A. S. Black, president, Rockland,
R. E. Alexander has reopened the Olympic Theatre, at
is planning to erect a new $100,000 moving picture theatre
Dayton.
at Biddeford.
Oklahoma.
Masf-aclm setts.
A new $8,000 moving picture theatre is being erected at
Louis W. Reycroft is planning to erect a new $250,000 Commerce.
moving picture theatre at Cambridge.
Oregon.
Consolidated Film & Amusement Co., Boston; $100,000;
R. F. Hamilton has opened a new moving picture
Frank Keezcr, Best Point road, Nahant; H. W. Mclntyre, theatre at Shedd.
(i. II. Pratt, incorporators.
Pennsylvania.
Grove Hall Theatre, Inc., Boston; $50,000; Jas. J. Tib-
C. W. Grossard, of Allentown, is preparing plans for
the erection of a new $7,000 moving picture theatre at
Catasaqua.
C. A. Wagner and John Wishart are planning to erect a
new $12,000 moving picture theatre at Connellsville.
The store property of William H. Reichenbaker, on
Main street, Honesdale, has been converted into a moving
picture theatre.
A new $25,000 moving picture theatre is being erected
at Pittsburgh, by Joseph Sochatoff.
L. J. Effinger has let the contract for the erection of a
new moving picture theatre at Germantown avenue and
Venango street, Philadelphia.
The Strand, on Forbes street, near Atwood, Pittsburgh,
has just been opened.
South Dakota.
The Nace Theatre Co. has opened a new moving picture
theatre at Volin.
The Community Building Co., recently incorporated, with
a capital stock of $2f
$20,000, will erect a new moving picture
theatre at Bancroft.
The G. W. Gates Amusement Co. of Aberdeen, has been
incorporated for the purpose of engaging in the moving
picture theatre business. G. W. Gates, F. J. Hagerty and
A. W. Campbell are the incorporators.
Texas.
A new moving picture theatre has been opened at Lub-
bock, by C. C. Lindsey.
H. O. Daniels is erecting a new moving picture theatre
at Yoakum.
The property at 1601 Elm street, Dallas, will be con-
verted into a moving picture theatre by E. W. Copley.
L. T. McCormick is erecting a new moving picture
theatre at Leakey.
R. A. Grundy is erecting a new moving picture house
at Estelline.
Two new theatres have been erected at Belton and will
be run by W. E. Crown and H. B. Vinson.
Virginia.
Lakemont Amusement Corporation, Petersburg; $20,000;
J. L. Vaughan, R. J. Francis, J. T. Ellis, incorporators.
Roanoke Theatre Corporation; $200,000; Jas. E. Walker,
F. M. Mahood, incorporators.
Continental Amusement and Investment Co., Inc., Hope-
well; $50,000; Chas. J. Stein, Washington, 1). C ; W. II.
Daniel, incorporators.
Washington, I). C.
A new $100,000 moving picture theatre will be erected
at Fourteenth and Irving streets, Northwest, by the Fed-
eral Amusement Co.
Wisconsin.
A new moving picture theatre will be erected on Vliet
street, near twelfth street, Milwaukee.
W. Davis and Herman Iluppler will erect a new $10,000
opera house at Muscoda.
APOLLO DANSANTS POPULAR.
The Clark Music Co., of Syracuse, N. Y, is
issuing attractive invitations to the series of
Apollo dansants being held in the afternoons at
their store on South Salina street, at which Miss
Grace D. Walsh and Carl Valentine exhibit the
latest steps to the accompaniment of the Apollo
player-piano and the Edison diamond disc phono-
graph.
H. C. Wilson & Sons, piano dealers of Sher-
brooke. Quebec, recently subscribed an entire
fund to provide for a band for the 117th Batta-
lion.
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY * CO.,
IVORYTON, CONN.
MANUFACTURERS
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
Piano Manufacturers 5 J ^
•oft yellow poplar for cross baad-
Imf Is uaapproached in this country.
A large supply always OH hand.
The Central Veneer Co., Huntlngton, W. Va.
R U D O L P H C . K O C H MANUFACTURER OF
GRUBB &. KOSEGARTEN BROS.
Maaolaetarera of HIGH GRADE
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
NASSAU. Kcuwteer Comity. N. Y.
WHITE, SON COMPANY
Manufacturer*
ORGAN AND PLAYER-PIANO LEATHERS
S30-M0 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Towers
Mas*. Above
All Otkcra
Established 18SS
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
OI
Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions *£• Si'SS'SBi
Kara, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
111 f 147 Brudway
.
.
.
.
CAMBBIDGEFOBT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
386 and 3 8 8 Second Avenue,
THE STANDARD CO .,
NEW YORK
TfllHGTM,
Clll.
Maaafactaren •£ •
Complete Line ol Piano Aotlon Hardware
Bran Flaaget, Dtaiyer Sods, Special Caettaa
Scram, Bracket aae Ball Bolts, Kay Mas,
Kcfalatiag Bracket! u < Specialties.
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST
GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES-WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth St.
NEW YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
Manufacturer* of
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
HIGH GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
C1STLETM. 1EW YORK
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PIANO ACTION JOINTS.
Improvements Claimed by Alonzo B. Cross for
Invention Recently Patented.
quarter delivery there are two sellers offering at
26J4 cents.
A break at London in standard copper that
was in decided contrast to the recent upward
movement caused comment. Spot dropped £5
5s to £113, with sales of only 75 tons, while fu-
tures tumbled £6 to £110, with no sales report-
ed. The extent of the decline when taken into
consideration with the small volume of trading,
is' regarded as indicating manipulation. Ameri-
can electrolytic held unchanged at £136.
The total United States imports of copper,
ore matte and regulus being reduced to fine cop-
per, amounted in January to 16,000 tons. These
imports compare with 11.500 tons received in De-
cember of 1915 and 6,500 tons in January of
1915. Prices on copper wire have been shaded,
but other finished products are firm with another
advance looked for shortly.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 27.—Patent No.
1,176,655 was last week granted to Alonzo B.
Cross, Mobile, Ala., for a piano action joint, the
principal object being to eliminate practically
all of the disadvantages incident to the use of
piano actions such as commonly employed. For
example, flanges on which the movable parts of
the action have been mounted, have heretofore
been provided necessarily. These flanges contain
pin holes which are bushed or lined with cloth.
The different parts work upon pins which are
secured firmly in position and work loosely in
the holes in the lined flanges. It is a well-known
fact, however, that changes of temperature and
atmospheric conditions cause the flanges to ex-
pand and contract. In damp weather the en-
tire action often becomes sluggish so that repe-
tition is seriously interfered with and the parts
often stick to such an extent that they will not
work. Furthermore, piano actions, as ordinarily
constructed, are provided with several springs,
all of which become weak after long use and
often break. This is especially true of the
damper spring. The jack spring commonly
used is made of coiled wire and soon becomes
weakened to such an extent that it interferes
with proper repetition and often fails to work.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 27.—Increase of
twelve cents a hundred pounds, making net in-
creases of from one to two cents on lumber and
lumber products from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Du-
luth, Minnesota Transfer, Stillwater, Minn.,
Ashland, Wis., and points taking the same rates
to Chicago and Chicago rate points, was ap-
proved to-day by the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission.
COPPER FIRM AND IN DEMAND.
HITCH IN SALEJ)F FACTORY.
Heavy Buying Keeps Price on Electrolytic at
%—London Market Declines.
A larger demand for copper was reported this
week by leading agencies who intimated that
some active business was being done quietly,
while prospects were rather bright for the re-
sumption of buying on a large scale. Domestic
consumers are sounding the market for deliveries
up to August and are expected to cover require-
ments before foreign buying again sets in. Spot
and nearby electrolytic is held at 2%]/ 2 cents,
while for June delivery 26J4 cents is the ruling
quotation, with 26^ cents asked for July, August
and September delivery. Second hands are of-
fering small spot lots at 26)4 cents. For fourth
ALLOW HIGHER RATES ON LUMBER.
ELKHART, IND., March 27.—The proposed sale of
the Martin Band Instrument factory here to
George A. Riley of Goshen, Ind., may not be
consummated, due to a disagreement over the
value of the land which was to have been trans-
ferred in part payment. Francis Compton is in
charge of the present negotiations.
PIANO PEDAL CONSTRUCTION.
Details of Important Patent Granted to Stanley
W. Widney for Piano Pedal Improvements.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 27.~Stanley W.
Widney, of Chicago, 111., has just been granted
Patent No. 1,176,118 for a piano pedal construc-
tion.
This invention relates to improvements in
piano pedal constructions, and among its salient
objects are, to provide a construction in which
the shank of the pedal and the slot therefore are
of such a character as effectually to prevent in-
gress of mice and other vermin to the piano
without the necessity of providing any special
arrangement to exclude such animals; to provide
a construction in which the pedal shank is so
arranged as to be slightly resilient, and thus
damage to any of the parts of the structure is
prevented in case the foot piece of the pedal
receives a heavy blow; to provide a construction
of the class described in which the foot piece
may be made of ornamental and graceful form
free from obtrusive plates or projections to
cover the shank slot; to provide a piano pedal
shank of such a character as to admit the ap-
plication of the prop to the same in an improved
and efficient manner; to provide an improved
construction whereby the connection between
the prop and the pedal shank admits of the use
of a prop of exceptionally simple and efficient
design, capable of being readily adjusted for any
desired throws; to provide a construction of
the class described in which the various parts
capable of relative mutual movement may be
made free from squeak or other harsh noises
during the operation of the pedal; to provide a
piano pedal construction which shall be cheap
and economical to manufacture and capable of
being easily operated and maintained; and, in
general, to provide an improved piano pedal
construction of the character referred to.
TO JOIN STANDARD ACTION FIRM.
Charles L- Mctlugh of Cambridge, Mass., re-
ceiving and paying teller of the Charles River
Trust Co., will sever his connections with the
bank the 1st of April and enter the Standard
Piano Action Co. as a member of the firm. Mr.
McIIugh is well known in Cambridge and has
been prominent in musical organizations.
MATERIALS,
TOOLS AND
SUPPLIES
FOR
PIANO MANUFACTURERS
HINGES, BUTTS, CASTERS, PEDALS, FELTS,
CLOTHS, PUNCHINGS, SWINGS, HANGERS,
KNOBS, LOCKS, ETC., AND A FULL LINE OF
TOOLS USED IN TUNING, REGULATING
AND REPAIRING.
THE DYESTUFF PROBLEM.
Logwood Stains Now in Use Do Not Have the
Lasting Qualities of Mineral Dyes.
Practically all materials used by the piano
manufacturer have advanced in price during the
past year. The greatest advance of all, however,
is in stains and dyestuffs, which is roughly esti-
mated at approximately 300 per cent., says The
Woodworker.
Meantime piano factory foremen and owners
report that the stains obtained now do not seem
to have the lasting qualities of those obtainable
before the war. This is explainable by the re-
turn to the use of logwood dyestuff. Logwood
stains will not compare in permanency to
mineral stains, but the scarcity and high price
of mineral stains have caused a turning to log-
wood, and even with this the price remains very
high as compared to previous values.
Reports tell of coal-tar dyestuff plants being
erected and developed in this country, and per-
haps in another year both the supply and the
quality of dyestuffs will be improved. It is
not likely, however, that we will have again
soon the low prices which prevailed before the
great war started.
Richardson Piano Case Co.
Manufacturers of
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
4th Ave. & 13th St.
Upright—
EttablUhmd 1891
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