Music Trade Review

Issue: 1916 Vol. 63 N. 11

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MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
SELLING "TIPS" FOR DEALERS IN MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS
New Motion Picture Theatres, Churches, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the
Country That Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment
Opportunities to make sales of automatic
pianos and orchestrions will be found in this
column by piano dealers desirous of developing
these prospects in the respective localities
mentioned:
ArkaiiHHH
The Methodist Church will erect a new $17,000 struc-
ture at Corning.
A new $12,000 chvtrch will be erected at Pine Bluff by
the First Baptist Church.
The First Methodist Church will erect a new $40,000
church at F"orrest City.
California
The Searchlight Theatre, a new moving picture house,
has just been opened at Twenty-eighth and Church streets,
San Francisco, by (J. E. Seymour.
A new $40,000 church will be erected at Piedmont by
the Interdenominational Church.
The First Methodist Church will erect a new $35,000
structure at Glendale.
Canada
Colonel Balderson has opened the new Princess Theatre
at Smith's Falls, Ont.
Delaware
Stull Restaurant Co.; $2,000; F. R. Hansell, Philadel-
phia, Pa.; Geo. H. B. Martin, S. C. Seymour, Camden,
N. J., incorporators.
Plaza Cafe, Inc.; $50,000; Ferris Giles, K. M. Dougherty,
L. S. Dorsey, Wilmington, incorporators.
(JeorRia
The Christian Science Church will erect a new struc-
ture at Thomasville.
Idaho
lohnson Bros, have opened a new theatre at Star.
Illinois
The new "K" theatre at Clinton is rapidly nearing com-
pletion.

Woodlawn Amusement Co., Chicago; $75,000; Micholas
Kyriakopoulos, Constantine P. Tampery, Daniel M. Ilealy,
incorporators.
Grand Boulevard Theatre Co., Chicago; $20,000; Louis
F. Jacobson, Francis J. Sullivan, Edgar II. Deets, in-
incorporators.
Calvin Ainsworth is having a new $25,000 lodge hall
erected at Moline.
Indiana
The First Christian Church will erect a new $16,000
church at Goshen.
Iowa
The Bouton Opera House has been incorporated with a
capital stock of $3,000. C. C. IJansen, J. C. U'Malley,
M. F. Parks and others are the incorporators.
Kentucky
The new Owingsville Theatre at Owingsville will be
opened some time in September.
The Dixie' Theatre Co.. of Paris, will open the Woodruff
Opera House at Murray, as a moving picture theatre.
Curtis & Voorhees have opened a new airdome at Dover.
The First Baptist Church will erect a new $17,000 church
at Covington.
Maine
The Elm Theatre, a new $75,000 moving picture, will
be opened at Portland early in September.
The Maine Amusement Co., of Kockland, will erect a
new $30,000 playhouse on the site of the old Star Theatre
on Central street, Westbrook.
A. N. Merrill, of Foxcroft, will be the proprietor of a
new moving picture theatre which will be erected at
Dover.
Massachusetts
Harold Barton will reopen the Dreamland I heatre in
Beverly the first part of September.
Ilealy Hotel Co., Boston; $250,000; Wendell N. Hobbs,
Dennis M. Ilealy, A. T. Timayenis, incorporators.
!>l it'll i K>t II
The Russell Realty Co. are building a new photoplay
theatre on Russell street, near Farnsworth, Detroit.
The new Iris Theatre, corner of Joseph Campau and
East Grand Boulevard, Detroit, is nearing completion.
The new Madison Theatre, ISroadway and Grand Circus
Park, Detroit, will be opened about Thanksgiving Day.
A. E. Hrauns will erect a new moving picture theatre at
Tron Mountain.
Fred R. Patterson will open a new moving picture
theatre at Owosso.
J. Piper has opened the new Crescent Theatre at
Marion.
The Gem Theatre at Stever avenue and Lewis street,
Flint, has just been opened by Fred C. Phillips.
A new $12,000 church will be erected at Kalamazoo by
the Zion Lutheran Church.
The First Methodist Church of North Lansing are erect-
ing a new $30,000 structure at Lansing.
Minnesota
II. A. Rolbiecki is erecting a new moving picture theatre
at Winona, which will be known as the New Strand.
Montana
Work has been started on the Dan King Theatre on
Centre avenue, Hardin.
A new $200,000 building will be erected at Helena
which will contain a moving picture theatre.
New York
Bordonaro Bros, will build a new $100,000 moving pic-
ture theatre at Olean.
James Le Richeux will build a new moving picture
theatre on the site of the old opera house which was
burned at Camden.
North Dakota
Harry Walker is remodeling the Greskowiak Building at
Minto for use as a moving picture theatre.
The contract has been awarded for the erection of a new
moving picture theatre at Langdon for W. F. Winter.
Nova Scotia
Manager R. J. McAdam, of the Casino, is erecting a
new $75,000 theatre at Halifax.
A new moving picture theatre has just been opened
at I.ockport by C. A. Walfield.
ART IN A MUSIC ROLL BOX
Unique and Artistic Innovation in Music Roll
Containers Recently Produced by The Stand-
ard Music Roll Co. of Orange, N. J.
Hot weather has proved a stimulator in the
field of art for the Standard Music Roll Co.,
of Orange, N. J. The latest artistic work is
the fulfillment of G. Howlett Davis's twenty-
live-year ambition to produce a, music roll box
that would be a real ornament to well fur-
nished rooms, and that would at the same time
be highly pertinent to the subject of music.
Artistically, the new box is unique. The top
portrays a Grecian scene of sweeping grace
and the two sides are occupied by rows of
portraits. The whole is handsomely printed in
multi-shades of sepia brown that give a rich
soft finish similar to old ivory.
The educational feature of the new box is
found in the series of portraits on either side.
On one side appear in chronological order the
world famous composers with their dates of
birth and death. On the other side is a row,
also chronologically arranged, of the world-
famous interpreters of the master composers.
Lifting off the cover, one is greeted with
still further departures in music roll art. The
new Arto Roll lies in a box of light tan and
Ohio
The Superior Amusement Co. of Cleveland; $10,000;
Malvern E. Schultz, Carlton F. Schultz, Carl S. Bach-
berger, Anna C. Diehl and Laura M. Diehl, incorporators.
A new $75,000 church will be erected at Newark by the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church.
Oregon
Freedman &• Bullier have opened the new Richmond
Theatre at Portland.
Mouth D a k o t a
A new moving picture theatre is being erected at
Summit by Antone Gydstrup and Ole S. Olson.
A new moving picture theatre will be erected on Phillips
avenue and Eighth street, Sioux Falls.
Tennessee
Mrs. A. Genii will open a new moving picture theatre
shortly in Memphis.
Utah
The Deseret Theatre Co., headed by Harry A. Sims, will
erect a large new moving picture theatre at Salt Lake
City.
Washington
A new $30,000 church will be erected at Seattle by the
Fourth Church of Christ,' Scientist.
West Virginia
A new $15,000 theatre and office building will be
erected at Sisterville by David Fisher.
C. K. Wagner, of Pocohontas, Va., is planning to erect
a new $20,000 moving picture theatre at Kimhall.
Wisconsin
The La Crosse Theatre Co., of La Crosse, has been
incorporated with a capital stock of $75,000. The incor-
porators are H. L. Colman, Frank Schwalbe and Frank L.
Koppenberger.
Reitman & Straus are planning to erect a new moving
picture theatre on Grand avenue, Milwaukee.
C. M. Dwinnell is planning to open a new moving pic-
ture theatre at Amhurst shortly.
Rigas Hotel Co., Milwaukee; $100,000; Frank Rigas,
E. L. Older, Hollis P. Howard, incorporators.
appears itself to be a rolled-up rotogravure
picture. Not until the roll has been taken out
and the first foot unrolled is the truth evident.
The Standard Co. has made the first foot of
a special sheepskin paper, purposely soiled in
advance to an artistic state, so that subsequently
it can never have a dirty-soiled appearance,
even though used constantly.
The first foot
of the roll is printed in sepia and has the ef-
fect of modern rotogravure work.
The de-
sign is conventional and of a neatly illustrated
type. The features included in this first foot
of roll arc, the title, the composer, the artist
making the roll, a brief summary of the com-
poser and his work, the verses of the song, a
portrait of the composer, and a decorative
scroll design of classic women dancers.
Only high class music of the enduring sort
will be found in the new Arto Roll list, because
the real endeavor of the Standard Co. is to fur-
nish music that will endure in a form that
will endure, in other words, that is as high
class as the music itself. The new Arto Roll
should prove a handsome adjunct to the music
roll departments of retail establishments and
indeed may well be the means of helping deal-
ers to put their music roll department on a
paying basis—it being the Standard Co.'s belief
that the public is willing to pay a better price
for the better, the "long time," music.
THE COMSTOCK, C H E N E Y & CO., 1V0RYT0N ' C0NN
:MANUFACTURERS-
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
CRUBB & KOSECARTEN BROS.
Manufacturers
ol HIGH GRADE
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
NASSAU. Rensselacr County. N. Y.
THE STANDARD CO.,
TORR1NGTON,
CONN.
Manul.c.urers
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
PlanO-fOI>te
Keys, Actions. Hammers. Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
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CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Manufacturers of a
Complete Line of Piano Action Hardware
Brass Flanges, Damper Rods, Special Capstan Screws,
Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Pins, Regulating Brackets
and Specialties.
WHITE, SON COMPANY
ORGAN AND PLAYER -PIANO LEATHERS
530-540 ATLANTIC AVENUE
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Arenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
BOSTON, MASS
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
ACTIONS FOR
FOR PLAYER-
PLAYER-PIANOS
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Manufacturers ol -j HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
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WEAVER CO. GETS DYES
Secures Portion of Mahogany Stain Recently
Brought Here by the "Deutschland"
YORK, PA., September 5.—The Weaver Organ
& Piano Co. secured a liberal quantity of the
German dyes which were recently brought into
this country by the submarine "Deutschland,"
according to a statement made this week by a
member of the firm. The Weaver concern has
been a large consumer of mahogany stain manu-
factured in Germany, the imported stain being
used because of its alleged superiority. The
fall line of Weaver pianos will be stained with
the dye which was brought over by the sub-
marine. A portion of the supply, which has
been allotted to the Weaver Co., will be re-
ceived here within a few days. The concern
is at present busily engaged in preparing a
special line of instruments for exhibition at
various fairs throughout the country.
AMERICAN WALNUT FOR VENEERS
Enormous Freight Rates and the Scarcity of
Imported Woods Has Caused Piano Manu-
facturers to Turn to American Walnut
A ban has been placed on the importing of
Circassian walnut and mahogany logs into the
United States on account of the lack of ships
and the enormous freight rates prevailing at
the present time. The scarcity of these two
popular woods has naturally led the manufac-
turers of fancy veneers to look around for some
wood that could be offered the manufacturers
of high class furniture and cabinet work in their
place.
What more natural than that their choice
should fall on American walnut, the wood that
twenty years ago was a leader in the manufac-
ture of furniture and high class woodwork. In
recent years it has had to yield its leadership
to others of fancied superiority, but even so, it
has never fallen entirely from grace and it
looks at this time as though it might be rein-
stated as a leader. Its enduring qualities are
well known, so that when using it manufacturers
will not be taking any chances. This point in
itself should win half the battle. The other
half then would need to be won on its appear-
ance, its cost and the stocks available.
In the matter of appearance, perhaps, it will
be best to compare it with the two woods which
it will be called upon to replace, Of these ma-
hogany is the most popular. It has a very pleas-
ing appearance, but there have been so inany
imitations of it that the average buyer when
told that a piece of furniture is solid mahogany
is apt to view it with suspicion. The mahogany
in general use lends itself to imitations on ac-
count of the strong similarity of one log to
another in the matter of color and texture. On
the other hand, American walnut is very diffi-
cult to imitate as it is seldom that the grain
and color of two different logs are found any-
where near alike, while as regards appearance
and cost it compares favorably with mahogany,
the cost being perhaps a trifle lower.
Circassian walnut is a very expensive wood,
both as to first cost and the labor cost of pre-
paring it for use. In order to secure the effects
which are generally sought after when this wood
is used, it is necessary to do considerable joint-
ing and matching and the matching has to be
very accurately done or the appearance of the
whole job may be spoiled. It is the peculiar
mixture of light and dark streaks in Circassian
walnut that appeals to the tastes of some peo-
ple, but generally the appeal thus made is not a
lasting one.
American walnut has an evenness of figure
and color that is both pleasing and restful, and
can be secured in sizes suitable for almost any
class of work, so that very little jointing is
necessary. It is possible, however, to secure
some beautiful effects by end matching or butt-
jointing.
A piece of walnut furniture or a piano with
a walnut case always has the appearance of be-
ing genuine and substantial, says the Canadian
Woodworker. When it begins to look a trifle
dim it can easily be made to look the same as
new by rubbing with a good furniture polish.
The other point to be dealt with, then, is the
supply, and although we have read about enor-
mous quantities of this wood being used for
gun stocks, there are still large stocks available
for the manufacture of furniture and cabinet
work.
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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. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
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INCREASED COST OF PIANO PLATES
Matawan Steel & Iron Co. Calls Attention to
Advancing Price of Tungsten and Vanadium
Caused by the European War
MATAWAN, N. j . , September 5.—An example
of the effect of the European war upon the in-
creased cost of piano supplies was given this
week by President S. B. Eggleston, of the
Matawan Steel & Iron Co., manufacturer of
piano plates, who based his statement on a re-
port recently issued by Fred Carroll, of the
Colorado Bureau of Mines, who predicts that
tungsten, which sold at $15 per unit of 20
pounds, will go to $75 per unit on account
of the large orders which the Allies are placing
in this country at the present time. Tungsten
is used in making high speed tool steel drills,
which are used by the Matawan concern for
drilling piano plates. The prospective advance
of tungsten to $7,500 per ton, as against $500
per ton early last year, will greatly increase
the cost of manufacturing piano plates, and
the Matawan Steel & Iron Co. is urging its
customers everywhere to anticipate their fall
end winter needs by ordering their supplies as
soon as possible. The vanadium market is also
very active, which is an added factor in increas-
ing the cost of piano plates, as the Matawan
concern uses only the highest grade of vana-
dium pig iron made.
THE FUTURE_0F MAHOGANY
The United States Will Eventually Becom* the
Largest Mahogany Market in the World
Much of the mahogany now coming into the
American markets is not, strictly speaking, true
mahogany, but is known as Philippine mahog-
any, according to an authority in the held.
While botanically this wood is not true ma-
hogany, it nevertheless possesses the qualities
desired by dealer and consumer and so goes by
the accepted name. "Much of the finest mahog-
any is not true mahogany," said a forestry ex-
pert recently, "and some of the poorer mahog-
any is of the true mahogany family."
The growing taste for Colonial architecture in
recent years has had its effect, according to good
authority, in stimulating the sale of mahogany
furniture to adorn Colonial houses. Statistics
show that the normal receipts of all sorts of
mahogany in this country are about 50,000,000
feet a year, though 70,000,000 feet were received
in the banner year of 1907. It is stated, how-
ever, that great developments are pending which
will put this country in the lead as a mahogany
center, with a consequent greatly increased
growth in receipts.
Owing to difficulties in transportation and
other causes, mahogany has had a big rise in
price recently, jumping from 1 3 ^ to 15 cents
a foot six months ago to about 1 8 ^ or 20 cents
a foot for inch Is and 2s or from $185 to $200
per M. Those familiar with conditions say that
the United States is on the verge of becoming
the greatest mahogany market in the world,
with centers at Boston, New York and New
Orleans.
Richardson Piano Case Co.
Manufacturers of
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
Upright—
G rand—
Player—
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
Piano Cases
Established
4th Ave. & 13th St.
LEOMINSTER
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1891
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MASS.

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