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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DECEMBER 6, 1919
RARE VIOLINS IN SHONTS ESTATE
DE PACE POPULARIZING MANDOLIN
DITSON FALL RECITAL SEASON
Interborough President a Lover of Musical In-
struments — Some Priceless Violins Among
His Collection—An Accomplished Player
Famous Mandolin Artist Achieves Great Popu-
larity With Lyon & Healy Instruments
Notable Musical Events at Chas. H. Ditson &
Co. Attract Attention for Their High Stand-
ard—L. & H. Instruments Featured
The inventory and appraisal of personal be-
longings and furnishings in his New York home
at 930 Park avenue and his country place near
Philadelphia, which Theodore P. Shouts caused
to be made shortly before his death in Septem-
ber, discloses that the Interborough president
had a collection of rare violins, which dealers in
musical instruments say ranked among the best
in the country. The violins, which were kept
in the Park Avenue home, were the work of the
leading masters and are regarded as virtually
priceless.
From a source close to Mr. Shouts it was
learned that he took much pleasure in acquiring
these instruments in his travels about the world.
When alone in his apartment he frequently
played them for hours at a time. Few of even
his intimate friends knew of his musical talent.
Five of the more valuable violins are men-
tioned specifically in the inventory, but the ap-
praiser withheld placing a value on them. The
market value of the collection will be made
public after experts have examined them to de-
termine the transfer tax. The oldest bears the
marking, "Nicolaus Amatus, Filius Anthony, de-
cit anno 1622." Another is inscribed "A. Stradi-
varius, Cremona, 1715." A third is attributed to
"Jacobus StaLner, in absum prope Oenipontum,
1644." The inventory says one of the collec-
tion was made several centuries ago in the work-
shop of Ludwig Neuner in Berlin. The fifth in-
strument specifically mentioned is inscribed,
"J Delote Zonsun, 1768."
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA FUND
Famous Organization Put on Sound Financial
Basis by Drive for $1,000,000—Victor Co. Dc-
nates $12,000—Dinner Celebrates Success
PHILADELPHIA, PA., November 24.—The re-
sults of the campaign for funds for the Philadel-
phia Orchestra were gratifying to all those in-
terested in the cause of music in this city, and
at a dinner given at the Ritz-Carleton the an-
nouncement that $1,100,000 had been donated
was greeted with great enthusiasm. The several
hundred men and women who had been can-
vassing the city day and night to put the famous
musical organization on a firm financial footing
held a jubilee dinner at which Edward Bok pre-
sided. He declared that this drive was the
longest and most economical ever conducted in
this city, the total expenses amounting to less
than 3 per cent, of the total reached.
CHICAGO, 111., November 24.—Bernardo de
Pace, the world-famous mandolin artist, has
probably done more than any other single per-
son towards bringing this instrument into
greater popularity. During the past seven years
De Pace, together with his brother, who plays
Bernardo de Pace
the guitar, has been traveling vaudeville cir-
cuits in this country. He has achieved great
popularity, both here and abroad, his perform-
ances alwa3 r s being remarkable for tremendous
technique and purity of tone. His work in
double stops is particularly astonishing. As
highly developed technique of the sort dis-
played by De Pace requires an instrument of
great responsiveness, capable of great pianissimo
as well as of great fortissimo, it is a compli-
ment to .Lyon & Healy that this artist uses
the Lyon & Healy Own-Make mandolin in his
performances.
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N. J., for a drum and cymbal beater.
This invention relates to an apparatus where-
by a bass drum and cymbal may be played by
the performer's foot, and has for its object the
production of a drum and cymbal beater that is
perfectly balanced, with unlimited speed and
certain stroke without loss of motion, and one
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Improvements in the new violin department of
the Chas. H. Ditson Co.'s New York store, at
8 East Thirty-fourth street, are rapidly nearing
completion and within a few weeks the stock
of stringed instruments will be on display. The
new department is located on the third floor.
The fall concerts in the Harp Recital Room
of Chas. H. Ditson & Co., New York, are in
full swing again and some very excellent musi-
cal entertainments and demonstrations are be-
ing given each week in which Lyon & Healy
pianos and musical instruments are used. Promi-
nent artists appear at these concerts, which
attract many music lovers from New York and
vicinity. Miss Anna Welch, of the harp de-
partment of the Ditson store, who is an accom-
plished musician and who plays the L. & H.
harps, takes an active part in these weekly con-
certs and is also in great demand as a soloist in
concerts given by musical societies in near-by
cities. At a recent concert held in Forest Hills,
L 1., under the auspices of the Woman's Club
there, H. L. Hunt, manager of the musical in-
strument department of Chas. H. Ditson &
Co., appeared as soloist and sang a number of
Ditson songs.
A recent concert included in its list of artists
L. W. Swayer, the noted baritone, Miss Flor-
ence Romer Maeder, 'cellist, and Miss Anna L.
Dwyer, contralto. Miss Welch assisted as
harpist. Through her concert work at the Dit-
son store and in recitals in many cities Miss
Welch has done much to demonstrate the possi-
bilities of the Lyon & Healy harps and has
aroused much interest and enthusiasm in musi-
cal circles for this instrument, which is stead-
ily growing in popularity.
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