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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
WASHINGTON TRADE WAITING FOR NEW ADMINISTRATION
Local Dealers in National Capital Believe Business During the Next Few Months Will Depend
in a Large Measure on the Changes Which the Incoming Administration May Make
ing each month, are also listed. On the second
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 4.—Shortly after
the November elections pessimistic announce- page is presented an introduction to the various
ments began to appear in the Washington news- members of the store's organization, which con-
papers to the effect that many thousands of sists of Ethel Murray, secretary and stenog-
government employes were to be discharged rapher; Walter H. Hash, manager of sheet music
after the new party came into power. Of course, and music books, assisted by Lola Overman;
such statements are absurd, for if twenty thou- Scott Lloyd, manager of the musical instrument
sand persons were dismissed the chances are and supply department; Russell Stine, manager
that thirty thousand would be appointed in their of the Grafonola department, which is under the
places. Nevertheless, this disquieting news had general supervision of Mr. Bachrach; Gus Kuhn,
sufficient power to put a quietus upon the music in charge of the repair department, and W. J. H.
business in this city. While all of the local Robinson, head bookkeeper. Further interest is
music stores report that business is as "good as added to the publication by the lists of new
could be expected," yet it seems to be the con- popular sheet music, vocal music, piano music,
sensus of opinion that, all things considered, orchestra and organ music, and many other
trading was not as brisk as it had been during divisions of musical subjects. On the last page
the Summer months. As these lines are being
written the local papers announce that it is
FOR AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
planned to drop nine thousand employes in
Washington from the government payrolls. C. N. Andrews Member of Advisory Board of
National American Music Festival to Be Held
This news is not going to act as an incentive
in
Buffalo Next October
to prospective purchasers of high-priced musical
merchandise.
BUFFA7D, N. Y., January 3.—Curtis N. Andrews,
Of course, there are several music houses that
are not sitting down and wailing over the trade of W. D. and C. N. Andrews, Victor wholesalers
of this city, has been appointed a member of the
that might have been. One of these is the store
advisory board of the National American Music
of J. Edgar Robinson, which has been in exist- Festival, which is to be held here during the
ence about eight years and which is handling week of October 3-8, 1921. The festival is de-
a large amount of trade, especially in the sheet signed to feature the American-born artist, the
music and music book department. For a year American-born composer and the American lan-
Mr. Robinson and his associate, Alan J. Bach- guage, and during the festival contests among
rach, have been publishing a monthly bulletin musicians and composers will be held with suit-
of general information valuable to musicians and able awards to stimulate interest and enthusiasm
those interested in the buying of music, Grafo- in the affair.
nolas and musical merchandise.
The National American Music Festival was
The first page of the bulletin for January founded five years ago by A. A. Van DeMark,
presents a calendar of musical events for Janu- prominent musician and conductor, and the mem-
ary and February, together with the information bers of the advisory board and others have
where the tickets for them may be obtained. pledged the sum of $25,000 annually to insure the
Recitals, which are given at stated intervals dur- presentation of the festival.
JANUARY 8, 1921
is an announcement of the musical merchandise
department.
Charles P. Rouse, whose transfer from the
piano department of E. F. Droop & Sons Co.
to the managership of the piano department of
The Hecht Co. was told in these columns at that
time, reports an increasing interest in the Hard-
man and Harrington pianos and Autotones.
Mr. Rouse began his business career with the,
at one time, well-known firm of John F. Ellis
& Co. About fifteen years ago he went with
the Droops. * A part of the time, however, he
was away from that firm and was associated
with the W. F. Frederick Piano Co. in the sales
division.
The Arthur Jordan Piano Co., of which Homer
L. Kitt is secretary and treasurer and George
H. Hubert general sales manager, have found
their Chickering-Ampico free concerts so profit-
able that they are planning to continue them for
several months.
EXCELLENT YEAR FOR STIEFF
Prominent Baltimore Piano House Views the
Future With Full Optimism
BALTIMORE, MU., January 3.—Business for the
year that has passed, although slowing down
somewhat toward the latter part of the year,
has proved remarkably good in the case of
Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., of this city, manufac-
turers of the Stieff grands, uprights and play-
ers. The week prior to Christmas was re-
ported very good indeed. S. P. Walker, gen-
eral manager of the company, in speaking of
probable conditions during 1921, states: "We
really believe that the prospects for 1921 are
good and that everything will come along nicely
and would not be surprised if at the end of
the year it very greatly exceeds our present
expectations."
L. C. Shorter has purchased the Guy Conklin
Music Shop at 1415 S. Calhoun street, Ft.
Wayne, Ind.
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