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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
36
17, 1921
RECEIVER IN EQUITY APPOINTED FOR PATHE PRERES CO.
TO DISTRIBUTE CARUSO'S ESTATE
Action Taken to Conserve the Assets and to Reorganize the Business, Whieh Will Be Continued
Under the Direction of the Receivers—To Put Business on Healthier Basis
Estate of Late Tenor Estimated at $1,500,000,
The United States District Court in Brooklyn,
N. Y.» on Friday morning, December 9, appointed
Eugene A. Widmann, former president of the
Pathe Freres Phonograph Co.; William C. Red-
field, former United States Secretary of Com-
merce, and Benjamin A. Kay, a New York at ;
torney, receivers in equity for the Pathe Freres
Phonograph Co., Brooklyn.
This action was taken in Order to conserve
the assets and revive the business^ In a state-
ment presented to the court it was stated that
the property of the company, if properly liqui-
dated, would yield more than enough to cover the
claims ef all creditors. The receivers appointed
are all executives of the highest ability arid the
inclusion of Mr. Widmann is particularly en-
couraging, not only through his intimate knowl-
edge bf the Pathe" business, but his thorough
knowledge Of the talking niachine business in
general. It Was stated at the headquarters of
the company in Brooklyn that the business
would be probably reorganized Under stronger
lines than ever before and that, under the able
direction of the receivers, it was expected that
the Pathe Co. would rapidly emerge froni its
difficulties.
FIRST UNITED^TORE OPENED
TON RECORD SALE PROVES SUCCESS
United Phonograph Stores, Inc., Open Braneh
in Washington, D. C.—Plans Made for Cover-
ing Eastern Territory Soon
Columbia Dealer in Florida Features "Nobody's
Baby" to Advantage—Window Display Pro-
duces Results—A Successful Campaign
Enrico CarUsd's estate will hot exceed $1)500,-
000, according to data assembled irt conferences
to bring abdut an amicable distribution df the
late tenor's property. This distribution Will fol-
low the agreement between the heirs to divide
the property, half to the teridr's daughter, Gloria,
and otie-eighth each td his Widow, Ddrothy Park
Benjamin Caruso; his brother, Giovanni Caruso,
and his twd natural sons—Enrico, Jn, and
Rudolfo.
Thfc late tettor's Anierican estate has been
appraised at a figure not to exceed $200,000. This
includes his objects of art in the Manhattan"
Storage Warehouse, Forty-second street find
Lexington avenue; his accounts in the Fifth Ave-
nue and Columbia banks* his jewelry, which is
considerable, and various amounts due him Under
talking machine and other contracts.
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 12.—The United
Phonograph Stores, Inc., with executive offices
in New York City and with a local branch office
in the Union Trust Building, are now opening
their first Washington store in the beautiful new
City Club Building, G street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets Northwest.
According to statements made by the com-
pany's chief architect, who has come to this city
to personally supervise the installation of fixtures
and decorations, the store is to be a radical de-
parture from the usual type of music store.
The company is planning to open four other
stores in this city in the near future and ar-
rangements have already been made for the open-
ing of three of these proposed stores. The City
Club store is to be in operation on or before
December 20.
The stores will carty talking machines of all
makes, records, pianos, sheet music, and practi-
cally all of the standard musical instruments and
novelties.
Officers of the United Phonograph Stores, Inc..
are: Leslie M. Shaw, chairman of the board,
former Secretary of the Treasury and Governor
of Iowa; H. M. Yeager, president and acting
head, former president of the Yeager Piano Co.;
Frank H. Anderson, vice-president, construction
engineer and organizing expert; John V. Morris,
vice-president, formerly an engineer with the
United States Steel Corporation; Rt. Hon. Lord
Auckland, director, of New York and London;
A. E. Stilger, director and treasurer, founder and
former president of the Chelsea Exchange Bank
of New York, and A. O. Moss, secretary, for-
merly chief accountant for one of the largest
chain store organizations of the country.
The Washington headquarters, in the Union
Trust Building, will also handle the Maryland
and Virginia territories. A number of stores
are to be opened by the company in Baltimore
within a very short time, it was announced here.
Plans are also being completed for the opening
of a number of branch houses in Virginia.
JACKSO.WILLK, FLA,, December 12.—The Forsythe
Graphophone Hall, of this city, a successful
retail establishment handling Columbia prod-
ucts, recently introduced a ton record sale, fea-
turing "Nobody's Baby," which was a tremen-
dous success. Through a fortunate coincidence
a representative of Leo Feist, Inc., the well-
known music publisher, was in Jacksonville dur-
ing the sale, co-operating with Manager Fiske,
of the Forsythe Hall, in making the sale a suc-
cess. A piano player hired by the publisher's
representative played the song day and night and
a Magnavox placed on top of the piano added to
the volume of the playing.
The window display was appropriate to a de-
gree, as in one part of the window a beautiful
doll was seated on a large chair with a card
announcing that she was "Nobody's Baby." At
the right of the window was a baby carriage,
HEAVY RECORD_LOSS IN FIRE
AKRON, O., December 12.—Loss estimated at sev-
eral thousand dollars resulted from a fire which
gutted the store of M. Borvitz, 307 South Main
street, Tuesday night. A large stock of phono-
graph records was damaged. The stock was be-
ing moved to the store's new location at the time
of the blaze.
The Wonder Phonograph Co., of Dt-laware, has
been incorporated in that State, with a capital of
$150,000. C. H. Jarvis, L. B. Phillips and M. F.
Vance are the incorporators,
Including Money Due From Contracts
NOVEL COLUMBIA DISPLAYS
Live Columbia Dealer Getting Business Through
Window Exhibits
LINCOLN, NEB., December 12.—L, N. Clitte, of
Schmollef & Mueller, Columbia dealer df this
city, is Utilizing to splendid advantage the at-
tractive show windows in this establishment. He 1
is continually introducing novel ideas irt the way
oi window displays and, recently, the Rdyal Mel-
ody Boys, a popular local orchestra, played in
the window during the entire evening. The boys
were dressed in proper costumes for the occa-
sion and a young lady also appeared in the win-
dow, calling the attention of the crowds to the
latest Columbia dance records which were being
featured by the orchestra.
The sidewalk was crowded with people all eve-
ning and Mr. Cline states that the sale of records
was far beyond expectations. While this enter-
prising dealer has been featuring records ex-
clusively he has by no means neglected Grafonola
sales and, within a period of thirteen days, sold
twenty-eight standard and two period models.
He < ' H E W
How Public Was Interested
with another doll gazing at the public, and a
large tag identified this doll as "Nobody's Baby."
The owners of the Forsythe Graphophone
Hall were highly pleased with the results of the
sale and heartily endorsed the idea as an adver-
tising plan and effective business producer.
GIVES SUCCESSFUL^RADIO CONCERT
O., December 12.—Hundreds were at-
tracted to the store of the Windsor-Poling Co.,
Mill and Hoard streets, last Friday evening when,
in addition to the regular weekly concert, Mr.
Poling arranged to have a wireless concert from
8.30 until 9.30. During this hour of music records
played at the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
plant at Pittsburgh, Pa., were heard in the Wind-
sor-Poling store.
AKRON,
A. H. MAYERS MOVES
A. H. Mayers, for several years engaged in
the talking machine business on Broadway, be-
tween Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth streets, New
York, has vacated this establishment and moved
into a more spacious store at 1995 Broadway.
Mr. Mayers will occupy both the first and sec-
ond floors at his new location. The establish-
ment is being thoroughly remodeled,
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