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NOVEMBER 4,
1922
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
55
OKLAHOMA T. M. CO.'S NEW HOME
ELECTED TO DIRECTORATE
THE TALKING MACHINE BALL
Many Features Included in New Structure Es-
pecially Constructed for Wholesaling the
Victor Line of Talking Machines
W. C. Fuhri and Raymond Gloetzner Become
Directors of General Phonograph Corp.
Second Annual Affair of the Talking Machine
Men, Inc., Most Successful—Several Promi-
nent Orchestras Appear During the Evening
October 30.—The latest
structure devoted exclusively to the wholesaling
of Victor products is the new home of the Okla-
homa Talking Machine Co., at 626 West Main
street, this city. Designed especially for the
handling of Victrolas and records at wholesale,
the building is a model of its kind and it has
many distinctive features. The famous Victor
trade-mark adorning one sidewall of the struc-
ture the full height of the building is one of
the largest in the world. On the other side
the word "Victrolas," a 140-foot word, is equally
distinctive.
The building is two stories in height and
constructed so as to permit of the building of
additional stories without affecting the archi-
tectural harmony. The general offices are on
the ground floor front. At the rear are the
record racks and storage space for the sur-
plus record stocks. An unloading dock with
an inclined runway from the second to the first
floor permits of the rapid handling of freight.
The second floor also accommodates a very
complete parts and repair department.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.,
Otto Heineman, president of the General
Phonograph Corp., New York, announced this
week that at a meeting of the board of directors
of the company held a few days ago Wm. C.
COLUMBIA ARTISTS FEATURED
Bezazian & White Given Much Publicity in
Connection With Appearance in Montreal
MONTREAL, CAN., October 30.—The Montreal
branch of the Columbia Graphophone Co. re-
cently "put over" an exceptional publicity cam-
paign in conjunction with the appearance in this
city of Bezazian & White, Columbia artists.
The Montreal branch co-operated with the
theatre in which these artists appeared and one
of the local dealers donated a $250 Grafonola,
which was the first prize in an interesting public
contest.
The theatre emphasized the fact that Bezazian
& White make Columbia records and display
cards measuring 22 by 28 were furnished to
Columbia dealers during the appearance of these
artists in Montreal. Incidentally, Bezazian &
White won the enthusiastic praise of the local
critics and their appearance here was a success.
Wm. C. Fuhri
Fuhri and Raymond Gloetzner had been elected
members of the board in recognition of the
services which they are rendering the company.
Wm. C. Fuhri, who is one of the most popular
and capable members of the talking machine
industry, is general manager of the Okeh record
division of the General Phonograph Corp., and
Mr. Gloetzner, whose technical knowledge has
been acquired through many years' experience
abroad, is general manager of the company's
Newark plant.
VICTOR STOCK DIVIDEND DECLARED
New York Evening Mail Starts Department on
"Getting the Most Out of Your Phonograph"
Under Auspices of Chas. D. Isaacson
CAMDEN, N. J., October 30.—The Victor Talking
Machine Co. directors have declared a 600 per
cent dividend, it was announced last week.
The action followed the recent authorization
by stockholders of an increase of the common
stock from $5,000,000 to $35,000,000. The divi-
dend will be payable to stockholders of record
of November 1 and the new stock will be issued
as soon as it is practicable to issue new cer-
tificates, it was said. Common stockholders will
receive six shares for each now held.
FILE PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
The Hegeman-Stewart Corp., 338 Washington
street, New York, N. Y., importers and export-
ers of various lines, including talking machine
records and needles, filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy on Monday, in which the assets
were given as $16,000 and the liabilities" as
$71,000.
The Plymouth Phonograph Co., Sheboygan,
Wis., is planning to branch out into the manu-
facture of pianos, according to a recent an-
nouncement by William Thomen, president. The
concern will make small grands.
AN IMPORTANT^NEW MOVE
Charles D. Isaacson, famous for his excellent
work for music as editor of the Music Page of
the New York Evening Mail and prior to that
as editor of the New York Globe Music Page
and manager of the Globe concerts, has in-
augurated an important and interesting weekly
department in the Mail under the caption, "Get-
ting the Most Out of Your Phonograph." The
department occupies a page and is made up of
articles regarding the leading recording artists
and the music they record, together with sug-
gestions regarding the selection of records and
record programs for special purposes.
GETTING THE FOOTBALL ATMOSPHERE
The baseball season is fully at an end; foot-
ball is now the vogue, and dealers would do
well, particularly in centers of football activity,
to give a coloring or atmosphere to their win-
dow displays during the football season. This
may be done by including in their exhibits of
talking machines and records the paraphernalia
used by the football enthusiasts, embodying if
desired the colors of the colleges or universities
of national celebrity.
Drawing a capacity crowd at the largest hotel
ballroom in the city, the second annual ball of
the Talking Machine Men, Inc., held Monday at
the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, was a tre-
mendous success. Over 2,000 were present at
the dance, making the event the most important
that has ever been held in local talking machine
circles, if not throughout the entire trade.
The orchestras which provided the music for
the dance constituted a group of the best-known
and leading dance organizations in the country.
Bennie Krueger's Orchestra, making Brunswick
records exclusively, was the resident orchestra
for the evening, starting to play at 8.30 and
playing between the appearances of the visiting
orchestras. The other dance organizations
which played during the evening were as fol-
lows (in the order of their appearance): Selvin's
Orchestra (Aeolian-Vocalion), Coleman's Monl-
marte Orchestra (Aeolian), Paul Specht's Or-
chestra (Columbia), Paul Whiteman's Orches-
tra (Victor), Dixieland Jazz Band (Victor) and
Vincent Lopez' Orchestra (Okeh).
All of these orchestras were given an en-
thusiastic ovation and there is no question but
that this public dance gave thousands of dance
devotees an opportunity to thoroughly appre-
ciate and understand the musical capabilities of
the organizations which are making talking ma-
chine records.
The members of the committee in charge of
the ball, particularly Irwin Kurtz, president of
the Talking Machine Men, Inc., were heartily
congratulated upon the success of the event,
and well deserved the praise bestowed upon
them by every one who was present.
SPECHT AT ^MONTE CARLO"
Famous Orchestra Leader Appears at Opening
of New Broadway Dance Palace
Paul Specht and his orchestra, making
Columbia records exclusively, formally opened
on Monday night the "Monte Carlo," a new
dance palace located at Fifty-first street and
Broadway. Mr. Specht was given an ovation
during the evening and there is no question
but that the "Monte Carlo" will prove one of
the most popular places of entertainment along
Broadway. The popularity of Paul Specht and
his orchestra is reflected in the fact that on
opening night reservations were on file for three
times the number of tables that were available.
BOOKED MANY SUBSTANTIAL ORDERS
JOHNSTOWN, PA., October 30.—Edward E. Hoh-
tnann, manager of sales of the Modernola Co.,
Inc., this city, recently returned from Cleveland,
O., where he established a number of new rep-
resentatives for the Modernola line. Mr. Hoh-
mann reports that business has increased in a
remarkable manner and that the company looks
forward to excellent trade for the balance of
the vear.
MRS. R. L. FREEMAN LOSES MOTHER
Mrs. Ralph L. Freeman, wife of the Directoi
of Distribution of the Victor Talking Machine
Co., has the sympathy of her friends in the
trade in the death of her mother, Mrs. Roberts,
after several years of ill health. Mrs. Roberts
made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman.
The Salak Bros. Piano Co. is the name of a
new concern in Racine, Wis.