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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JUNE 23,
1923
BRUNSWICK DISTRICT MANAGERS MEET
BUYS THE KNICKERBOCKER CO.
ARMENIAN TENOR'S FIRST RECORD
Brunswick District Managers and Department
Heads Make Trip to Brunswick Plant at
Dubuque Recently
Blackman Talking Machine Co. Purchases Stock
and Good-will of That Firm
Armand Tokatyan Makes Vocalion Record of
"Miserere" From "II Trovatore" With Rosa
Raisa—Listed in the July Supplement
June 16.—Among the convention
events arranged for the Brunswick contingent
The Blackman Talking Machine Co., 28 West
Twenty-third street, New York, Victor whole-
saler, has purchased the stock and good will
CHICAGO, III.,
Brunswick District Managers at the
Brunswick Factory
was the interesting trip on May 30 for all the
district managers and department heads by
private car to the Brunswick factories at Du-
buque, Iowa. The crowd arrived on Thursday,
May 31, and spent the entire day looking over
the big plant. As the photograph shows, enter-
tainment was provided by the factory orchestra
while the visitors were lunching.
FRANCE HONORS SONORA OFFICIAL
C. A. Richards, Manager of Export Department,
Awarded Cross of Legion of Honor in Recog-
nition of His Work During the War
C. A. Richards, manager of the Sonora export
department, has just returned from a four
months' trip in the interest of Sonora to Mexico,
Cuba and South America. On his return he
found a letter from the French Consul General
informing him that the President of the French
Republic had conferred upon him the cross of
"Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur," in recog-
nition of the services rendered by him to the
French cause during the late war. Mr. Richards
is leaving with his wife the first of July on a
trip to Scandinavia, England, France and Italy.
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BUYS VICTROLA FOR SWEDEN
""CANTON, O., June 18.—Generally when a Canton
talking machine dealer sells a machine to a
local resident that machine invariably remains
here. This was not the case, however, with
theVictrola and the records sold to H. Y. Levin,
this, city, by the Elite Music Store, Victor deal-
er. Mr. Levin, instead of keeping the Victrola
and the records, had the Elite Co. pack them
to be shipped to Vitzje, Sweden, where they
will be delivered to C. R. Sandstedt, a friend
of Mr. Levin.
BRUNSWICK IN INDUSTRIAL PARADE
Among the many participants in the great
Industrial Parade on Saturday last in connec-
tion with the Silver Jubilee of New York City
was the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., which
displayed on an attractively arranged float some
very artistic samples of the various products
which it manufactures.
The opera-going public has long been familiar
with artists of various nationalities appearing
on the opera stage, such as Americans, Italians,
French, Irish, etc., but peculiar interest attaches
to the high position won in the opera field by
Armand Tokatyan, an Armenian tenor, who has
recently joined the ranks of the Metropolitan
Opera Co.
Particularly interesting from the trade angle
is the fact that Tokatyan makes his debut as
a record artist in the Vocalion supplement for
July, singing with Rosa Raisa a splendid re-
cording of the "Miserere" from "II Trovatore."
Tokatyan will shortly be heard on a number
of other Vocalion records, as it is said his re-
cording voice is unusually good.
P. A. WARE'S NEW POST
of the Knickerbocker Talking Machine Co., New
York, also a Victor wholesaler. This purchase
goes into effect June 30 and according to the
terms of the deal the Blackman Talking Machine
Co. will continue its present quarters while the
Knickerbocker Talking Machine Co. will no
longer be identified with the Victor wholesale
business. J. Newcomb Blackman, president of
the Blackman Talking Machine Co., is one of
the best-known members of the Victor industry
and his company has attained exceptional suc-
cess as a wholesaler of Victor products. Full
details regarding any changes in the personnel
of the organization will be announced in the
near future.
Appointed Sales Promotion Manager of Bruns-
wick Eastern Phonograph Division
H. A. Beach, Eastern sales manager of the
phonograph division of the Brunswick-Balke-
Collender Co., with headquarters in New York,
announced recently that P. A. Ware had been
appointed sales promotion manager, Eastern
ISHAM JONES TO PLAY IN AKRON
AKRON, O., June 18.—Through the efforts of the
George S. Dales Co. the I sham Jones celebrated
dance orchestra, with Isham Jones himself direct
from the College Inn and Trianon, Chicago,
will appear in Akron at Goodyear Auditorium
the night of June 28.
The Dalles store is preparing special exploita-
tion of Brunswick records on this occasion.
IN CHARGE OF RECORD DEPARTMENT
CANTON, O., June 18/—Miss Marguerite Falor,
for many years in charge of the sheet music
department of the George Wille Music Co., is
now in charge of the record section of this
well-known music store.
Miss Falor since assuming charge of this de-
partment has made many changes in the
arrangement and now has one of the most sys-
tematic departments in this city.
TO MOVE TO NEW QUARTERS
PLYMOUTH, MASS., June
handles phonographs as
ings in his Main street
new quarters early in the
20.—W. N. Snow, who
well as housefurnish-
store, will move into
Fall.
P. A. Ware
phonograph division. Mr. Ware joined the
Brunswick forces in New York a few months
ago, and the announcement of his official capac-
ity will be welcome news to his many friends in
the trade.
0. W. RAY SAILS FOR EUROPE
General Manager of Vocalion Record Depart-
ment on Extended Trip Abroad
O. W. Ray, general manager of the Vocalion
Record Division of the Aeolian Co., sailed for
Europe on Tuesday of this week on the S. S.
"Mauretania." He was accompanied by Mrs.
Ray and plans an extended trip through Eng-
land, France and Italy, making stops at London,
Paris, Rome and other cities. Mr. and Mrs. Ray
are expected to return about August 10.
THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER CO.
CHICAGO
NEW YORK
CINCINNATI