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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
MARCH 21,
1925
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cloth-covered folio, over one hundred classifi-
cations.
Now we will go from the sublime to the sub-
lime of a different type. Edgar, besides being
a veteran music man, has a great calling for
the outdoors. During my visit he asked me
how long I intended staying in Washington,
and made the fact known that he intended going
down over the week-end to his cozy little shack
at Chesapeake Beach and asked me if I would
like to take the trip with him, but he empha-
sized the necessity of having old clothes with
me.
Exactly at 4 p. m. on Saturday the fun
began. We taxied to the end of the city limits
and boarded that famous "dummy line" which
runs for thirty-two miles with a slipshod out-
fit, blowing a fog horn all the way to save
many lives on the crossings, a one-car arrange-
ment with actual kerosene lamps it exemplified
a livery stable to perfection, for a young billy
goat was amid us in this combination parlor
car and smoker. Now for the real thrill.
Upon our arrival we polished up the work-
ing tools and a trip was made to Hank Simp-
kin's variety store, where we purchased our
supplies of food and a lot of other goodies to
sustain life. We cooked for nearly an hour
and what a meal! I sure was the cheerful
cherub after that. It was perfect bliss—an
open fire place burning bright, an apple for
dessert, and a pipe with good tobacco for a
smoke while Edgar was doing some cross-word
puzzles, and he sure is a wizard at that. Early
the next morning I was the hired man, built
the fires and helped Edgar with the breakfast,
real hot coffee, toast and many other things.
Hot Dog! We indulged in a long-distance hike
and toured to the beach, a sun bath, more food
and a perfect day ended.
Quite remarkable
about Edgar—he is a good fisherman, rather
a professional, tells good fish stories, but say,
there is nothing profane about him. I have
heard it said that good fishermen, when
they lose their fish, sometimes have to use a
lot of cuss words and sometimes it becomes
habitual, but nothing like that in Edgar's
young life.
Louis & Co.
Louis & Co., at Seventh and G. streets, oper-
ate a nicely stocked, music shop, handling Vic-
tor, Brunswick, radio, some novelty lines and
a modern stock of sheet music and music
books in demand. It is a good location and a
good store. Mr. Louis knows merchandise, for
he has had ma.ny years' experience in various
lines. He is what I would term "of the big
business man type," quiet, unaffected, simple,
kind.
Leonberger's Music Store
Leonberger's Music Store handles pianos, va-
rious makes, and musical instruments.
The
sheet music department is controlled by Jesse
Heitmuller who says "We have your needs in
music" at 926 New York avenue, N. W. Heit-
muller is a musician, talks music perhaps in
his sleep, as he is so wrapped up in it, and can
talk the technical point as well as the commer-
cial side. He features the Schirmer Library,
many other standard lines of works partic-
ularly adapted for the teacher and the pupil,
and he also carries and specializes in band and
orchestra music.
The Music Shop
This store is located at 419 Ninth street, N.
W., and handles phonograph records, player
rolls and musical instruments. In sheet music
a selected line of popular selections is carried,
also the best "methods" of important instru-
ments. From all evidence it is doing a profit-
able business.
Goldenberg's Department Store
This popular department store has a well-ar-
ranged music department, specializing in pop-
ular music, show music and a selected line of
teachers' requirements. This music section has
been in operation for many years and is man-
aged by Miss Goldie Goldstein. Some say she
is "worth her weight in gold," for she has gold
twice in her name, is a pleasing type and is
never known to have lost a customer.
She
practices her daily watchword well: "Courtesy
to the customer."
The Brunswick Shop, Inc.
The Brunswick Shop, Inc., is located in the
.suburbs of the city at 3116 Fourteenth street,
N. W. It is a high-class store, getting the eye
of the passer-by for its attractiveness on the
outside as well as on the inside. The Brunswick
line is the feature item, also radio and camera
supplies. The sheet music department covers a
small space, featuring the late releases on the
phonograph records, keeping abreast of the times
and limited to just what the public calls for.
Mr. Bennett, the proprietor and manager, was
pleased to report progress in his line; he comes
in personal touch with his trade and takes great
delight in serving his community, and believes
the most pleased customer is the one that gets
what he wants, and the price and treatment
must always be right.
Howard Ulrich
A unique shop, different from the majority of
music stores, is operated by our old-time friend
Howard Ulrich. It is in a sense a toy shop
where you can find a jumping jack and a
mamma doll. In a large and spacious store
there are thousands of items for the kiddies as
well as the grown-ups who happen to be look-
ing for some pastime. The sheet music depart-
ment, fulfilling the wants of the community,
is well stocked with popular music as well as
the popular standards. Mr. Ulrich is the type
of merchant who makes his work his hobby
and thrives on it.
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Some Pick-ups
This city has many more music stores, so
space will not permit mentioning them. It also
has Reid's Music Store, a colored institution,
located on U street, catering to the colored
folks of Washington, where every requirement
in the line is carried. A complete music store,
standard library lines are in stock as well as the
latest in jazz, with everything suitable for the
taste of the colored population.
Washington is what is termed by the the-
atrical manager "a tryout point." Ziegfeld re-
cently opened "Louie the Fourteenth," starring
Leon Errol. The Messrs. Shubert, in associa-
tion with Eugene Howard, recently produced
the new musical production "Sky High"; this
music is being published by T. B. Harms. (Both
shows are now playing in New York and both
are scoring.)
C. E. McCaleb was a recent visitor to Wash-
ington, representing the interests of the B. F.
Wood Music Co. of Boston, He is on his re-
turn home having been Southwest as far as
San Antonio. He was in optimistic spirit and
reports business excellent for his house, stating
that one of its best items to-day are Livsey's
volume one and two piano lessons.
The city of Washington is also a great resort
for honeymooners. It afforded me a great pleas-
ure to have been able to be in Washington on
the day of the one hundred and ninety-third
anniversary of the birth of George Washing-
ton.
New B. F. Wood Issues
The B. F. Wood Music Co. has added to
Edition Wood, "Eight Tone Impressions"
(with words), by Mae Aileen Erb. These are
issued in folio and are also available separately
in sheet music form. They include "The Scare-
crow," "Katydid," "When Fireflies Go-a-Rid-
ing," "My Dolly Dear," "Hark, the Band!" "On
a Summer Day" and "Twinkle and Winkle."
Among the new piano solos that are also is-
sued by the Wood Co. are "A Dream Melody,"
by Leonard Elston, "Scherzino," by Paolo
Conte, and "To a Rosebud' and "Petit Min-
uet," also by Conte.
Hughes Go. Chartered
The Charles P. Hughes Publishing Co., 166
West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., has been
incorporated to do business in publishing and
selling music and miscellaneous books. The
incorporators are Charles P. Hughes, J. Charles
Hirsch and H. Hughes.
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