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JANUARY 2, 1926
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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CAN'T GO WRGAK? 4
WITH ANY FEIST SONG
Richmond on the "Banks of the Wabash"
and on a Visit to the Hoosier Capital
Head of the Richmond Music Supply Corp., New York, Finds the Music Stores of Indianapolis
Replete With Charming Femininity and Naturally Has a Wonderful Time
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., December 23.—At-
*• tractive Indianapolis is friendly, entertaining,
interesting, prosperous, cultured, artistic and a
healthy city to live in. Indianapolis is con-
servatively estimated to
have a population of
m o r e t h a n 360,000.
D o w n t own Indian-
apolis, according to ex-
perts, is one of the best
planned of all cities.
There is not a street
less than ninety feet
wide and the one hav-
ing the heaviest traffic
is 120 feet in width.
The Hoosier capital is
Maurice Richmond
easier of access from
every corner of the nation than any other city,
due to that great transportation fabric which
is woven through this, the center of population.
If you would know the meaning of the true
Hoosier hospitality, come and see for yourself.
No visitor remains a stranger long in Indian-
apolis. The origin of the word Hoosier comes
from the common pioneer greeting "Who's
Yere?"
This is the home of famous authors. In-
dianapolis and the near vicinity have produced
many great writers, such as James Whitcomb
Riley, Booth Tarkington, Meredith Nicholson
and George Ade. The famous composer of that
immortal song "On the Banks of the Wabash,"
Paul Dresser, received his inspiration on the
shores of that famed river at Terre Haute, not
many miles from here. The ability of these
men reflects most clearly the literary talent and
appreciation of this community. The Hoosier
town has many schools and colleges of learning,
including the Indiana College of Music and Fine
Arts and the Metropolitan School of Music.
Fuller-Ryde Music Co.
The Fuller-Ryde Music Co. at 27 East Ohio
street is the headquarters for the famous Conn
line. Here you will find a complete line of
them—"Everything in Music"—the Victor and
Brunswick phonograph lines and radio. The
store is particularly attractive, being odd in
size. It is approximately ISO feet in depth and
twenty feet in width. I had the pleasure of
meeting Mr. Ryde who showed me through it.
To the right there are eight phonograph booths,
used as salesrooms, many showcases and wall
fixtures of musical instrument displays. On the
opposite side is where the sheet music depart-
ment is located—and what a department! Mr.
Ryde said: "We've enjoyed a good Fall business
and a substantial increase in every department."
Friends and fellow-dealers in the music trade
let me introduce to you Miss Gladys Alwes
(pronounced "Always—Glad-ys") and she surely
looks the part. She is one of the ladies of the
music trade who likes an occasional glimpse of
Broadway and comes to the conventions quite
regularly. In fact, she has attended all but the
last of them. A short time ago this talented
lady wrote an article for one of the trade papers,
proving without a doubt that a woman is just
as capable of managing a music department as
the male. She proved it, not in a bravado tone,
but, on the contrary, demonstrated it through
tangible facts. Since I have seen the store and
her department I am fully convinced. Miss
Alwes was born with a smile and it is still with
her. Dependability and exactness are written
all over her face. In her department she serves
a discriminating public. With the true Hoosier
spirit she said, "Just remember that you are
always welcome 'way back in old Indiana. We
are sorry that your visit was so short, but hope
you will do better the next time." Gladys asked
me which was the easiest and which the hardest
instrument to play. After scratching the few
hairs on the top of my dome, I said: "I give up."
She gave me the answer: "Tootin' your own
horn is the easiest and playing second fiddle is
the hardest." Gladys plays the piano. She
sends her best wishes to all her New York
friends.
Carlin Music Co.
Back in the late nineties I can recollect the
old firm of Carlin & Lennox Music Co.; in later
years, the Carlin Music Co. Frank Carlin is the
big boss. He is the proprietor, the owner; a
kindly disposed, hospitable fellow. This is the
home of the Cable Company line of Chicago,
as well as the Lester pianos, Holton band in-
struments and Edison and Columbia phono-
graphs. A high-class repair department for real
service is intelligently operated. That famous
composition, "Valse Caprice," by Newland, as
well as many other compositions by this com-
poser, are published by the Carlin Music Co.
Upon my entrance to this home of music I
found a lot of new faces. I made a bee-line for
the music department and met L. W. Tinsman,
who is in charge. He gave me a very pleasant
"hello" and introduced me to a few other nice
young Hoosiers.
J. H: Remick & Co. of Detroit
The L. S. Ayres Co. has a very high-class
music store within its department store oper-
ated by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Having
heard a good deal about this music department
I was anxious to give it the once-over. Without
a bit of exaggeration it certainly looked good
to me. I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Ger-
trude Buttz, head of the department, and Miss
Jessie McWhirter. "Our sales are increasing
over last year," Mrs. Buttz said, quite enthu-
siastically. "So far as the Remick catalog is
concerned, we are certainly getting splendid re-
sults with our big songs: 'Sometime,' 'If I Had
a Girl Like You,' 'By the Light of the Stars,'
'I'm Going to Charleston,' 'Let's Wander
Away' and 'Bam, Bam, Bammy Shore.' The
latter two are the big sells for the Fall. This
department will stand the test of severe criti-
cism, due to Mrs. Buttz's ability. She surely is
painstaking and faithful in the performance of
her duties. My friend Harry Werthen, the big
chief in charge of the Remick stores, certainly
picked a winner in this little lady.
"Floreine Waltz"
A two-million copy success, entitled "Floreine
Waltz," the first syncopated waltz on the mar-
ket, is published by Warner C. Williams, of
this city. Mr. Williams wants it known that this
publication has never been out of print. It is
just that he is interested in another line of
business and quite often he finds it pretty hard
to take care of the orders for his sheet music
publications, particularly since he is his own
shipping clerk, bookkeeper, stenographer, etc.
He wants the trade to know that copies may be
had from all the jobbers. The publication is
printed as a vocal arrangement, as well as for
band and orchestra.
The Music Shop
At 25 Monument place, "On the Circle," one
of the best spots in the Hoosier capital, is this
model music store owned and operated by Miss
L. E. Black. The space occupied by this shop
is about twenty-five by thirty-five feet. Mi-^s
Black is not new to the music business in In-
dianapolis. She has been in it for quite a few
years and she deserves a lot of credit for having
branched out for herself, particularly so since
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Assembly Marches
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(Mabel Metsrer-Wrlrht)
Pacific Patrol
(Mabel M«ti*er-Wright)
Reliance March
(Clifford)
Victorious Eagle
(Roaey)
American Beauty March
(Williams)
Knights of Columbus March
(Clifford)
Valiant Volunteers
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