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BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND
John H. Wilson, Representative, 324 Washington St., Boston, Mass. t
OSTON, MASS., May 11.—It is a most
unfortunate fact that with the amalgama-
tion, absorption, retirement, one after
another of the local factories—one could write
an interesting story on this covering the past
fifteen years—this city is fast losing that con-
spicuous identity which, as a piano center, it
enjoyed some years ago; and the trade is very
properly speculating as to what the end of it
all is to be. This is only a cursory outline of a
situation that is disturbing to no small degree,
and from the standpoint of the assembler of
news it is not easy sledding these days. In short,
news is scarce.
Big Musical Festival Opens
The three weeks of music was formally
opened on Sunday with a big concert in Sym-
phony Hall by the Ensemble Choir, comprising
the singing bodies of twelve churches. This
Ensemble Choir got good newspaper notices in
Monday's newspapers and was an excellent pre-
lude to what is to follow. The program for
the current week has many features that are
bound to attract the public. The local retail
music houses are all featuring the music festival
in some way or other, but there is nothing es-
pecially obtrusive along lines of industrial en-
deavor.
Harlow Is Homeward Bound
Fred S. Harlow, traveling representative of
Vose & Sons, has turned his face homeward
after having been out on the road several weeks,
and should be here before June 1. His present
trip is bearing good fruit, albeit he has found
the general situation variable as he has gone
from place to place.
Some Personals
Two local visitors within the past few days
have been Gottlieb Heller, vice-president of
Winter & Co., New York, and Stanwood Miller,
now resident in St. Louis, and who has been
allied with the Continental since it absorbed the
Henry F. Miller Co.
The many friends of Bill Parks, New England
manager of the Columbia Graphophone Co., will
be glad to learn that he is well on the road to
recovery at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
where he went a fortnight ago for treatment for
an old trouble from which he suffered while in
the South a few years ago.
Everett W. Gray, of the Conway Securities
Co., has about finished his trip through the
South and, following a visit to Salt Lake City,
he will come immediately home. This is Mr.
Gray's third extended trip within the past few
months.
Baldwin for Vermont Festival
The A. M. Hume Music Co. is sending up a
handsome Baldwin grand to Barre, Vt., in a
few days for use at the Vermont Musical Fes-
tival to be held in the Barre Opera House. The
Baldwin, which will otherwise figure promi-
nently, is essentially for the use of Alfredo
Oswold, the well-known pianist. The Hume
Co. also has sent a Baldwin to Hillsboro, N. H.,
for use to-day by Fred Tillotson and Gertrude
Ehrhart.
Walter Gillis, of the C. C. Harvey Co., is back
home after a several weeks' trip to Jaffrey,
N. H., where he got what he needed—a com-
plete rest.
A. J. Brooks, who now travels for the Starr
Piano Co., was a Boston caller a few days ago,
en route to Maine, where during the years he
traveled for the Huntington and Sterling he
made many friends.
Carl Fischer, Inc., to Move
Announcement has been made by Carl
Fischer, Inc., now at 388 Boylstbn street, of its
removal about July 1 to the Metropolitan The-
atre Building in Tremont street, some distance
B
from its present location. With the growth of
the section wherein the Metropolitan is located,
coupled with the fact that Tremont street has
been considerably widened within the past year,
the new Fischer location promises to be a busy
spot.
Recent welcome visitors here for a few days
were George W. Stieff and C. J. Roberts, presi-
dent and assistant general manager, respectively,
of Charles M. Stieff, Inc. While here they made
their headquarters with Manager Myer N. Levy,
of the local Stieff headquarters.
Ernest A. Cressy, of the C. C. Harvey Co.,
is still doing jurjt duty and will be glad when
the first criminal session sees the end of its
cases.
Ampico Featured With Concert of the
Hazleton Schools' Bands and Orchestras
Mrs. E. Reinhart's Sons, Who Have Just Started Eighty-fifth Year in Business, Link Up the
Ampico in the Knabe With Musical Activities of Schools in That City
LJAZLETON, PA., May 8.—The second an-
nual concert of the Hazleton High School
Symphony Orchestra of ninety pieces, in addi-
tion to the Hazleton Public School Band, which
includes boys from the sixth grades to the High
Symphony," and many other numbers. The
novel features of the evening were two violin
solos, played by Harry Schmitt, who is an in-
structor of the violin classes of the public
schools. Each of his numbers was accom-
Hazleton
High
School
Symphony
Orchestra
Hazleton
Public
School
Band
School, a total of eighty in all, was held re-
cently at Reinhart's Furniture Store, where a
special program was offered.
Mrs. E. Reinhart's Sons, are starting theii
eighty-fifth year in the business world, and spe-
cialize in the Ampico and Knabe lines of pianos,
as well as furniture, and recently linked up the
school activities with the Ampico in a wonder-
ful performance to an audience of approximately
a thousand people. They jammed the improvised
auditorium into which the first floor of the es-
tablishment was converted.
Prof. D. J. Lewis, supervisor of music in the
city schools, has spent his time for years in
arousing keen interest in music of the vari-
ous student bodies of the public schools. Mu-
sic classes of all instruments are maintained,
and are bringing about wonderful results.
A great deal of publicity was done by the
Reinhart's Store in bringing about the desired
effects of the attendance and it was amazing to
see the interested parents attend the really won-
derful concerts given by the students.
The Symphony Orchestra played the well-
known classic selections such as, "March Mili-
tire," Overture "Caliph of Bagdad," Overture
from "Tannhauser," Andante from "Surprise
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panied by the Ampico. Miss Fernely Hilde-
brand, soprano, also featured a number accom-
panied by the Ampico. Miss Hildebrand is a
graduate of the class of 1926, and displayed ex-
ceptional ability.
The Public School Band featured a well-bal-
anced program, including a number of classic
selections.
The Ampico was used during the concert and
the audience was loud in their praise for the
untiring efforts of Reinhart's to promote good
music in Hazleton.
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