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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 25

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The Music Trade Review
JUNE 23,
Finals Held in Chicago
Piano Playing Contest
nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, has resigned
that position, and has not yet announced his
plans for the future. One of the reasons for
Mr. Holmes, resignation is the illness of Mrs.
Holmes, who is recovering from a serious op-
eration. He plans to take her to Northern Wis-
consin for several weeks in the hope that she
may fully recover her health.
Capacity Audience in Palmer House Sees First Prize of $1,000
Robert E. Taylor Joins
Award to Fifteen Year Old Johanna Siragusa—Second
the Kohler Industries
Annual Event Success in Every Sense
HICAGO, ILL., June 19.—The title of Champion Amateur Junior Pianist of Greater Chi-
cago and $1,000 in prize money was won by Johanna Siragusa, fifteen, who competed with
twenty other contestants in the grand finals of Chicago's second piano playing tournament
held in the grand ballroom of the Palmer House last night before an audience of 2,500.
Eight other winners were chosen with a first, second and third prize given in each of the three
divisions, and loving cups were presented to the teachers of the winners. The seven children in
each of the tournament's three classes that com-
peted last night had been selected as a result
of eighty-eight preliminary tests in competition
with some 6,000 other aspirants in the contest
conducted by the Chicago music trade and the
Herald & Examiner.
Miss Siragusa, the first prize winner in the
third division, was unanimously acclaimed the
victor of the three divisions in the final in com-
petition with Phyllis Johnson, of the first di-
vision, and Beatrice Eppstein, of the second,
and secured the grand prize of an additional
$500.
The standard of the playing in all three
classes was extremely high, making it difficult
for the judges to select the winners. Each con-
testant played two compositions, one of their
own choice, with which they were thoroughly
familiar, and another which they were required
to play.
The judges were Augusta Cottlow, George
Liebling and Charles Naegele. The judges
were seated behind a screen and judged the
contestants by number, assuring a fair chance
for every boy and girl competing for the cham-
pionship honors. They expressed their astonish- executive committee with James T. Bristol as
ment at the virtuosity displayed and issued a executive secretary.
H. H. Fleer, vice-president of Lyon & Healy,
joint statement to the effect that a crown of
laurel should be given to the pupils and their welcomed the audience and introduced Chas. E.
teachers for the display of talent and instruc- Byrne, vice-president of the C. G. Steger & Sons
Piano Mfg. Co., as master of ceremonies term-
tion.
Eight other
winners were
announced, ing him the father of the tournament idea. Mr.
making three each in the three divisions as Byrne emphasized the growth in the movement
follows: First divisions—first prize of $300, since Chicago's first tournament a year ago,
Phyllis Johnson; second prize of $200, Natalie stating that contests have been held in practi-
Rudeis; third prize of $100, Ruth Munday. cally every city from Los Angeles to Boston
Second division—first prize of $400, Beatrice and that it has not only become national, but
Eppstein; second prize of $200, Romeo Meltz; international, with a contest held in London.
He paid tribute to the members of the trade
third prize of $200, Celia Langiner. Third di-
vision—first prize of $500, Johanna Siragusa; and the Herald & Examiner for bringing to a
conclusion another successful tournament. In
second prize of $400, Ethel Munday, sister of
Ruth Munday; third prize of $300, Pierson S. this connection, the music teachers were also
given credit for their part in the training of the
Thai.
An important part of the story of the Second contestants.
Annual Greater Chicago Children's Piano Play-
ing Tournament is told in the aid of the thirty-
four local music houses which contributed to
the support; the civic spirit of the Herald &
Examiner which sponsored the tournament
under the direction of Emil Garber; and the
Will A. Holmes, who for the past four years
members of the local trade who made up the has represented the Gulbransen Co. in Min-
C
Will A. Holmes Resigns as
Gulbransen Go. Traveler
ESTABLISHED 1862
Will Look After the Interests of Several of Its
Divisions in the Ohio Territory — Well
Acquainted With Dealers in That Territory
Robert E. Taylor has resigned as general
manager of the Cleveland branch of the Starr
Piano Co., and has become associated with the
Kohler Industries to look after the interests of
.several of its divisions in the State of Ohio,
where he has many friends. Mr. Taylor suc-
ceeds W. H. Bowles in the territory.
As general manager for the Starr Co. in
Cleveland, Mr. Taylor did a large wholesale
business, and developed close contact with
dealers in the State. He has had long expe-
rience in the music business in its various
phases, and at the present time is president of
the Music Merchants' Association of Ohio.
New Store in Glen Cove
The Conkling Music Co., Inc., Glen Cove,
L. I., has been incorporated recently and is
headed by Edward Conkling, former manager
of the local branch of the Janssen Piano Co.
The store, located at 46 School street, handles
the Steinway, Weber, Steck and Stroud pianos
with the Duo-Art, as well as Janssen and Milton.
Charles Tait, Geoffrey Cook and Geoffrey
Allen, all of Allen & Co., Melbourne, Australia,
were visitors at the music industries' convention
in New York, this month, and were accom-
panied by Miss Marie Tait and Miss Dorothy
Tait.
NEWARK N J.
ONE OF AMERICA'S!3FINE PIANOS:
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UPRIGHTS
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American Indian Motifs
Used in Piano Designs
An Effective and Unusual Series of Piano Cases
Designed by Cherokee Princess Displayed by
the Hallet & Davis Piano Co.
The art of the North American Indian has
finally come into its own so far as the decora-
tion of piano cases is concerned, and the results
proved most interesting to the many convention
visitors who called at the showrooms of the
Hallet & Davis Piano Co., New York, during
the recent sessions.
The series of North American Indian motif
decorative treatments are most elaborate and
distinctly Indian in character with strongly con-
trasting colors in designs that are distinctly
typical. The designs shown by the Hallet &
Davis Co. are the work of Princess Atalie, a
Cherokee, who has combined with her compara-
tive appreciation for American Indian decora-
tions a thorough understanding of its purposes
and the legends back of it.
One of the instruments in the Hallet & Davis
group reflects the Navajo, whose natural
artistry is quite familiar to the public because
of the wide appreciation for the Navajo blan-
kets. As in the blankets the designs are made
up of religious and tribal symbols emblematic
of faith, custom or tradition, so have those
symbols been incorporated in the piano design
with a color scheme that is perfectly blended.
A second instrument reflects the spirit of the
sand painting Navajo, and is also strong in
symbolism. For instance, the East and the
Goddess representing the East, are represented
by white, the West by yellow, the North by
black and South by blue. Blue also represents
the upper world, and a mixture of black and
white spots the lower. In the development of
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other colors have been worked in effectively.
Other models shown in the Hallet & Davis
group include one based upon the art of the
Hopi Indians; another on the shell Gorgets of
the Cherokees; still another on the bird motif
used so generally by the Pueblo Indians of New
Mexico, and still another upon the totemism
of the Indians.
Plans for Western Music
Trades Golf Tournament
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., June 15.—All arrange-
ments have been completed for the fifth annual
Western Music Trades Golf Tournament. Bee-
man P. Sibley, chairman of the Golf Committee,
stated to-day that the tournament will be held
on June 29, at Lakeside Golf Club, in Holly-
wood. It is expected that there will be over
a hundred entries and practically every manu-
facturer, jobber and retail Los Angeles dealer
in musical instruments contributed liberally to-
ward the fifty prizes which will be given to the
various winners. The committee for the tourna-
ment consists of Beeman P. Sibley, president
of the Western Piano Corp., chairman; Frank
Grannis, Southern California Music Co., treas-
urer; L. E. Fontron, Martin Music Co., Los
Angeles; Harald Pracht, Sherman, Clay & Co.;
Victor Tupper, of the Tupper organization;
T. V. Anderson, of the W. W. Kimball Co., and
T. N. Mercer, of the Bankers' Commercial Se-
curity Co.
To Open Twelfth Store
The United Music Co., operating a chain of
music stores through New England, has made
arrangements for opening its twelfth branch in
Norwich, Conn., with Maurice Feldman, former-
ly manager of the Taunton, Mass., store in
charge.
Pearson's Music Shop, 36 Calendar avenue,
La Grange, 111., has taken on the Kimball line
of pianos, and George Holbrook, representative
of the W. W. Kimball Co., of Chicago, will
have charge of the department.
Becker Bros.
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NEW YORK
JUNE 23, 1928
Delbert L. Loomis to Tour
Pacific Coast in the Fall
Executive Secretary of National Association
of Music Merchants to Visit Retailers in the
Far Western States
In accordance with a plan agreed upon at
the final meeting of the Board of Control of
the National Association of Music Merchants,
held on the closing day of the convention, it was
decided to arrange for the Executive Secretary
of the Association, Delbert L. Loomis, to visit
a number of cities on the Pacific Coast in the
early Fall for the purpose of bringing to mem-
bers of the trade in that section first-hand in-
formation regarding the promotional work
which is being carried forward by the executive
office of the Association, working, as it is, in
co-operation with the National Bureau for the
Advancement of Music.
According to plans tentatively made Mr.
Loomis will leave New York the latter part of
September or during the first days of October
and will visit Los Angeles, San Francisco, Port-
land, Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane, and will
probably also stop in one or two places on the
way to the West Coast. He will return via
Chicago in time to attend the Board of Control
meetings which will be held in Chicago Sunday
and Monday, October 21 and 22.
Shirley Walker, president of the Music Trades
Association of Northern California, and just
elected a vice-president of the National Asso-
ciation, is taking a very active interest in the
projected trip and will personally arrange for
some of the meetings.
To Close Piano Section
CANTON, O., June 16.—Announcement is made
that the Klein-Heffelman-Zollars Co., well-
known local department store, now controlled
by the Ross Stores, Inc., will discontinue its
piano department within a short time. A sale
now is in progress to close out all pianos on
hand. The talking machine record and radio
departments will continue to be maintained on
the mezzanine floor.
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