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The Music Trade Review
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Group of Pretty Maidens Carries
Music's Message Across Continent
APRIL 6,
Pan-American Window
Displays Used by Dealers
ELKHAKT, IND., April 1.—The series of particu-
larly attractive window displays developed by
the Pan-American Band Instrument Co., of this
city, for the benefit of. its retailers throughout
the country have been accepted with enthusiasm
by dealers in all sections, and displays are find-
ing a welcome place in many store windows.
The displays are designed to tie-up with the
company's national advertising campaign, and it
is issuing considerable literature to impress
dealers with the importance of window circula-
tion as an aid to general publicity.
Golden Anniversary of
Gressett Music House
"The Blue Belles," Weil-Known Vaudeville Organization Using Gibson Instruments
(iROUP of charming members of the lovers of high-class musical entertainment
"fair sex" is doing much to make America everywhere have acclaimed this organization as
a nation of musically appreciative people.
one of the best fretted instrument bands be-
fore the public. Gibson instruments are used
"The Blue Belles," as this attractive band of
girls is known, are being headlined on promi- by this group.
nent vaudeville circuits throughout the country,
traveling from coast to coast and giving the
people a program of fretted instrument music
that is unusually delightful. In every city
where this organization plays the girls leave a
small army of fretted instrument enthusiasts,
young and old, who get the desire to be able
( ^ H I C A G O , ILL., April 2.—A plan that will
to play a banjo or some similar instrument.
give great impetus to the study of music
Not only are these girls pretty to gaze upon;
in the Chicago high schools has been announced
their musical versatility is an outstanding fea-
by Superintendent of Schools, William J.
ture in itself. "Real music" is their forte and
Bogan, whereby the Chicago Symphony Or-
chestra, and its director, Dr. Frederick A.
Stock, will help teach music to the high school
students next year.
This plan, which provides for the utilization
of
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the
MKMPHIS, TENN., April 1.—An
exceptional
amount of musical merchandise business has high school students, is to teach them how to
been secured recently by the Dixie Music Store, hear music. It is pointed out that it takes
training to hear music just as it does to make
47 North Third street, this city, of which Carl
it. Suburban as well as Chicago high schools
Metz is proprietor. The store moved to this
location from an upstairs showroom on Mad- may avail themselves of the new project which
encourages music appreciation.
ison avenue a year or so ago, having been there
"The plan contemplates a four-year course,
for a number of years. The concern handles
such merchandise lines as musical goods, Lud- and the subjects and compositions for the next
wig drums, King band instruments, Morrelli school year have already been agreed upon,"
violins, string instruments, sheet music and ac- said Superintendent Bogan. "The first-year
program embraces six features: Rhythm,
cessories for the phonograph trade, though it
strings, woodwinds, brasses and percussions,
does not handle phonographs. Prof. Met/,
who was educated abroad, is well known in
melodic development, structure and 'general.'
Memphis as an instructor of music and widely
"As each branch of the course is studied in
recognized as such. The music store has a the schools it will be followed by the Chicago
staff of several salespeople and is very active
Symphony Orchestra in Orchestra hall, with
here.
appropriate programs arranged by Dr. Stock.
"These concerts will be an expansion of the
present 'children's concerts' by the orchestra,
with the addition of one or more series, as the
A
The Gressett Music House, Meridian, Miss., is at
present celebrating its fiftieth anniversary of the
i stablishment of the business, which was organ-
ized in 1879 by the Rev. A. Gressett, whose two
sons, W. C. Gressett, president of the company,
and J. B. Gressett, secretary and treasurer, arc
still in active control of the business. The busi-
ness has grown to a point where a staff of thirty-
six persons are required to operate it, and two
branches are maintained.
George M.
Klkhart, Ind.,
in New York
ing many old
Bundy, of H. & A. Sclmer, Inc.,
has been spending the past week
calling on the trade and renew-
friendships in the East.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Be
Utilized in Teaching H. S. Pupils
Dixie Music Store Doing
Big Small Goods Business
Edward J. Biel Go. Moves
Larger quarters at 10 West Forty-seventh
street, New York, have just been taken by the
Edward J. Biel Co., jobber in musical mer-
chandise and radio. The concern, of which Ed-
ward J. Biel is head, has been located about a
year in the Salmon Tower on West Forty-
second street. Recently Mr. Biel secured the
metropolitan distribution for a new Ware radio
receiver, which will be placed on the market in
a short time by Paul Ware, a pioneer in the
radio manufacturing field, who has again en-
tered the industry. Mr. Biel will continue his
musical instrument business *in addition to
handling the radio line.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
Folding Cello Invented
A collapsible cello has been invented by Liv-
ingston Welch, a writer and amateur musician
of New York City. The instrument was so
designed for purposes of convenience when it
is being carried from place to place. An inter-
view with Mr. Welch at his home at 229 East
Seventh-ninth street developed the fact that he
has patented the invention and plans to manu-
facture the instrument on a commercial scale.
He believes that the same principle can be
applied to the bass viol, viola and violin and
imagines that his patents will cover their manu-
facture as well, but in these cases certain modi-
fications, will be necessary.
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needs may dictate. It will be the purpose of
the music department of the public schools to
foster the study of music appreciation, and
encourage attendance at the concerts."
The conferences which brought about the
plan were attended by Dr. J. Lewis Browne,
director of music; Harris R. Vail, president
of the In and About Chicago Music Super-
visors' Club; Dr. Stock, Mr. Bogan and Henry
E. Vasgeli, business manager of live Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.
Ohio State Band Contest
AKRON, O., March 30.—Much interest is being
manifested in the annual State high school band
contest to be held here May 3 and 4 in Central
High School. Entries are coming in from all
sections of the State. A. Hoye Godfrey, super-
visor of instrumental music in Kent public-
schools, has announced that Roosevelt high
school band will take part in the contest.
Death of Daniel W. Crist
ALIJANCK, O., April 1.—Daniel W. Crist, presi-
dent of the Alliance School Board, a member of
the State Legislature twenty-five years ago, and
veteran music publisher, died at his home here
March 24, following a long illness. During his
45 years as music publisher he composed more
than 800 selections, hundreds of them religious
pieces.
Plan Band Contest
MANSFIELD, PA., April 1.—A high school band
contest is to be held at the State Teachers'
College here on April 27 under the direction
of Prof. John Myers. Bands from Wellsboro,
Coudersport, Williamsport, Milton, Sunbury,
Smithfield and Mansfield will participate.
C. C. Starns again goes back into the music
business with the opening of the Pacific Music
store, 250 East Fourth' street, Long Beach, Cat