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The Music Trade Review
JANUARY 26, 1929
Columbia Recording Artists
Who Are Now on Tour
Whiteman's Band, Ted Lewis' Orchestra and
Lee Morse Now Appearing Before the Public
in Various Sections of the Country
A number of exclusive Columbia recording
artists are now planning engagements in various
sections of the country whereby there is offered
to dealers an unusual opportunity for tying up
locally with the appearances of these artists
and recording organizations.
Paul Whiteman and his band, after playing
this week at the Cincinnati Automobile Show,
goes to Cleveland at the Palace Theatre for
the week of January 20, and will then play for
the week of January 27 at the Oakland Auto-
mobile Show, Detroit, after which he will re-
turn to New York.
Ted Lewis and his orchestra is at present on
a vaudeville tour, his January dates including
Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and Detroit.
Ted has a new high hat lined with a silver lin-
ing in keeping with his new song: "Wear a
Hat With a Silver Lining."
Lee Morse, "The Mellow Swanee Voice," also
an exclusive Columbia artist, is on an extended
Pacific Coast tour. She will remain on the
Coast until mid-March and then come East.
The Columbia Co. has prepared an abundance
of material for the use of dealers in tying up
with these touring recording artists.
Brambach Prize Gups for
Sherman, Clay Salesmen
Mark P. Campbell, President of the Brambach
Piano Co., Presents Prize Cups to Winners
in Three Classes for Sales Records
January 19.—The sales-
men of the various Sherman, Clay & Co. stores
will engage in a stirring contest during October,
November and December for the purpose of
seeing who can sell the greatest number of
Brambach baby grands, three prize cups being
offered by Mark P. Campbell, president of the
Brambach Piano Co., one going to the winning
salesman in each of three classes ranging
according to the size of the stores. It has just
been announced that the prize cup in Class 1
was won by Harald Pracht, piano sales man-
ager of the San Francisco store of Sherman,
Clay & Co. In Class 2 to A. L. Lome, sales
manager of the Oakland store, and Class 3 to
Allen Young, sales manager of the San Jose,
store.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.,
One Erion Store Closed
BUFFALO, N. Y., January 22.—The Erion Piano
Co. store in William street, Buffalo, has been
closed following the death of its founder, Fred-
erick Erion. His four sons will continue the
large musical instrument store operated by them
on Broadway in this city.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
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Twenty-four Pianists Featured in
Notable Concert at Fresno, Cal.
Local Dealers Aid Event by Supplying Twelve Pianos During Grand Music Festival
Under Auspices of County Music Teachers
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CAL., January 19—A satisfying ex-
ample of the manner in which piano mer-
chants may co-operate in presenting the piano
under unusual and pleasant circumstances was
were of a variety of makes, included Frank
Belles, Nat Cohan, Cooke's Music Shop, the
Falkenstein Music House, the Hockett-Cowan
Music Co., and Sherman, Clay & Co. Public
Twenty-four Pianists Appearing in
found here recently when a half dozen music
houses in Fresno joined in supplying twelve
grand pianos which were played by twenty-
four artists during the grand music festival held
under the auspices of the Fresno County Music
Teachers' Association. The twenty-four pian-
ists played Schubert's Military March, Op. 51,
and the Rakoczy March, while twelve of them,
at as many pianos, played a group of Spanish
dances by Moszkowski and "In the Hall of the
Mountain King," and "Anitra's Dance," from
Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite.
Those who supplied the grand pianos, which
a Notable Concert in Fresno, CaL
interest in the affair was indicated by an audi-
ence of 2,500 which packed the high school
auditorium, and the whole event provided an
excellent lesson regarding what can be done
by piano dealers through co-ordinated effort.
Display Console of Organ
for Philadelphia Theatre
Los ANGELES, CALIF., January 21.—The Los
Angeles Division of the National Association
of Piano Tuners, Inc., held its annual meeting
for the election of officers for the ensuing year.
F. P. Green was elected chairman; H. H. Scott,
vice-chairman and E. Prumers and Charles
Howard were elected recording secretary, treas-
urer and corresponding secretary respectively.
Chairman Green made an eloquent speech after
his election, and outlined his plan for meeting
the required increase of dues for the local di-
vision. He stated that it seemed necessary to
increase the present dues of $12 per annum to
$18 or $24, and it was his proposal to make it
optional for a member to meet this increase in
actual cash or through membership work, can-
vassing and endeavoring to obtain new mem-
bers. He also emphasized the necessity for all
to make the most of opportunity as it presented
itself in daily life. G. B. Riley, the retiring
chairman, was eulogized for the splendid serv-
ices which he had rendered during his term
of office in the preceding year, as also was R.
Shero, secretary-treasurer in 1928. Later an
interesting address was given by Major E. H.
Wilson, chairman, Aviation Technican and Ad-
visory Board, on the history of aeronautics.
PHILADELPHIA, PA., January 21.—The console or
keyboard of the largest organ in Philadelphia,
which will be installed in the new Mastbaum
Theatre, is now on display in the window of
the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., 1031 Chestnut street.
The mammoth console was designed for the
Hope Jones organ which the Wurlitzer Co. has
contracted to install in the handsome memorial
theatre now under construction at Twentieth
and Market streets, in tribute to Jules Mast-
baum, founder of the Stanley Co. of America,
and its late president. The console has attracted
crowds of pedestrians on Chestnut street since
its display last week.
Forms Basket Ball Team
The Music Shop of Niagara Falls, N. Y., has
organized a basketball team composed of former
college and high school stars. It has been
making a good showing in preliminary games
and promises to become one of the best in
Western New York.
Los Angeles Piano Tuners
Hold Annual Meeting
F. P. Green Elected Chairman of Local Division
of National Association of Piano Tuners—
Dues to Be Increased
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