PRESTO
November 18, 1922.
Christman
SOME WESTERN AMPICO WEEKS
The procession of Elinor Whittemore, violinist, and
Phillip Gordon, pianist, throughout a series of Am-
pico weeks brought tremendously enthusiastic re-
ports from dealers, local press and public in the
West.
In Denver, as the accompanying picture
shows, these two artists and the Ampico filled the
Auditorium to its capacity of 3,500, and the Charles
feet technical precision of Mr. Gordon's playing, the
buoyancy and dash and delightful poetry of inter-
pretation." "Miss Whittemore," it continued, "is a
violinist of exceptional skill," with a "wonder work
of tone color."
The week of Miss Whittemore, Mr. Gordon and
the Ampico playing in the Spreckds Theatre, San
E. Wells Music Company reports that 450 chairs had
to be placed behind the performers on the stage, but
that even so 1,500 or more were turned away.
The Arizona Ampico Week was equally popular
and effective in its results, under the auspices of the
Redewill Music Company, of Phoenix. Concerts
were given by the two artists and the Ampico in
Mesa, Chandler and Phoenix, heard each time by a
large audience. Phoenix papers spoke of the "per-
Diego, California, was, as reported by the Evening
Tribune, "filled the theater to capacity, and it is
doubted if there has ever been a more attentive
audience." This remarkable concert was due to the
courtesy of the Thearle Music Company, of San
Diego. After superlative praise for both artists, the
Evening Tribune tells "how faultlessly the Ampico
in the Knabe reproduced the art of great, well-known
pianists."
OLD-TIME THANKSGIVING
WITH NEW-TUNE MUSIC
in the same city. Harold Berson is manager and
proprietor:
The Curry & Harper Music Store is nicely situat-
ed at 116 N. Front street, Columbus, O.
The store of the Standard Music Co., Atlantic
City, N. J., has been remodeled and redecorated.
The Sawyer Music Shop has been opened in
Orange, Cal.
E. H. Ambrosa will move next week to larger
quarters in Durham, Conn.
Reinhardt's Music Shop is now in larger quarters
in the Peabody Hotel Building, Memphis, Tenn.
Arlie Heffner will open a new music store next
week in Charlotte, Mich.
A piano department has been added by the White
Plains Furnture Co., White Plains, N. Y.
Smith & Geary is the name of a new musir store
in New Bedford, Mass.
It has become a recognized that
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That Is the Possibility Suggested in the November
Advertising for Gulbransen Player.
The Thanksgiving spirit is joyously present in the
national advertising for November by the Gulbran-
sen-Dickinson Co., Chicago. In the Saturday Eve-
ning Post of November 11 a typical family scene of
an old-fashioned Thanksgiving with new-fashioned
music. This suggestive Gulbransen talk accompanies
the picture:
Old-fashioned in spirit—old-fashfoned in observ-
ance—-old-fashioned in good things to eat—but new-
fashioned in music. Because—there's a Gulbransen,
the modern musical instrument. A Gulbransen that
anyone can play—yes—but more than that—a Gul-
bransen that anyone can play well. So well, in fact,
that it fools the folks in the next room into thinking
it is hand-playing!
This is not a dream—not a boast. It is being
done in thousands of homes with this most highly-
developed, this most enjoyed of musical instruments.
Due to two things: First, superiority of Gulbransen
performance; second, Gulbransen instruction rolls,
which quickly teach correct playing.
Spring a surprise in your own family circle. Top
off the Thanksgiving feast with music—artistic music
—with you the artist.
SOME OF THE LATE CHANGES
IN RETAIL PIANO TRADE
Changes, Renewals and New Enterprises in Different
Parts of the Country.
' The John Church Company has opened a piano
store in the Milne building at 124 West Main street,
Morrison, 111.
The R. Wurlitzer Co. store, Milwaukee, Wis., was
moved to 421 Broadway, this week.
The J. W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co., Kansas City,
Mo., has secured a building in Wichita, Kans., and
will establish a new branch there.
The J. L. Morris Music Shop was recently opened
in Athens, Ga.
H. W. Allen is the proprietor of the H. W. Allen
Music Co., Sanford, Fla. He was formerly with Har-
wood & Wilson, Inc., Palm Beach.
The H. Berson Piano Co., New York, has opened
a new branch store at 222 W. Thirty-fourth street,
STEINWAY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
The first of the new year will find the Indianapolis
branch of Steinway & Sons, in new and bigger quar-
ters. The new location is 225 North Pennsylvania
avenue and the selection was made by Paul H.
Schmidt and Theodore E. Steinway, of Steinway &
Sons, New York, during a recent visit to Indianapo-
lis. The situation of the new store is one of the
most desirable in the business section and the struc-
ture has sufficient flood space to accommodate the
increased business anticipated for the future.
PROGRESSIVE ALABAMA FIRM.
The E. Ew Forbes & Son Piano Co., Birmingham,
Ala., which successfully handles the Stultz & Bauer,
Steger & Sons and other pianos and players has com-
pleted plans for remodeling its store, the result of
which will be the addition of two new piano display
rooms. Maurice D. Manning, the new manager, has
increased his piano sales force to ten, all experienced
closers.
OPENS FINDLAY BRANCH.
B. S. Porter & Son, Lima, O., has leased a building
at 513 S. Main street, Findlay, O., and is remodeling
it into a store suitable for the music trade. Pianos,
talking machines and rolls and records will be han-
dled in the progressive manner of the widely-known
Lima firm. J. Ed. Porter, proprietor of the company,
is superintending the preparations for the opening of
the Findlay branch.
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