11
P R E S T O
March 8, 1924.
NEW YORK JUDGE APPLIES
THE GOLDEN RULE TO MUSIC
with his family in Los Angeles, where he moved
from Portland, Ore., last week. He will make Los
Angeles his headquarters for the next few months.
ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERS
OF STORY & CLARK STAFF
A, C. DANZ OPENS DOWN=STAIRS
STORE IN LOS ANGELES
Reports from the South Indicate That Conditions
Are Promising for the Piano Trade.
K.
A.
Burke has just returned from an extensive
When Miss Margaret Donovan, 35 years old, of 94
Orchard street, Yonkers, New York, asked City Judge New Establishment Is Under the Broadway Entrance trip through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and
Tennessee. In the course of his trip he found all
Charles W. Boote in Yonkers City Court this week
to Grauman's Metropolitan Theater.
dealers looking forward to business improvement.
for a ruling as to how late a person may play a piano
A. C. Danz has just opened a piano store at 549 Arkansas in particular was very optimistic about
in an apartment house, the judge told her to apply the
South Broadway, Los Angeles, Calif. He first en- the berry crop, which they expect to be better than
Golden Rule.
Miss Donovan told the judge that Koston Goidz, tered the music business in Los Angeles by opening in many years. Many orders have been received in
her landlord, who lives in the six-family apartment a small store at 105 North Spring street. In 1922 his these states for the Repro-Rhraso, and its popularity
house, went to sleep at 8 o'clock at night ordinarily organization was materially enlarged, and now, with seems to be steadily on the increase.
Still R. Harcourt left March 3 for Buffalo and
and objected to music after that hour. The judge the opening of the handsome downstairs store under
ruled that 8 o'clock was too early to taboo music. the P.roadway entrance to Grauman's Metropolitan Boston, where he will demonstrate the Repro-Phraso.
The judge told her he could make no hard and fast Theater and the increase in his organization to 39 E. M. Love also left last Monday night for Albany,
Xew York.
rule that would apply to all apartment houses. He persons, he takes his place as a highly prominent
factor in the music business of Los Angeles.
declared:
The store is notable because of the fact that it is
"I would say that a person living in an apartment
should be permitted to play a piano ordinarily up to the only extensive downstairs music store in Los
the time of night that the same person would like to Angeles or any other prominent American city. It
have others stop playing in order to obtain rest or is hailed as a worth while innovation in musical in-
sleep. That does not mean that a person who does strument merchandising.
Famous Instrument Takes Prominent Part in Event
not care to sleep until after midnight should play a
in Which Music Stars Participate.
NACE'S MUSIC STORES, INC.
piano that late and keep the neighbors all awake."
Miss Donovan said she never played after 9:30, and
Xace's Music Stores, Inc., with branches at Han-
The Premier Baby Grand, manufactured by the
the judge thought that a reasonable hour.
over, Pa.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Hampstead, Md., and
Premier Grand Piano Corporation, 510-532 West 23rd
Westminster, Md., are now occupying their new street, New York, was a prominent headliner in the
quarters on Baltimore street, Hanover. This store, review and entertainment of the Song Writers of
completely equipped with new fixtures and booths, is America, held at the Earl Carroll Theater, Xew York,
one of the most beautiful and complete in southern last week, Thursday night.
Pennsylvania. They handle the Baldwin, Haddorff,
A varied high-class vocal and instrumental enter-
Francis Bacon, Hobart M. Cable, and Lester pianos tainment was featured during the evening, to a packed
What Some Members of Trade Are Doing, Where and players, Edison and Victor phonographs, and a and enthusiastic house.
complete line of band and stringed instruments.
Such well-known stars as Victor Herbert, Eddie
They Are Doing It, and With the When and Why.
Cantor, Irving Berlin, Percy Weinrich, Fanny Bricc,
William K. Lawrence has been named manager of
Florence Moore, Leo Carrillo, Albert Von Tilzer,
HAS A MONOPOLY NOW.
the San Jose store of the Wiley B. Allen Co., San
Edna Leedom, Dave Stamper, Bert and Betty
George
Oschwald
now
has
a
monopoly
of
the
music
Francisco. Mr. Lawrence has been an active mem-
business in Lawrenccville, 111. He has purchased the Wheeler, the Roseland Orchestra and others of equal
ber of the sales force for several years.
prominence in the professional ranks, participated,
Philip T. Clay, president of Sherman, Clay & Co., stock of Brunswick phonographs and records of Gray and the Premier Baby Grand was played on in every
Bros,
and
moved
to
the
Oldendorf
Music
House
last
San Francisco, has returned from a trip to New York
week. The deal makes Oldendorf's the only music act produced.
and other eastern points.
The Song Writers of America, consisting of the
Charles W. De Zouche has returned to the ware- house in that city. Mr. Oschwald will continue to most popular composers and pianists of this country
handle
Brunswick
records
along
with
Edison,
Victor,
room staff of the Kieselhorst Piano Co., St. Louis.
have several times featured this nationally known
Alfred J. Pearson, president of the Pearson Piano Columbia and other standard makes.
Small Grand in connection with their various reviews
Co., Worcester, Mass., returned last week from a six
and entertainments in the past, which is the best indi-
PIANO CLUB HEARS J. C. ELLIS.
months' cruise of the West Indies.
cation how r the Premier is regarded by these authori-
C. N. Andrews, of the W. D. & C. N. Andrews Co.,
At its weekly luncheon at the Illinois Athletic ties of musical value.
Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. Andrews, are enjoying a Club on Monday, March 3, the Piano Club of Chi-
winter vacation in Florida.
cago listened to J. C. Ellis, of the Curtis Publishing
The Revolution Veneer & Panel Co., High Point,
Charles Dundore, Pacific Coast representative of
Company, Philadelphia, tell the story of the Satur- X. C , has increased its capital stock from $50,000
the Haddorff Piano Co., Rockford, 111., is now located day Evening Post.
to $150,000.
Yonkers Court Advises Piano Playing Tenants to
Consider Neighbors When Night Falls.
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