March 8, 1924.
21
PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
EDNA BEACH WEBB'S SUCCESSES
Artist Who Records for the Welte-Mignon (Li-
censee) Scored Distinct Successes in Ohio.
Mrs. Edna Beach Webb's recent concerts in Ohio
created enthusiasm. At Toledo and Fremont the
critics were particularly impressed.
''Mrs. Webb proved herself not only an accompan-
ist of rare ability, but a soloist with a practical knowl-
edge of tcchnic and a charming manner of interpreta-
tion," was the comment of a Toledo newspaper. The
following newspaper notice appeared after Mrs.
Webb's concert in Fremont: "Edna Beach Webb,
the accompanist of the singer, displayed rare talent in
that line and when she appeared for her solo num-
bers had already impressed musicians with her skill."
Mrs. Webb is one of the many famous pianists
whose recordings add to the world-wide prestige of
the Welte-Mignon (Licensee) Reproducer.
A RADIO APPLAUSE CARD
How One Critical Ear Failed to Catch Effect Sug-
gested by the Player's Name.
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Apparently the general public is taking to sending
radio applause cards with a vengeance. Carleton
Kaumeyer incloses a sample showing how great art
is always received. It reads, in part:
"Mr. Kaumeyer: You are a rotten fiddler. I
heard you play yesterday at the Edgewater
Beach Hotel a Brook Concerto. I could not hear
nothing about no brook in it. . . ."
The perplexed violinist asks us what he should
reply to the critic. How about: "Dear Sir: I hope
you get a creek in the neck," suggests RIQ. in the
Chicago Evening Post.
COLUMBIA ROLLS SELL WELL
Many Reorders for Numbers in the March List of
Releases Proof of Salability.
Reorders for the March releases of the Columbia
Word Rolls made by the Columbia Music Roll Co.,
22 S. Peoria street, Chicago, are the best proofs of
the musical and salable qualities of the line. The
lively business in the March releases justifies the claim
of the company that the Columbia rolls are "the
background of a busy roll department." The list is
pleasantly varied with fox-trots, waltzes, marches,
blues and ballads and the character of the selections.
is timely.
Added to the musical qualities of the Columbia
rolls is the element of alluringly reasonable prices.
These joint merits make the rolls the dealers' best
profit-producer in a roll department. The rolls are
not only recorded with spirit by masters of the piano,
but they are made of the best materials obtainable.
A trial order of Columbia rolls has convinced many
dealers who immediately became regular and enthu-
siastic sellers of the line.
Here is the list of March releases of rolls which are
favored in the orders to the Columbia Music Roll
Co. The names of the recording artists follow the
titles:
814—When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Nell Morrison,
marimba waltz. 813—Waiting for the Rainbow, Ed-
win Schmidt, fox-trot. 812—Roosevelt March, Clar-
ence Johnson, marimba march. 811—Sighing Sands,
Nell Morrison, Hawaiian marimba waltz. 810—I
Wonder Who's Dancing with You Tonight, James
Blythe, fox-trot. 809—Mean Papa, Turn in Your
Key, Harry Geise, fox-trot. 808—Brother You've Got
Me Wrong, Harry Geise, -fox-trot. 807—Home in
Pasadena, Nell Morrison, fox-trot. 806—Our Little
Home, James Blythe. fox-trot. 80S—31st Street Blues,
Harry Geise, blue. 804—I'm All Broken Up Over
You, James Blythe, fox-trot. 803—-The One I Love,
Harry Geise, fox-trot. 801—Lonely Lane, Harry
Geise, waltz. 800—Ireland Is Heaven to Me, Art
Gillham, ballad. 709—My Dream Sweetheart, Harry
Geise, waltz. 798—Watching the Moon Rise, Nell
Morrison, fox-trot. 797—Light House Blues, Harry
Geise, blue. 79(5—Arizona Stars, Nell Morrison,
waltz. 795—You Can't Make a Fool Out of Me,
Billy Fitch, waltz. 794—It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo',
Harry Geise, fox-trot.
NEW MUSIC GOODS PATENTS
Investors Find Opportunities for Their Talents in
Wide Field of Musical Merchandise.
Additions recently to the sales force in the talking
machine department in the Shepard Co., Providence,
R. I., were in response to increased business in
machines and records.
Frank Fallis has been appointed manager of the
talking machine department of the LaSalle & Koch
Co., Toledo, O. Mr. Fallis succeeded F. O. Edwards,
who has joined the Cheney Sales Co., Cleveland, O.
C. J. Fairchild, sales manager for C. G. Conn, Ltd.,
Elkhart, Ind., visited the New York trade last week.
The Violin Shop of John Hornsteiner, Inc., 207
South Wabash avenue, Chicago, was incorporated
recently with a capital stock of $35,000.
J. & J. Goddard, the London piano supply house,
was established in 1842 and it is still controlled by
members of the Goddard family.
N E W SAN FRANCISCO PLANT.
The Victor Talking Machine Co., which recently
purchased twenty acres of land near San Francisco,
is building a two-story factory with a floor area of
40,000 square feet. The structure is of the Spanish
type with a tile roof. The recording of artists who
have gained fame on the Pacific Coast will be made
on the second floor in rooms specially constructed for
the purpose.
Q R S W I N N E R S IN PORTLAND.
"Mississippi Ripples," "Remembering" and "Linger
Awhile" are among the best sellers in the newly in-
stalled Q R S roll department of Seiberling, Lucas
Music Co., in Portland, Ore. The department is an
exclusive Q R S one, and the firm anticipates that it
will soon work the department up to the standard of
the other departments of their establishment.
SUCCESSFUL H A R T F O R D FIRM.
The new wareroom of the Fcinblum-Pcizer Music
Shop, 71 Windsor street, Hartford, Conn., is the re-
sult of eight years of energy in selling talking ma-
chines. Beginning in a small way in upper Windsor
street, where sewing machines were carried, the com-
pany has grown to the importance exhibited in the
fine store on the same busy thoroughfare.
NEW S A X O P H O N E BOOK.
Ralph Eliaser, sales manager for the Hanson Music
House, San Francisco, is writing a new book for
the aspiring saxophone player. He hopes to have it
finished by May. "Saxarmonie" is the name of the
new book and it is designed as a companion publica-
tion to "Jazzarmonic," previously published for banjo
players in jazz orchestras.
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