21
PRESTO
March .22, 1924.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
0 R S SPECIALS THIS WEEK
Eight Lively Rolls for Playerpianos Ready for Ship-
ment March 18.
On March 18 the Q R S Music Roll Co., Chicago,
began the release of the following specials. This ad-
vice was announced previously: "We will ship stand-
ing orders on the numbers listed below on Tuesday,
March 18. Orders from our customers not on the
standing order list will be filled promptly on receipt."
2607—Roamin' Blues, fox-trot.
260&—The Foggy Dew, Bluebird ballad.
2612—Mindin' My Bus'ness, fox-trot.
2613—Nine O'Clock Sal, fox-trot.
2614—Take a Little One-step (from "Lollipop"),
fox-trot-one-step.
2618—Dancin' Dan, fox-trot.
2620—Whose Izzy Is He? (Is He Yours or Is He
Mine?), fox-trot.
2623—You Can Take Me Away from Dixie (But
You Can't Take Dixie from Me), fox-trot.
PIANO MATERIALS CONTROLLED
Secretary Hoover in Letter to Senator Capper Points
Out Facts Influencing Prices.
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Xinc raw materials essential to American industry
and agriculture, whose principal production sources
are abroad are controlled in greater or less degree
by combinations of foreign producing organizations,
Secretary Hoover wrote today to Senator Capper
(Rep., Kans.).
Two of these essentials to the manufacturers of
playerpianos, crude rubber and gutta percha, arc con-
trolled partly by legislative and partly by voluntary
combinations of producers in the British and Dutch
colonies.
The price of pneumatic leathers is boosted by the
control of tanning preparations. Quebracho (for
tanning purposes) is controlled by combination of
producers and foreign manufacturers.
NEW GENNETT RECORDS OUT
This Week's Contributions to Allurements for the
Phonograph Owner Mean Increased Popularity.
The following Gennett records were announced
ready for shipment to dealers this week by the Starr
Piano Co., Richmond, Tnd.:
Green Label—A Kiss in the Dark (De Sylva-
llerbert) and Somewhere in the World (Aver),
Henry Mocller, tenor. No. 10088. These are melo-
dies of great beauty sung with strength and tender-
ness in rich tenor by Henry Moeller. Both will stir
within you full appreciation of the color and genuine
warmth of their themes.
For dancing—You Are Easy to Remember (fox
trot) (Fields, Reed. Collins, Cameron) and Somebody
Stole My Gal (fox trot) (Wood) Bontsema's Famous
Hotel Tuller Orchestra. Record No. 5394. On No.
5395 are Home Folks Blues (fox trot) (Rose-Johns-
ton) and Ida (fox trot) (Leonard) Bernie Cummins
and His Toadstool Inn Orchestra. Bontsema's fam-
ous Hotel Tuller Orchestra is a new one with Gen-
nett records and so is Bernie Cummins and his Toad-
stool Inn Orchestra. The new numbers have novel
grotesque effects, joyness, speed and lots of rhythm
plus harmony.
Foreign—Aniar, Beber Y Cantar (Vals) (Strauss)
and Enlace De Los Ceiiros (Vals) (Hall) Royal
Marimba Band. These two imposing band num-
bers bv the Roval Marimba Band are colorful and
brilliant and perfectly recorded on No. S-5329. On
record 1-5377 are Amalia (Polka) (Giannone) and
Luciella (Tarantella Xapoletana (Ascolese) G. Iasilli
and His Orchestra. This is a light yet brilliant
record artistically played which makes it a real
delight to the true music lover.
Popular songs—On Xo. 5391 are 31st Street Blues
(Hall and Geis) and Pipe Dream Blues (Williams)
Josie Miles.
No. 538 —Whose Izzy Is He (Is He Yours or Is
He Mine) (Brown. Green, Sturm) and Xot Yet
Suzette! (Coslow-Coots) Jack Kaufman. When you
see Jack Kaufman's name on a record you know
there is fun in store for you.
PROMOTING BANJO SALES
That's What Ralph El'aser Does in San Francisco
with His Book and Practical Merchandising.
There was a time when the banjoist was a per-
former of more or less importance in the Negro
minstrel shows, but did not count for much in the
scheme of things musical. Now he is one of the
highcockolorums of the dance orchestra, is consulted
on harmony and depended upon for special effects that
he alone can create. Ralph Eliaser, himself a well-
known banjoist of San Francisco, has written a book,
"Jazz-ar-mon-ie," which points the way to the pro-
fessional field to ilocks of amateur banjoists.
Mr. Eliaser, who is head of the musical merchan-
dise department of H. C. Hanson Music House, San
Francisco, saw the possibilities of the instrument
when he was studying the 'cello for art and the banjo
on the side for pastime. His preferences changed
places when he was induced to do some banjo twang-
ing for Paul Whiteman when the latter was first
making a name for himself with his orchestra in the
Ambassador Hotel, Santa Barbara.
Of course Mr. Eliaser does special featuring for the
banjo for which he has built up a big business in the
H. C. Hanson Music House. He was one of the
organizers of the San Francisco Banjo Players Club,
an organization which provides continuous publicity
erf the effective kind for the banjo.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
The Lyradion Manufacturing Company of South
Bend, Tnd., which makes radio sets and phonographs,
was placed in receivership recently by Judge L. J.
Oare, of the St. Joseph Superior Court. The Citi-
zens Trust and Savings Company, of that city, was
named receiver. The petition was filed by B. R. Sea-
brook, who asserts the liabilities are $140,000 and the
assets practically nothing. Melville W. Mix, former
mayor of Mishavvaka, is head of the Lyradion Com-
pany.
CONN INSTRUMENTS IN PORTLAND.
The McDougall-Conn Music Co., of Portland, Ore.,
distributors of the Conn band instruments for Ore-
gon, are remodeling their store at Alder and Park
streets so as to give more light and at the same time
allow the passing public a better view of their at-
tractive inside. To accomplish this their sheet music
racks have been moved from the side of the store to
the rear.
E L I M I N A T E S P H O N O G R A P H SCRATCH.
A phonograph attachment, designed to eliminate
grating and scratching music, has been invented by
C. J. Jauron of Salix, la. Mr. Jauron announced that
the invention will fit all makes of phonographs and
does not affect the appearance of the machine. The
device is called "Mel-O-Tqne," and will be produced
at an inexpensive cost, Mr. Tauron said.
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