23
PRESTO
August 9, 1924.
DOING BIG THINGS
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT AT SEA
LARGE FOREIGN ROLL LIST
Letter from Dealer at Ashland, Ky., Tells How to
Turn July Into Christmas.
Delegates to the London Advertising Men's Conven-
tion Heard Radiola on Shipboard.
Remarkable Size and Scope of Bulletin of Universal
Electric Music of Columbia Company.
Down in Ashland, Ky., there exists one of the fin-
est and most aggressive dealers in the phonograph
industry.
Mr. Carter, owner of the shop, long since estab-
lished himself in the eyes of those interested in
music, by his outstanding accomplishments and abil-
ity. To illustrate the spirit in which he attacks his
problems, it is necessary only to* quote a letter that
he recently forwarded to the district manager of the
Brunswick Company at Cincinnati:
"You'll have to get a sharp pencil to figure my
June increase. Last June my actual consumption of
Brunswick merchandise was what I would term fair.
Xow take a squint at this check. I'm in Babe Ruth's
class, sure as you're born!
"Races opened here today. I put over a big one—
his name was 'Tudor' and he paid cash.
"Two other victims put their names on the dotted
line, enrolling themselves as members of my 1924
Xmas Club. By-the-way, who in the dickens ever
heard of Santa Claus in July? I'll try anything
once.
'"I'm all puffed up over my increase this hot
weather, and am doing all I can to hold it.
"The new Stratford is a real Brunswick. Can't
you see Brunswick is getting around to my 'style';
you know I have been cleaning those Amplifiers for
three years.
"I think all we need now is to send my friend,
Walter H., up to the North Pole to get some Esquimo
records and while he is there turn Krueger, Jones,
Miller, and all the boys loose in the laboratory.
Maybe we'll get some records to my own likin'.
After all I'm as crazy about a Brunswick record as
a kid over red boots."
One who pursues business in this frame of mind
cannot help doing big things.
Among the five hundred and twenty-five delegates
who sailed on the S.S. Republic July 3rd, bound for
the International Convention of the Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs of the world at Albert Hall, London,
England, were one hundred members of the "Poor
Richard Club," Philadelphia, one hundred and twen-
ty-five members of the Advertising Club of New
York, one hundred members of the Advertising Club
of Chicago—the balance being from San Francisco,
Houston, St. Louis, Denver, as well as various rep-
resentative points in the East.
For the entertainment of these delegates a Bruns-
wick-Radiola was installed on board ship. This
Brunswick-Radiola, the first to be utilized in this
capacity, is the new product of the Brunswick-Balke
Collender Company and combines both phonograph
and radio units in one cabinet.
A special program for the entertainment of those
on board the S.S. Republic was broadcasted each
evening from 7:30 to 8:30 over Broadcasting Station
W.O.O., operated by John Wanamaker, Philadelphia.
By special permission of the officials of the United
States Lines, the wireless station on board ship was
shut down during the period of broadcasting each
evening to insure a clear reception of the program.
Jarvis Woods, president of the "Poor Richard
Club," radiogramed Station W.O.O. when the ship
was one day out, as follows: '"Poor Richard Club
enjoying your concert immensely."
The installation of this Brunswick-Radiola on the
S.S. Republic while in itself an innovation, most
surely is another milestone, and an important one,
in the forward march of that present date wonder—
radio.
The foreign list of Universal Electric player rolls
put forth by the Columbia Music Roll Company, of
Chicago, is remarkable for its large size and scope.
The latest bulletin embraces eight pages of titles,
in every language, and there are few of the really
favorite numbers that are not included. The Mex-
ican Special roll list is as follows:
Cancion del Olvido, Paso Doble; Honolulu Rose,
waltz; La Casita, Cancion; El Centenario, fox trot;
Lejos de Ti, waltz; Somebody Stole My Gal, fox
trot; Spain, fox trot; I Love You, fox trot; Mujer
Perjura, Cancion; San Diego, fox trot.
All of the foreign list of Universal Electric rolls
are for Coinola, Style "A" and "C," Operators' Piano
Company, Style "A," "C," and Cupid, Seeburg, Style
"A," "B,"' "C," "D," "E," "F," and "K," Chicago
Electric, Cremona, Howard, Tangley Calliope and
Calliaphone, and all styles of 65-note rewind electric
pianos.
NEW GENNETT RELEASES
Dancing, Instrumental and Irish Melodies Comprise
the Popular List of Late Records.
The Gennett record department of the Starr Piano
Co., Richmond, Ind., has issued a new list of Gen-
nett records which offers a wide variety. The new
releases are as follows:
Dancing—Knock at the Door, fox trot. Olson-
Johnson-Kassell-Clark, and Louise, fox trot, Rush-
Rowel! (No. 5502). June Night, fox trot, Baer-
Friend, Howard Lanin and Arcade Orchestra, and
You Know Me, Alabam, fox trot, Ager-Vellen (No.
5504).
Irish Pipes—Irish Medley, Believe me if all those
endearing young charms, O'Brian's Favorite, The
Boys of Kilkenny, and Irish Medley, Last Rose of
Summer, Reels of Bogie, Dean and Mack, tenor and
Irish pipes, and Frank O'Neil, piano accompaniment
(N T o. 5487).
Instrumental—Maria, Mari, Caupua, and Monana
Chimes-Waltz, Costello-Motzan, Ferera's Hawaiian
Serenaders (No. 5499).
Airs from the opera—Select airs from Grand
Opera, Part one, The Prophet, Aida, Hungarian
Dance, Moses-Tobani. Select airs from grand opera,
part two, Fackeltanz, Walther's Traumlied, William
Tell, Moses-Tobani (No. 5480).
Popular songs—Hinkey Dinky Parlay Voo, Al
Dubin-Irving Mills-Jimmy McHugh and Irwin Dash,
Kaufman and Ryan. And Oh Sarah, Won't You
Please Pull Down That Shade, Clarence Goskill (No.
5483).
GERMAN ACTIONS DEARER.
A correspondent of the Zeitschrift fiir Instrumen-
tenbau, of Leipsic, commenting on the recently an-
nounced advance in the price of actions by 20 per
cent, thus raising the price to about 100 marks, says,
as the action makes about a tenth of the cost of a
medium piano, this approaches 1,000 marks, which,
at present money rates, makes sales quite illusory. It
means a paralysis in the industry. The export move-
ment has already weakened as a consequence.
SELLING RADIO SETS.
A successful sale of radio sets is being made by the
Oloweck's Music House, 3424 South Halsted street,
Chicago. The leading radio sets in this store are the
products of Zenith Radio Corp. Free radio concerts
may be heard in this store every evening. Among
other lines carried by this store are musical instru-
ments, novelties and supplies
The Milner Musical Company, of Cincinnati, has
opened a branch store in Brookville, Ind. • •
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