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PRESTO-TIMES
December 10, 1927
every detail, and due to its location and environment,
is able to turn out highest quality work in the re-
covering of piano keys and general piano repairing.
Mr. Sigmund guarantees satisfaction, and renders Jed Harris' Drama at the Selwyn Is Breaking All
President Paul B. Klugh Appoints Thomas H.
the best possible service both in material and cost.
Endicott Head of Sales Division.
Records for the Play.
He invites inquiries and sends samples of work on
Paul B. Klugh, vice-president and general manager
request.
With its mingled elements of comedy, tragedy,
of the Zenith Radio Corporation, Chicago, announces
girls and music, "Broadway" has literally swept Chi-
the appointment of Thomas H. Endicott as sales
FREED-EISEMANN REPORTS.
cago off its feet during its long run at the Selwyn
manager to occupy the position made vacant in
Even "hard-boiled" service men in the laboratories
August when N. A. Fegen resigned in order to be- of American manufacturers get real kicks out of Theater. Jed Harris' colorful drama of the cabarets
come a wholesale distributor of Zenith in Cleveland
radio. One of the chief causes of enthusiasm is the is now in its fourth month at the Dearborn Street
and northeastern Ohio.
playhouse, and in the matter of average weekly re-
frequency with which mail comes from distant lands
ceipts, Chicago heads the list of cities where the play
Mr. Endicott, the new sales manager, brings to testifying to the way sets made here are bringing
Zenith a wide and varied experience in sales manage- in stations a thousand and sometimes two thousand
is now on view, including New York, Philadelphia,
ment of electrical and related lines of equipment. and more miles away. To the Freed-Eisemann Radio
Boston, San Francisco, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest and
He has been associated with one of the large elec-
Corporation come a succession of these reports, some
Sofia. London gave it 35 profitable weeks last
trical manufacturing companies and has resigned his of them from very prominent officials and citizens.
season.
position to join the Zenith official family. Mr. Endi- Technical approval is always considered especially
The world-wide success of "Broadway" has been
cott is a member of the American Institute of Elec- valuable, and the other day Hans Schraner, an engi-
variously ascribed to its unique blending of comedy
trical Engineers and Association of Iron and Steel neer of Oberurnen, Switzerland, was represented in
and tragedy, its splendid stage direction and its
Engineers. His experience, therefore, has been such
the mail confirmation of the enthusiasm marking the
novelty
of theme and atmosphere, but with the rank
as to promise uncommonly effective work in handling
use of Freed-Eisemann receivers abroad.
and file of playgoers its absorbing and well-acted
the distribution problem of the Zenith Radio Cor-
story is probably the strongest factor in its success.
poration.
FEATURING ELECTROLA.
All the action takes place "back-stage" in a night
The greatest simultaneous demonstration of talking
machines ever staged was put on recently by the Vic- club and there is a bevy of sprightly chorus girls to
PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC.
add realistic musical comedy atmosphere. A jazz
tor Talking Machine Company when Roy A. Forbes,
Advice concerning public school music is gleaned
orchestra also lends pep to the performance.
manager of sales and merchandising, by special ar-
from the publications of the Music Supervisors' Na-
rangement with the Ford Motor Company, placed
tional Conference. Suggestions on community music new models of the company's line in practically every
are found in the bulletins of recreation groups and
BOOK AND BAND CONTESTS.
showroom in the United States where the new Ford
other welfare organizations. One source of help re- cars were being shown. Victor distributors every-
The National Bureau for the Advancement of
garding not only educational but civic or other phases
Music has begun an extensive campaign for the pro-
where were notified of the Ford Company's approval
of music is the National Bureau for the Advancement
motion of school orchestras by the publication of its
of
the
plan
and
they
in
turn
told
the
dealers
in
their
of Music, which has just issued a revised list of its
districts, who at once delivered instruments to the illustrated booklet, "State and National School Or-
printed matter. That list is available from the head-
chestra Contests, 1928." The effectiveness of the
Ford showrooms. Ford dealers welcomed the Elec-
quarters of the bureau at 45 West 45th street, New
work done by the bureau for the establishment and
trolas
as
a
valuable
entertainment
feature
to
their
York city.
improvement of school bands throughout the country,
programs.
by means of the state and national contests, is gen-
MIDWEST KEY REPAIR SHOPS.
erally recognized. Dealers handling musical mer-
A BRUNSWICK DIVIDEND.
chandise should familiarize themselves with this
Mr. Sigmund, proprietor of the Midwest Piano Key
The directors of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender
booklet, not only for their own information, but in
Shops located at Naperville (a suburb of Chicago),
Co., 623-633 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, have
order to bring it intelligently to the attention of those
stated to a Presto representative this week that authorized a dividend of 1-^4 P e r cent payable January
who can be helpful in building up the school and
business is good and is getting better right along.
1, 1928, on the outstanding preferred stock of this
other orchestras.
Mr. Sigmund has a well equipped modern shop in
company, as of record December 20, 1927.
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