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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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the trade, and has the reputation of being one of the
best piano and organ salesmen in the West. Mr. Sea-
holm, with an associate, opened a music store in Denver
BEHNING & SON AND FREEBORN G. SMITH UNITE THEIR
about the 1st of last February, but has withdrawn from
KANSAS CITY FORCES.
that and joined hands with Mr. Wendell, Mr. Lynn J.
RECENT event in the piano trade reflects con- Browning, the third partner of the new concern, is a
siderable credit upon the houses of Freeborn G. native of Philadelphia, Pa., and up to the present is but
Smith, N. Y., and Behning & Son, of the same little known in the musical world. Being a gentleman
of very high musical tastes, and having received a thor-
city.
As will be remembered, the Behning house were for ough business education, he will undoubtedly hold his
some time represented in Kansas City, Mo., by Mr. own. The firm, under the style of Wendell, Seaholm &
Strope, who had built up for them a magnificent trade- Browning, have recently opened up their elegant ware-
About twelve months ago the business of Mr. Strope was room, will conduct a strictly first-class music business,
purchased by F. G. Smith, whereupon Behning & Sons and will soon be heard from throughout Colorado and
A SHARP.
started a branch establishment in the great Missourian New Mexico.
town. Though the warerooms of the two Eastern
THE SCHUBERT BOYS RALLY ROUND
houses adjoined each other, both firms did a fairly satis-
factory trade. Upon due consideration, however, they
THE FLAG.
hdlre agreed that a merging of the two sets of interests
would be mutually advantageous. Mr. D. H. Reeder,
HE American flag carried by the employees of the
the manager of the Behning branch, and Mr. J. M.
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Schubert Piano Company in the Centennial
Hawxhurst, representing Mr. Smith, therefore entered
-*- Civic parade, was taken possession of afterwards
into friendly communication, with the result that the by a young man named Frank Schlick, who had prev-
last-named gentleman will henceforth attend to the in- iously worked in the Schubert factory, but was discharged
terests of the Behning firm in Kansas City, Mr. Reeder several months ago. He was repeatedly asked to return
joining his staff. The terms of the bargain are emin- the flag but refused, under one pretext or another, to do
ently satisfactory to all parties concerned. Undoubt- so. After considerable trouble the Schubert employees
edly neither the Behning nor the Bradbury piano will finally secured the banner, but the conduct of Schlick
become less popular on account of its association with throughout the affiair was such as to cause a bitter feel-
the other. On the contrary, the interests of both ing among them against him.
houses will be considerably enhanced in consequence of
On Monday evening, he was met by one of the Schu-
tfee new and sensible arrangement, upon the completion bert men named Reiner, on the corner of Ninth avenue
of which they are to be heartily congratulated.
and Thirth-sixth street, and some hot words were inter-
changed, during which Reiner conveyed to Schlick, in
MAHOGANY OUT OF FASHION.
language more forcible than studied, his high appreci-
m
ation
of people who would steal an American flag.
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NEW YORK furniture dealer, while speaking of Schlick retorted with the lie direct. The compliment
the change in the fashion and material of furni- was promptly acknowledged by Reiner, who at once
ture within the past few years, notes the fact planted a vigorous right hander on Schlick's counten-
that formerly people did not care to buy bedsteads, ance, which drew the "claret" copiously and did such
sideboards, tables, bookcases or sofas made of any other damage to a useful appendage of said countenance
other wood than mahogany; indeed, large pieces of that Schlick raused Reiner's arrest on a charge of as-
furniture of any of the lighter woods were thought to sault. Reiner was bailed for trial by his employer, Mr.
make rather a vulgar display. The piano was the one Peter Duffy, president of the Schubert Piano Co., and
exception to this rule. For this the rosewood was the when the case was called on Thursday it was dismissed,
most popular frame, not because of its beauty as a Judge Duffy being evidently of the opinion that con-
siderable allowance should be made for a man who
wood, but because the great heaviness and density of
mahogany stifled the music. Now black walnut, cherry, fights for the " Red, White and Blue."
ash, oak and every sort of light wood that will take a
high polish are seen in fashionable houses, but the
W H A T THE N. Y. MORNING JOURNAL
heavy, old wine-colored mahogany is fast disappearing.
THINKS OF US.
People found that they must make their pianos of
lighter wood, and this naturally led to the reflection
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, which stands in the fore-
that fully two-thirds of the weight of the entire house- most rank of the music trade journals of this country
hold furniture might be knocked off if it were made in and of Europe, has published a very interesting and
light wootte. The average American family is afflicted valuable Centennial number. It was issued as a me-
with a migratory fever, which leads it to seek a. new home mento of the part taken by the music trade of New
about once in two years. Mahogany, when once York city in the recent celebration. The proprietors,
placed in position, is hard to move, and the restless* Jeff. Davis Bill and Edward Lyman Bill, have gone to
nomadic householder of to-day does not care to be considerable expense in describing in detail in their
anchored to his dwelling.—N. Y. Mail and Express.
columns and illustrating through the agency of specially
retained photographers and artists that part of the
great parade devoted to the demonstration of the pro-
DENVER (COL.) ITEMS.
gress within the past century and of the present condi-
tion of industries connected with the art of music.
DENVER, COL., May 15, 1889.
The Knight & McClure Music Co., who some time This enterprising journal published excellent views of
ago had their stock destroyed by a disastrous fire, are the parade and portraits of prominent manufacturers
again established in their comfortable and well-known and others who were interested in seeing the music
trade worthily represented. The journal is also full of
quarters and, as usual, are doing a good business.
The King Piano Co. are still doing their share of the news, written up in an entertaining way, that should be
of considerable interest and value to the trade through-
music business done in Denver.
The most notable event in the music world of the out the country.
West, however, is the opening of a new first-class music
house in Denver. Since the discontinuance of W. W.
A PROMISING BOY PIANIST.
Montelius & Co. there has been much need of another
music concern in the enterprising and fast growing city
ALBERT WETNSTEIN, AGED ELEVEN, MAKES A VERY SUC-
of the Rockies, as the two houses were not equal to
CESSFUL DEBUT AT CHICKERING HALL.
filling the demands of the public. Denver is known to
be one of the mast musical cities throughout the coun-
OSEF HOFMANN and Otto Hegner must look
try. This, and a good deal more, was seen and appre-
to their laurels. A formidable rival has arisen
ciated by Mr. C. E. Wendell, late of Albany, N. Y., who
in the person of Master Albert Weinstein, a boy
came to Denver two or thrqp months ago on a tour of of about Hofmann's age, who has been introduced to
inspection. Mr. Harvey Wendell, of the Marshall & the prodigy-worshipping public by Mr. Dockstader of
Wendell Pianoforte Manufacturing'Co. of Albany, made New York.
a flying visit to Denver, both to look up the trade and
Master Weinstein has arrived at the mature age of
to see " Ed," and he was delighted with the city and its eleven. He is said to resemble Mr. Abbey's quondam
prospects for the music trade during the coming season. prote'gt in many ways, and in the matters of self-posses-
The result of this was that C. E. Wendell has associated sion and graceful bearing is reputed to be even ahead
with himself Mr. A. W. Seaholm, lately with W. W. of that once wondrous youth.
Montelius & Co., who is well and favorably known to
The new "prodigy" made his d3iit on Saturday
SHITH-BEHNING.
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evening last, at Chickering Hall, N. Y. He was re-
ceived with many marks of favor, and certainly won
much spontaneous and well deserved applause. His
programme was selected from the works of Bach, Men-
delssohn, and Chopin, the last number selected being
the Weber Polacca Brillante in E major with which
the boy Hofmann was accustomed to arouse the en-
thusiasm of his audiences. Master Weinstein showed
at his best in his performance of the Chopin Fantasie
Impromptu in C sharp major, the enormous difficulties
of which piece he surmounted with great skill, also dis-
playing an excellent understanding of the composer's
motives. Generally speaking, the boy's playing is re-
markable for well-developed technique, great facility of
execution, and marvelous delicacy. He plays Chopin,
in particular, with peculiarly fine and poetic feeling.
In his abundant possession of the emotional musical
faculty lies the chief foundation for his friends* hopes.
The young pianist certainly vindicated Mr. Dockstader's
selection of him as a musician of the future.
KIND WORDS.
SAVANNAH, GA., May 10, 18S9.
PUBLISHERS MUSIC TRADE REVIEW,
New York.
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promptly the many kind notices given us from time to
time, and accept our apology herewith.
Very truly,
LUDDEN & BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE,
J. A. Bates, Treas.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., Mav 3, 1889.
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 16, 1889.
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245 BROADWAY, N. Y., May 14, 1889.
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