Music Trade Review
Issue: 1894 Vol. 18 N. 29 - Page 1
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VOL. XVIII. No. 29.
published Every Saturday.
*
Vorl{, February 10, 1894.
THE annual meeting of the Lyon, Potter &
Co. corporation took place February 6th. Mrs.
Emily F. Lyon was elected director in place of
her late husband. Chas. H. Steinway was elect-
ed director in place of Frederick Steinway ; N.
Stetson vice-president and D. A. Potter secre-
tary and treasurer. No other changes are ex*
pected.
TWO MUSICAU DOGS,
Oge Criticised ai? Orchestra ai}d tl?e
Otl?er Id^gtified a ^agd
t
f
WONDERFUL story of a French musical
critic is related by persons who profess to
have been acquainted with him, and who have
seen him in attendance on musical perform-
ances. He was a dog, and his name in public
was Parade, says the Manchester Times.
Whether he had a different name at home was
never known. At the beginning of the French
Revolution he went every day to the military
parade in front of the Tuilleries palace. He
marched with the musicians, halted with them,
listened knowingly to their performances, and
after the parade disappeared, to return promptly
at parade time the next day. Gradually the
musicians became attached to this devoted
listener. They named him Parade, and one or
another of them always invited him to dinner.
He accepted the invitation, and was a pleasant
guest. It was discovered that after dinner he
always attended the theatre, where he seated
himself calmly in the corner of the orchestra
and listened critically to the music. If a new
piece was played he noticed it instantly and
paid the strictest attention. If the piece had
fine melodious passages he showed his joy to
the best of his doggish ability ; but if the piece
was ordinary and uninteresting he yawned,
stared about the theatre and unmistakably ex-
pressed his disapproval.
Another very curious story of a canine musi-
cal ear is told of a London organ grinder's dog
The organ grinder was blind and aged and the
dog used to lead him about. One night, after
a hard day's work, the old man and his faithful
companion lay down to sleep, with the organ
beside them. They slept soundly, and when
they awoke the organ was gone. They were in
despair. Their means of earning a living was
gone. But the dog led the old man through the
streets where he had been accustomed to play,
and persons who had given him alms before
continued to befriend him, so that the loss of the
organ proved not so bad after all. Weeks went
by. One day the old man heard a hand organ
played a few feet from him. It reminded him
of his lost instrument, but he paid no special
attention to it. Hand organs were common in
London and he heard them often. Not so the
dog. He showed signs of great excitement,
barked violently and led his master in the
direction of the organ. He sprang at the rob-
ber's throat, dragged him away from the stolen
organ and led his master eagerly up to it with
expressions of recognition and delight.
FRED KNELL, Perry, la., has leased the build-
ing now occupied by Citizens State Bank
and will add musical instruments to his jeweiry
stock.
$3 00 PER YBAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
MR. JAMES W. CURRIER,
who resigned his
position with the Mason & Risch Vocalion Co.,
has been succeeded by Mr. J. W. Follett, as
manager of the New York house.
THE Chicago Interocean says that John Boyd
Thacher has managed to create more friction
than all the other prominent participants in the
Fair combined. He considers himself a more
important personage than President Palmer and
the whole board. He has usurped dictatorial
control of the awards, and it may take some
years to round out the business of his committee.
This paper says it is about time to abate this
pestiferous nuisance. It is an outrage on ex-
hibitors to with-hold the issuance of diplomas
for any length of time; every case should be
disposed of within six months. It smacks of
downright boodle to keep back awards unneces-
sarily.
FARRAND VOTEY ORGAN CO., Detroit, Mich.,
has increased its force to 150 men and will be
running on full time and full force within a few
weeks.
ADAM VAN HEUSEN, of Bridgeport, Conn., has
assigned to C. H. Pettie. Liabilities $1,000 ;
assets, about $200.
Miss JUSTINE SONNENBERG, a grand-daughter
of Mr. B. Shoninger, of the B. Shoninger Co.,
New Haven, Conn., was married on February
1st to Mr. Chas. Ernest Rothschild, of Chicago.
THE W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, are about
to open a branch house in the Capitol City.
They have secured the premises formerly occu-
pied by the Metzerotts. It is said that the
Washington branch will be in charge of Mr. W.
V. Price, one of their capable and trusty em-
ployees.
THE Nathan Ford Co., St. Paul, have made
arrangements whereby they will handle the com-
plete line of goods manufactured by the Chicago
Cottage Organ Co. They will make the Cono-
ver piano their leader.
THE Central Piano Co. has been incorporated
in Chicago with a capital stock of $100,000.
The incorporators are James E. Healy, Robt.
Gregory and Walter D. Moses.
MR. G. W* TEWKSBURY, of the Chicago Cot-
tage Organ Co., was one of the visitors to the
California Midwinter Fair on its opening day.
S. N. WIDDUP, piano dealer, Niagara Falls,
N. Y., who skipped to Buffalo recently and was
arrested on the complaint of Robt. Dett, who al-
We have on our table a copy of the new In-
leges that Widdup fleeced him out of $375, will
national
Song Book, "Songs of the Pentecost."
be tried today.
The editors, Chas. H. Gabriel, the eminent
WM. F. REICHENBACH, music dealer, Wash- musical composer, of Chicago, the compiler of
ington, D. C , died at his home, 922 10th street, many excellent music books, and Rev. Isaac
from pneumonia, after an illness of ten days. Naylor, evangelist, who is, practically, a
He was 37 years old and leaves a wife and two hymnist, have taken great pains in preparing
this book, availing themselves of the best
children.
THE gold piano which Sohiner & Co. donated musical talent. It contains 224 pages of select
to the Catholic Conservatory of Church Music, songs of rare excellence. George Hughes &
for a Sohmer scholarship, will be disposed of on Co., Bible House, New York, are the publishers.
March 8th, at Carnegie Music Hall. Tickets
are selling at one dollar each, and can be had
at the Conservatory.
THE Memphis Music Co. have purchased the
entire stock, including pianos, musical instru-
ments, sheet music, etc., of the late firm of Ney
& Forshay, Memphis, Tenn.
THE A. B. Chase Company report a very
satisfactory condition of business. Agents' or-
ders indicate that the A. B. Chase piano is in
active demand.
JULIUS BAUER & Co., Chicago, have incorpor-
ated their concern. No change in the title or
business is expected.
Queen Victoria is an excellent pianist, with a
remarkably correct ear. The Baroness Bloom-
field, in her "Reminiscences," relates how on
one occasion the Queen asked her to sing, and
she, with fear and trembling, sang one of Grisi's
famous airs, but omitted the shake at the end.
The Queen immediately detected the omission,
and, smilingly, her Majesty said to Lady Nor-
man by, her sister : '' Does not your sister shake,
Lady Normanby ? "
" So he praised my singing, did he ? "
"Yes, he said it was heavenly. "
" Did he really say that ? "
.
-
"Well, not exactly, but he probably meant
that. He said it was unearthly.''
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VOL. XVIII. No. 29.
published Every Saturday.
*
Vorl{, February 10, 1894.
THE annual meeting of the Lyon, Potter &
Co. corporation took place February 6th. Mrs.
Emily F. Lyon was elected director in place of
her late husband. Chas. H. Steinway was elect-
ed director in place of Frederick Steinway ; N.
Stetson vice-president and D. A. Potter secre-
tary and treasurer. No other changes are ex*
pected.
TWO MUSICAU DOGS,
Oge Criticised ai? Orchestra ai}d tl?e
Otl?er Id^gtified a ^agd
t
f
WONDERFUL story of a French musical
critic is related by persons who profess to
have been acquainted with him, and who have
seen him in attendance on musical perform-
ances. He was a dog, and his name in public
was Parade, says the Manchester Times.
Whether he had a different name at home was
never known. At the beginning of the French
Revolution he went every day to the military
parade in front of the Tuilleries palace. He
marched with the musicians, halted with them,
listened knowingly to their performances, and
after the parade disappeared, to return promptly
at parade time the next day. Gradually the
musicians became attached to this devoted
listener. They named him Parade, and one or
another of them always invited him to dinner.
He accepted the invitation, and was a pleasant
guest. It was discovered that after dinner he
always attended the theatre, where he seated
himself calmly in the corner of the orchestra
and listened critically to the music. If a new
piece was played he noticed it instantly and
paid the strictest attention. If the piece had
fine melodious passages he showed his joy to
the best of his doggish ability ; but if the piece
was ordinary and uninteresting he yawned,
stared about the theatre and unmistakably ex-
pressed his disapproval.
Another very curious story of a canine musi-
cal ear is told of a London organ grinder's dog
The organ grinder was blind and aged and the
dog used to lead him about. One night, after
a hard day's work, the old man and his faithful
companion lay down to sleep, with the organ
beside them. They slept soundly, and when
they awoke the organ was gone. They were in
despair. Their means of earning a living was
gone. But the dog led the old man through the
streets where he had been accustomed to play,
and persons who had given him alms before
continued to befriend him, so that the loss of the
organ proved not so bad after all. Weeks went
by. One day the old man heard a hand organ
played a few feet from him. It reminded him
of his lost instrument, but he paid no special
attention to it. Hand organs were common in
London and he heard them often. Not so the
dog. He showed signs of great excitement,
barked violently and led his master in the
direction of the organ. He sprang at the rob-
ber's throat, dragged him away from the stolen
organ and led his master eagerly up to it with
expressions of recognition and delight.
FRED KNELL, Perry, la., has leased the build-
ing now occupied by Citizens State Bank
and will add musical instruments to his jeweiry
stock.
$3 00 PER YBAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
MR. JAMES W. CURRIER,
who resigned his
position with the Mason & Risch Vocalion Co.,
has been succeeded by Mr. J. W. Follett, as
manager of the New York house.
THE Chicago Interocean says that John Boyd
Thacher has managed to create more friction
than all the other prominent participants in the
Fair combined. He considers himself a more
important personage than President Palmer and
the whole board. He has usurped dictatorial
control of the awards, and it may take some
years to round out the business of his committee.
This paper says it is about time to abate this
pestiferous nuisance. It is an outrage on ex-
hibitors to with-hold the issuance of diplomas
for any length of time; every case should be
disposed of within six months. It smacks of
downright boodle to keep back awards unneces-
sarily.
FARRAND VOTEY ORGAN CO., Detroit, Mich.,
has increased its force to 150 men and will be
running on full time and full force within a few
weeks.
ADAM VAN HEUSEN, of Bridgeport, Conn., has
assigned to C. H. Pettie. Liabilities $1,000 ;
assets, about $200.
Miss JUSTINE SONNENBERG, a grand-daughter
of Mr. B. Shoninger, of the B. Shoninger Co.,
New Haven, Conn., was married on February
1st to Mr. Chas. Ernest Rothschild, of Chicago.
THE W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, are about
to open a branch house in the Capitol City.
They have secured the premises formerly occu-
pied by the Metzerotts. It is said that the
Washington branch will be in charge of Mr. W.
V. Price, one of their capable and trusty em-
ployees.
THE Nathan Ford Co., St. Paul, have made
arrangements whereby they will handle the com-
plete line of goods manufactured by the Chicago
Cottage Organ Co. They will make the Cono-
ver piano their leader.
THE Central Piano Co. has been incorporated
in Chicago with a capital stock of $100,000.
The incorporators are James E. Healy, Robt.
Gregory and Walter D. Moses.
MR. G. W* TEWKSBURY, of the Chicago Cot-
tage Organ Co., was one of the visitors to the
California Midwinter Fair on its opening day.
S. N. WIDDUP, piano dealer, Niagara Falls,
N. Y., who skipped to Buffalo recently and was
arrested on the complaint of Robt. Dett, who al-
We have on our table a copy of the new In-
leges that Widdup fleeced him out of $375, will
national
Song Book, "Songs of the Pentecost."
be tried today.
The editors, Chas. H. Gabriel, the eminent
WM. F. REICHENBACH, music dealer, Wash- musical composer, of Chicago, the compiler of
ington, D. C , died at his home, 922 10th street, many excellent music books, and Rev. Isaac
from pneumonia, after an illness of ten days. Naylor, evangelist, who is, practically, a
He was 37 years old and leaves a wife and two hymnist, have taken great pains in preparing
this book, availing themselves of the best
children.
THE gold piano which Sohiner & Co. donated musical talent. It contains 224 pages of select
to the Catholic Conservatory of Church Music, songs of rare excellence. George Hughes &
for a Sohmer scholarship, will be disposed of on Co., Bible House, New York, are the publishers.
March 8th, at Carnegie Music Hall. Tickets
are selling at one dollar each, and can be had
at the Conservatory.
THE Memphis Music Co. have purchased the
entire stock, including pianos, musical instru-
ments, sheet music, etc., of the late firm of Ney
& Forshay, Memphis, Tenn.
THE A. B. Chase Company report a very
satisfactory condition of business. Agents' or-
ders indicate that the A. B. Chase piano is in
active demand.
JULIUS BAUER & Co., Chicago, have incorpor-
ated their concern. No change in the title or
business is expected.
Queen Victoria is an excellent pianist, with a
remarkably correct ear. The Baroness Bloom-
field, in her "Reminiscences," relates how on
one occasion the Queen asked her to sing, and
she, with fear and trembling, sang one of Grisi's
famous airs, but omitted the shake at the end.
The Queen immediately detected the omission,
and, smilingly, her Majesty said to Lady Nor-
man by, her sister : '' Does not your sister shake,
Lady Normanby ? "
" So he praised my singing, did he ? "
"Yes, he said it was heavenly. "
" Did he really say that ? "
.
-
"Well, not exactly, but he probably meant
that. He said it was unearthly.''
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