Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 20 - Page 1
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VOL. XX. No. 20.
Publishei Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street.
Steinway Hall, Chicago.
T
HE formal inauguration of the new
Steinway Hall, Chicago, last Friday
and Saturday was the most important
trade event which has occurred for some
time. With music and song by leading
artists, and in the presence of a distin-
guished assembly from all parts of the coun-
try, the future home of the Steinway piano
in the metropolis of the West was duly
dedicated to art and commerce.
The important features of the opening
were the two grand concerts given Friday
evening and Saturday afternoon in the
beautiful recital hall which was crowded
by the elite of the city. The program at
each concert was unusually interesting,
and enabled those present to hear Clarence
Eddy on the splendid Farrand & Votey
electric action pipe organ, the Thomas
Orchestra, Miss Marie Brema, who aroused
a great deal of enthusiasm by her artistic
singing, and Miss Szumowska, who dis-
played the beauty of the magnificent Stein-
way grand to advantage. She played most
intelligently and with rare charm and re-
finement. She cleverly illustrated the tone-
color possibilities of the Steinway by her
artistic interpretation of numbers by Schu-
mann, Chopin and Liszt. The acoustic
properties of the new hall were in every re-
spect satisfying, and the advent of such a
luxurious and perfect recital hall cannot fail
to be appreciated by music loving Chi-
cagoans.
New York, May 18, 1895.
orated in the style of the Italian Renais-
sance, and some friezes, the designs of
which were taken from Norse mythology,
combined with most effective decorative
coloring, produce an msemblc that is both
artistic and pleasing. The handsome or-
gan is effectively displayed, and is one of
the great features of the hall.
The general decorations of the five stories
occupied by Lyon, Potter & Co. are artis-
tically conceived, and the electric light
$3.00 PER YEAR
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
effects are most charming. The occupancy
of this building marks a new era in the
musical advancement of Chicago, and such
was the general opinion expressed by the
many artists who were present at the open-
ing last week. "There is but one Stein-
way," remarked a gentleman, yesterday,
"and he can move away from the recog-
nized channels of trade and still draw all
with him—in fact, create a new theatre of
music".
- ,
An inspection of the new building will
convince any one that Lyon, Potter & Co.
have now one of the handsomest, in fact,
one of the most palatial piano warerooms
in this country, or perhaps in the world.
The different instruments which are being
carried by this house, in addition to the
Steinway, are displayed in separate rooms,
where the different styles are shown off to
special advantage. These include the A.
B. Chase, Vose, Sterling and the Briggs
pianos, while the Steinway, as a matter of
course, is given prominent display.
As will be seen from the accompanying
illustration, the new Steinway Hall is a
most imposing building. It contains about
one hundred studios and offices, besides the
capacious warerooms occupied by Lyon,
Potter & Co., and the handsome hall, which
accommodates about one thousand, with a
seating capacity of 788. *" This hall is dec-
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VOL. XX. No. 20.
Publishei Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street.
Steinway Hall, Chicago.
T
HE formal inauguration of the new
Steinway Hall, Chicago, last Friday
and Saturday was the most important
trade event which has occurred for some
time. With music and song by leading
artists, and in the presence of a distin-
guished assembly from all parts of the coun-
try, the future home of the Steinway piano
in the metropolis of the West was duly
dedicated to art and commerce.
The important features of the opening
were the two grand concerts given Friday
evening and Saturday afternoon in the
beautiful recital hall which was crowded
by the elite of the city. The program at
each concert was unusually interesting,
and enabled those present to hear Clarence
Eddy on the splendid Farrand & Votey
electric action pipe organ, the Thomas
Orchestra, Miss Marie Brema, who aroused
a great deal of enthusiasm by her artistic
singing, and Miss Szumowska, who dis-
played the beauty of the magnificent Stein-
way grand to advantage. She played most
intelligently and with rare charm and re-
finement. She cleverly illustrated the tone-
color possibilities of the Steinway by her
artistic interpretation of numbers by Schu-
mann, Chopin and Liszt. The acoustic
properties of the new hall were in every re-
spect satisfying, and the advent of such a
luxurious and perfect recital hall cannot fail
to be appreciated by music loving Chi-
cagoans.
New York, May 18, 1895.
orated in the style of the Italian Renais-
sance, and some friezes, the designs of
which were taken from Norse mythology,
combined with most effective decorative
coloring, produce an msemblc that is both
artistic and pleasing. The handsome or-
gan is effectively displayed, and is one of
the great features of the hall.
The general decorations of the five stories
occupied by Lyon, Potter & Co. are artis-
tically conceived, and the electric light
$3.00 PER YEAR
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
effects are most charming. The occupancy
of this building marks a new era in the
musical advancement of Chicago, and such
was the general opinion expressed by the
many artists who were present at the open-
ing last week. "There is but one Stein-
way," remarked a gentleman, yesterday,
"and he can move away from the recog-
nized channels of trade and still draw all
with him—in fact, create a new theatre of
music".
- ,
An inspection of the new building will
convince any one that Lyon, Potter & Co.
have now one of the handsomest, in fact,
one of the most palatial piano warerooms
in this country, or perhaps in the world.
The different instruments which are being
carried by this house, in addition to the
Steinway, are displayed in separate rooms,
where the different styles are shown off to
special advantage. These include the A.
B. Chase, Vose, Sterling and the Briggs
pianos, while the Steinway, as a matter of
course, is given prominent display.
As will be seen from the accompanying
illustration, the new Steinway Hall is a
most imposing building. It contains about
one hundred studios and offices, besides the
capacious warerooms occupied by Lyon,
Potter & Co., and the handsome hall, which
accommodates about one thousand, with a
seating capacity of 788. *" This hall is dec-
v
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