Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 21 N. 2 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
caught it, noticing that it was addressed
in a feminine hand, rushed away in a se-
cluded corner, opened the missive and read
it again and again. He racked his brains
in the efforts to determine the identity of
the fair writer. He chuckled to himself,
and ran to the bar to drink her health.
Such dreams, however, resolved him to
loose no time, and he hastened to the
stand, and in an impressive tone, said to
the agent, 'Say, old man, got any seats for
the
theatre to-night?'
" 'Yes, sir; how many?'
" 'Give me two; and say, old chap, give
me two in row E, or as near to it as pos-
sible. '
"This sort of thing went on all day, until
the ticket man began to fear that all at the
hotel had gone mad over the play in ques-
tion, and sent out for a fresh supply of
pasteboards.
**'V^'ES, I always prefer a little dash of
"In the theatre that night could be seen
1 salt on my cantalope, and just a a small army of Southerners scattered over
suspicion of pepper," said Kochmann, this the audience, expectant, and all wearing
week, as he sifted a little pepper dust over dress suits, and each glared at each other
a juicy cantalope.
as if impatient of their presence. She
"Yes, Reinhard, that's all right; but whom they sought came not. After the
how about the story this week?" asked play was over, one of the victims went to
THE REVIEW man, between mouthfuls.
the hotel clerk, showed him his letter, and
"Well, you must think that I am a sort asked him what kind of a joke he supposed
of a general depository for stories."
was being worked.
"No, not quite that; but you know our
"'Great Scott!' said the clerk; 'is that
readers look for this sort of thing, and we what all of those letters contained? Why,
have to give them what they want."
I put one of those in the box of every
"Well, I don't know what I can give you Southern delegate.'
this week. Yes, let me see. There was a
"And they are looking still for the per-
funny thing at a certain hotel in Chicago son who wrote the letter—looking yet—
where many music trade men sojourn. It and not a single music trade man among
was at the time of a special celebration of them, unless—let me see; yes, there
some sort in the city. Some delegations was
•"
from the South I believe were there"
"Yes, but how about the story?" broke
With the Travelers.
in THE REVIEW man.
"Well, the story is how these Southern
gentlemen were drawn to a certain theatre
by numerous perfumed billetdoux. You
see the fifty, or thereabout, Southern men
would have given anything to have known
the name of the man, probably a member
of an uptown theatre, who trifled with
their native gallantry by means of a clever
joke, designed to increase the audiences at
a certain burlesque now claiming not a
little share of public attention. It was
this:
"A delicately perfumed letter, in a tinted
envelope, arrived at the hotel addressed to
each member of the delegation, in an allur-
ing feminine hand. The paper was orna-
mented in a monogram in gold, with, of
course, necessary variations to suit the
needs of the individuals sought to be
snared. The letter, as I recollect, read as
follows:
MONDAY, A. M.
Dear Mr.
:Have just heard of your arrival.
Regret that we will not be at home to-night, as we
have seats for the play, at the
Theatre this
evening, balcony, row A. Would be pleased to see
you. Yours, as ever,
H. K.
"The initials signed were different in
each letter, and the locality of the seat was
always varied with great ingenuity, and
always landed in 'the dollar-and-a-halt
quarter. As each man came into the
hotel and saw a letter in his box, he quickly
Stieff Picnic.,
A Charming Brochure,
AND
A CAPITAL
ADVERT1SKMKNT
1'IANO.
FOR
THE
SHAW
W
E have received from Messrs. Tindale,
Brown & Co., agents for the Shaw
Piano Co., Jacksonville, 111., a most charm-
ing brochure. In it are interior views of
Tindale, Brown & Co. 's establishment, also
reproductions from photographs of the
residences of several leading citizens of
Jacksonville who have purchased the Shaw
piano. With it is also included a little
booklet, "Does not the Past Presage the
Future?" This is from the first page:
A GLANCE AT THE PAST.
Comparatively speaking, it is but a few
months since we introduced the Shaw piano
to our patrons with the statement that it
was, in our opinion, the coming piano.
Considering that the Shaw piano was, at
that time, practically unknown to this com-
munity, the statement, to many, smacked
strongly of the optimistic; but our prophecy
has borne the fruit of reality, and what
was then the expression of opinion, be-
comes, now, simply the assertion of a fact.
The Shaw piano, in the limits of the terri-
tory controlled by us, has achieved a
wonderful record of success.
Following are a number of pages which
are tellingly written, dilating upon some of
the noteworthy features of the Shaw; then
As TO THE FUTURE.
Was it Daniel Webster who said, " I
know of no way of judging of the future
but by the past." If we apply this test to
the Shaw piano, is prophecy of other than
still greater success permissible? It is but
reasonable to suppose that the same causes
which have heretofore been operative in its
success, will continue, and must conduce
to an even more rapidly growing apprecia-
tion of its undoubted merit and excellence.
Endorsed by musicians of national and
world-wide reputation, with a host of sat-
isfied users, is anything but increased
popularity possible for it?
The work shows discriminating taste and
oirginality in its construction, and is a
capital advertisement for the Shaw piano.
VER 20,000 persons were present at
Darley Park, according to the Balti-
more Sun, when the employees of Charles
M. Stieff held their fifty-third annual pic-
nic.
The afternoon and evening were spent
in listening to speeches and in bowling,
dancing, singing, and a guessing contest
among the ladies present as to the number
of buttons in a jar.
Interlocutory Decree.
Many of Mr. Stieff's agents from differ-
ent parts of the United States were present,
UDGE KNOWLTON, in the Supreme
and, in company with ether invited guests,
Court, Boston, has entered an inter-
formed a line in the afternoon and marched locutory decree in the equity suit of Hosea
from the park gate to the band stand, E. Holt vs. Edgar O. Silver, et al. The
where addresses were made by Mayor suit was brought by the plaintiff, half
Latrobe, George Savage, Fred. Stieff and owner in certain copyrights for books and
Henry Schulz. Mr. Schulz spoke in Ger- charts constituting the Normal Music
man.
Course, against Silver. Burdett & Co., pub-
Addresses were also made later in the lishers, and James W. Tufts, the other half
afternoon by H. K. L. Johnson, Dr. C. W. owner thereof, to terminate a contract
Cuddy and A. W. Fisher, of Toledo, O.
made by the owners with said publishers
Mr. Steiff's out-of-town agents who were in 1885, and to restore the plaintiff to his
present were J. L. Conliff, of Harrisburg, rights to publish the work, and also for an
Pa.; A. Weber, of Chicago; Alexander accounting for profits that accrued to him
Bachman, of Philadelphia; J. P. Julius, under the contract. The defendants arc
of York, Pa.; D. J. Pfeiffer, of Washing- ordered to transfer, assign and convey to
ton; E. M. Remsburg, of Frederick, Md.; the plaintiff one-half of each and all of the
Jacob Gundrum, of Hanover, Pa., and B. copyrights standing in their name, or
either of them, etc., etc.
F. Cheesebro, of West Virginia.
O
J
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
caught it, noticing that it was addressed
in a feminine hand, rushed away in a se-
cluded corner, opened the missive and read
it again and again. He racked his brains
in the efforts to determine the identity of
the fair writer. He chuckled to himself,
and ran to the bar to drink her health.
Such dreams, however, resolved him to
loose no time, and he hastened to the
stand, and in an impressive tone, said to
the agent, 'Say, old man, got any seats for
the
theatre to-night?'
" 'Yes, sir; how many?'
" 'Give me two; and say, old chap, give
me two in row E, or as near to it as pos-
sible. '
"This sort of thing went on all day, until
the ticket man began to fear that all at the
hotel had gone mad over the play in ques-
tion, and sent out for a fresh supply of
pasteboards.
**'V^'ES, I always prefer a little dash of
"In the theatre that night could be seen
1 salt on my cantalope, and just a a small army of Southerners scattered over
suspicion of pepper," said Kochmann, this the audience, expectant, and all wearing
week, as he sifted a little pepper dust over dress suits, and each glared at each other
a juicy cantalope.
as if impatient of their presence. She
"Yes, Reinhard, that's all right; but whom they sought came not. After the
how about the story this week?" asked play was over, one of the victims went to
THE REVIEW man, between mouthfuls.
the hotel clerk, showed him his letter, and
"Well, you must think that I am a sort asked him what kind of a joke he supposed
of a general depository for stories."
was being worked.
"No, not quite that; but you know our
"'Great Scott!' said the clerk; 'is that
readers look for this sort of thing, and we what all of those letters contained? Why,
have to give them what they want."
I put one of those in the box of every
"Well, I don't know what I can give you Southern delegate.'
this week. Yes, let me see. There was a
"And they are looking still for the per-
funny thing at a certain hotel in Chicago son who wrote the letter—looking yet—
where many music trade men sojourn. It and not a single music trade man among
was at the time of a special celebration of them, unless—let me see; yes, there
some sort in the city. Some delegations was
•"
from the South I believe were there"
"Yes, but how about the story?" broke
With the Travelers.
in THE REVIEW man.
"Well, the story is how these Southern
gentlemen were drawn to a certain theatre
by numerous perfumed billetdoux. You
see the fifty, or thereabout, Southern men
would have given anything to have known
the name of the man, probably a member
of an uptown theatre, who trifled with
their native gallantry by means of a clever
joke, designed to increase the audiences at
a certain burlesque now claiming not a
little share of public attention. It was
this:
"A delicately perfumed letter, in a tinted
envelope, arrived at the hotel addressed to
each member of the delegation, in an allur-
ing feminine hand. The paper was orna-
mented in a monogram in gold, with, of
course, necessary variations to suit the
needs of the individuals sought to be
snared. The letter, as I recollect, read as
follows:
MONDAY, A. M.
Dear Mr.
:Have just heard of your arrival.
Regret that we will not be at home to-night, as we
have seats for the play, at the
Theatre this
evening, balcony, row A. Would be pleased to see
you. Yours, as ever,
H. K.
"The initials signed were different in
each letter, and the locality of the seat was
always varied with great ingenuity, and
always landed in 'the dollar-and-a-halt
quarter. As each man came into the
hotel and saw a letter in his box, he quickly
Stieff Picnic.,
A Charming Brochure,
AND
A CAPITAL
ADVERT1SKMKNT
1'IANO.
FOR
THE
SHAW
W
E have received from Messrs. Tindale,
Brown & Co., agents for the Shaw
Piano Co., Jacksonville, 111., a most charm-
ing brochure. In it are interior views of
Tindale, Brown & Co. 's establishment, also
reproductions from photographs of the
residences of several leading citizens of
Jacksonville who have purchased the Shaw
piano. With it is also included a little
booklet, "Does not the Past Presage the
Future?" This is from the first page:
A GLANCE AT THE PAST.
Comparatively speaking, it is but a few
months since we introduced the Shaw piano
to our patrons with the statement that it
was, in our opinion, the coming piano.
Considering that the Shaw piano was, at
that time, practically unknown to this com-
munity, the statement, to many, smacked
strongly of the optimistic; but our prophecy
has borne the fruit of reality, and what
was then the expression of opinion, be-
comes, now, simply the assertion of a fact.
The Shaw piano, in the limits of the terri-
tory controlled by us, has achieved a
wonderful record of success.
Following are a number of pages which
are tellingly written, dilating upon some of
the noteworthy features of the Shaw; then
As TO THE FUTURE.
Was it Daniel Webster who said, " I
know of no way of judging of the future
but by the past." If we apply this test to
the Shaw piano, is prophecy of other than
still greater success permissible? It is but
reasonable to suppose that the same causes
which have heretofore been operative in its
success, will continue, and must conduce
to an even more rapidly growing apprecia-
tion of its undoubted merit and excellence.
Endorsed by musicians of national and
world-wide reputation, with a host of sat-
isfied users, is anything but increased
popularity possible for it?
The work shows discriminating taste and
oirginality in its construction, and is a
capital advertisement for the Shaw piano.
VER 20,000 persons were present at
Darley Park, according to the Balti-
more Sun, when the employees of Charles
M. Stieff held their fifty-third annual pic-
nic.
The afternoon and evening were spent
in listening to speeches and in bowling,
dancing, singing, and a guessing contest
among the ladies present as to the number
of buttons in a jar.
Interlocutory Decree.
Many of Mr. Stieff's agents from differ-
ent parts of the United States were present,
UDGE KNOWLTON, in the Supreme
and, in company with ether invited guests,
Court, Boston, has entered an inter-
formed a line in the afternoon and marched locutory decree in the equity suit of Hosea
from the park gate to the band stand, E. Holt vs. Edgar O. Silver, et al. The
where addresses were made by Mayor suit was brought by the plaintiff, half
Latrobe, George Savage, Fred. Stieff and owner in certain copyrights for books and
Henry Schulz. Mr. Schulz spoke in Ger- charts constituting the Normal Music
man.
Course, against Silver. Burdett & Co., pub-
Addresses were also made later in the lishers, and James W. Tufts, the other half
afternoon by H. K. L. Johnson, Dr. C. W. owner thereof, to terminate a contract
Cuddy and A. W. Fisher, of Toledo, O.
made by the owners with said publishers
Mr. Steiff's out-of-town agents who were in 1885, and to restore the plaintiff to his
present were J. L. Conliff, of Harrisburg, rights to publish the work, and also for an
Pa.; A. Weber, of Chicago; Alexander accounting for profits that accrued to him
Bachman, of Philadelphia; J. P. Julius, under the contract. The defendants arc
of York, Pa.; D. J. Pfeiffer, of Washing- ordered to transfer, assign and convey to
ton; E. M. Remsburg, of Frederick, Md.; the plaintiff one-half of each and all of the
Jacob Gundrum, of Hanover, Pa., and B. copyrights standing in their name, or
either of them, etc., etc.
F. Cheesebro, of West Virginia.
O
J
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