Music Trade Review

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ey's Music Rooms in Burlington, Vermont,
Col. Hall is accorded ample opportunity to
judge of the outlook, and he is elated
over the brightening business conditions.
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Retail trade in this city has shown decid-
ed improvement during the past two weeks.
When I saw Clifford Coxe at Steinway Hall
Thursday morning he had a neat little pile
of tabs on his desk which indicated a good-
ly number of sales, among which I noticed
the sale of a Steinway grand to a young
minister who is going to Japan. Just to
show the accelerated trade conditions, I
might add that Mr. Coxe told me that last
Saturday the sale of thirteen pianos was
effected at Steinway Hall. It doesn't look
like dull times, does it ?
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There is a superstition among many peo-
ple of the stage that a yellow clarionet in a
theatre orchestra, or when used on the stage,
is one of the most positive omens of ill-
luck and failure that is to be found in the
whole category of "voudoos" pertaining to
the theatrical profession. Canary birds, a
raised umbrella on the stage, the use of
peacock feathers, the whistling of Macbeth
music, are some of the other ill-omens usu-
ally avoided most scrupulously by those
who hold an abiding respect for the Book
of Fate and the influence of the Evil Eye.
In the first act of the new opera, "Half a
King," which Francis Wilson's company
is producing at the Knickerbocker Theatre
every evening, Wilson and Peter Lang
sing a duet, the latter accompanying the
song on a mandolin and the former play-
ing interludes on a clarionet. Wilson gave
the property man instructions to supply him
with an instrument with bright yellow dec-
orations. When it was b: ought forth at re-
hearsal a chorus of exclamations came from
the company, but Wilson explained that
"The Merry Monarch" attained great suc-
cess, in spite of the peacock feathers he or-
dered placed over his throne in the second
act, and also used in the decorations of the
prima donna's dress, and he intended to
brave the power of the yellow clarionet
with equal composure.
fore the fundamental principles of child
nature in their application to music. In-
deed it furnishes, in epitome, a complete
treatise on pedagogy as applied to music.
With his years of experience as a com-
poser and teacher of music and musical the-
ory, the author, John W. Tufts, is preemi-
nently fitted for the task he has undertaken;
while in the books of his two music courses
he has an abundance of the highest class of
music from which to draw illustrations.
The "Handbook" is intended to serve
as a guide and standard for the teaching of
music in public schools, and will be of great
value to both special teacners of music and
regular teachers who are giving instruction
in music in connection with their grade
work.
The book contains 308 pages, and is
handsomely bound in cloth and amply il-
lustrated with musical selections.
The mandolin seems to be a special fa-
vorite with society people nowadays. The
leading music dealers in the principal cities
are experiencing quite a demand for the
better grade of these instruments, and
manufacturers are commencing to feel the
beneficial results of the "craze." Would
it not be a good thing for piano manufac-
turers if a piano ' craze" were to start
around this time? It would help along
that "boom" which has been on ice for the
past couple of years.
AUSTIN & HYATT, of Belton, have opened
a music and jewelry store in the Yoe block,
Cameron, Tex.
THE grand old Steck piano, with its
splendid reputation for tone quality and
artistic design, is going to be a prominent
factor in the music trade arena of this coun-
try the closing quarter of the present year.
In a retail, as well as a wholesale way, Geo.
Steck & Co. are at present experiencing
quite an impetus in business.
A. J. BROOKS, a man whose fame is Ster-
ling, and who is Sterling all through, is
now on a trip through New England call-
ing on his old friends, and he has a host of
them wherever he goes.
THE Mason & Hamlin Co., of this city,
have issued an interesting pamphlet con-
taining editorial extracts from the New
York papers concerning the free coinage of
silver and kindred subjects.
A. SLOMOSKY, who has been in the em-
ploy of Hardman, Peck & Co. for the past
ten years as a successful salesman, has
taken the management of Jacob Doll's
warerooms at 113 East Fourteenth street.
Mr. Doll is to be congratulated on acquir-
ing such a popular and capable piano
man.
WM. E. THORNTON, formerly of the Stet-
son Music Co., is contemplating opening a
music store in Plainfield, N. J.
LITTLE evidence of depression is notice-
able at the factory of the Weaver Organ &
Piano Co., York, Pa. Their foreign trade
is exceptionally good, and local orders are
commencing to pick up. A large shipment
was made this week to Birmingham, Ala.,
Philadelphia and Scranton, Pa. The
Weaver organs are being exhibited this
week at the Newport Fair in Ferry County.
ON inquiry at the warerooms of Kranich
& Bach yesterday we were informed that
A NOTICE of dissolution has been filed by
Mr. Louis P. Bach was very seriously ill, the Mclntyre & Goodsell Piano Mfg. Co.,
being confined to bed at his home in this of Grand Rapids, Mich. There are no lia-
city for some days.
bilities or assets.
PAUL G. MEHLIN & SONS have sent out a
THE partnership existing between Ford
circular letter notifying their friends and & Relf, dealers in musical instruments at
patrons that owing to the steady increase Jamestown, N. Y., has been dissolved.
in their business, and requiring additional
PAUL G. MEHLIN & SONS have on exhibi-
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space at the factory, they have moved their
tion
at their Union Square warerooms, the
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general offices and warerooms to No. 27
first
of
the new "Colonial" styles about to
If A. M. Wright opens up an extensive Union Square, from which address all busi-
be
placed
on the market. The instrument,
music emporium in this city for the John ness will hereafter be transacted. The
designated
the "Prince of Wales," is a
Church Co. he will be a factor in the mu- latest products of the Mehlin factory are now
unique
specimen
of the piano maker's art,
sic trade of New York who will be large- on exhibition.
artistically
conceived
and superbly finished;
ly heard from. Mr. Wright is well-en-
THE Knight Music Co., of Denver, Col., further particulars of same, with half-tone
dowed with physical as well as mental vigor
has been closed on a chattel mortgage.
cut, will shortly appear in our columns.
and there will be no languishing by the
WM.
JOHN
&
SON,
music
trade
dealers,
wayside with him. I would not be sur-
THE following dealers and music trade
prised if he were joined by a well-known Huntington, Ind., have made an assign- men have been in town during the week:
Fifth avenue salesman and musician as ment.
Wm. Knabe of Baltimore; H. W. Hall of
well.
ROBERT A. WIDENMANN, of Strich & Zeid- Burlington, Vt.; G. Herzberg, Philadel-
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ler, is back in town after a very satisfactory phia, Pa. ; H. A. Tonolla, Sing Sing, N. Y.
An epoch in intelligent musical percep- trip in the interest of his house.
tion and instruction in * our schools is marked
CHICKERING & SONS, of this city, con-
IT is not improbable that the Emerson tinue to report excellent business. The
in a recent publication which has reached
me from the publishing house of Silver, branch house in this city will soon be given demand for Chickering pianos during the
Burdett & Co., 110-112 Boylston street, up.
last three weeks is not only extremely sat-
THE mandolin attachment, which is a isfactory but indicative of a really prosper-
Boston, entitled "A Handbook of Vocal
Music." In it are developed more com- feature of the Weser Bros, piano, is making ous fall trade with their well-known instru-
pletely and yet more simply than ever be- quite a "hit." Dealers everywhere like it. ments.