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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
HOW NAHUM STETSON WAS HONORED BY HIS ASSOCIATES.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
from the Port of New York for the Week. .
(Special to The Review.)
"HIS HOBBY," THE HANDSOME PAINTING PRESENTED TO NAHUM STETSON.
The above is a photographic reproduction of a
beautiful painting by Wm. Verplanck Birney,
who is frequently called the Messonier of our
time, presented to Nahum Stetson by the direct-
ors of Steinway & Sons on the occasion of the
celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of his
connection with that distinguished house.
While the above reproduction gives a very in-
adequate idea of the beauties of the painting, it
will be seen at once that there is a vast amount
of detail work, and this is one of Birney's spe-
cial talents. The painting remained in Mr. Stet-
son's private office at Steinway Hall for a few
days, and was greatly admired by his friends
who called. It now hangs in his gallery at
Larchmont, where it will be long cherished by
him, not only on account of its artistic value,
but for the many delightful memories which it
awakens.
As reported in last week's Review, the presenta-
tion speech was made by Charles H. Steinway.
Cablegrams of congratulation to Mr. Stetson
were received from London, Hamburg, Berlin and
Paris.
at the keys was calling upon the Harris family.
He began with Mendelssohn's "Wedding
Operates in Brooklyn With Great Success—En- March," playing it with a technique and expres-
tertains the Neighborhood While His Pal sion which were a revelation to Seventh street.
Then he swung smoothly into Thomas' "Mignon"
Picks Up All Articles of Value.
overture, bringing out, to the delight of his
Brooklyn, N. Y., home of all that is wonderful, hearers, all the grace and delicacy of the music;
from church gatherings to "black hand" affairs, then, after dashing off Wagner's "Kaiser March,"
has sprung another surprise upon her citizens. the Josef Hofmann of the dark lantern, swung
This time it is a virtuoso of the jimmy and unfalteringly into the popular music of "II Trov-
atore." Several girls, who were sitting on a
skeleton key—a house-breaking Paderewski.
The musical burglar recently made a call at stoop across the way, were so delighted with the
the home of John Harris, a school principal, ac- music that they clapped their hands in applause.
While the burglar Paderewski was giving his
companied by a pal, who, so far as is known, was
just a common every-day sort of burglar, with recital on the piano, to the great entertainment
of the neighborhood, his pal was busy ransacking
no musical talent.
Now, in the parlor of the Harris home there every drawer and closet in the house. When he
is a fine piano. Soon after the burglars entered appeared in the parlor with his loot of jewelry
the house the neighbors began to hear the piano. and money in his pockets, the musical member
The burglar had raised a front window that the of the combination wound up his performance
music might be heard better outside. It soon ap- with "Good-Night. Beloved, Good-Night," and the
peared to the listening neighbors that a master two walked out.
THE MUSICAL BURGLAR.
Washington, D. C, April 22, 1907.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the Port of
New York for the week just ended:
Alexandria—1 case pianos and material, $250.
Amsterdam—17 cases organs and material,
$1,018.
Argentine Republic—21 pkgs. talking machines
and material, $2,469.
Berlin—4 cases music goods, $236; 3 pkgs. talk-
ing machines and material, $2,070; 1 case musi
cal instruments, $300; 118 pkgs. talking machines
and material, $666.
Bremen—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $174.
Brussels—1 pkg. talking machines and ma-
terial, $306.
Buenos Ayres—2 cases pianos and material,
$283; 15 pkgs. % talking machines and material,
$417; 1 pkg. talking machine and material, $110;
1 case piano material, $580.
Calcutta—24 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $327.
Colon—3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$200; 4 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$109; 1 case organ material, $150; 1 pkg. talking
machines and material, $115.
Genoa—1 case pianos and material, $263.
Gothenberg—6 cases organs and material, $657.
Hamburg—22 cases pianos and material,
$3,610; 2 cases music, $120.
Havana—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma
terial, $293; 50 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $2,041; 4 cases piano material, $377.
Havre—55 pkgs. talking machines and ma
terial, $2,406.
Iqueque—3 cases music, $261.
Leghorn—2 cases piano players and material,
$164.
Liverpool—19 cases organs and material, $950;
1 case organs and material, $150; 7 cases orgam
and material, $386; 4 cases music, $148.
London—92 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $7,825; 62 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $2,979; 5 cases pianos and material, $1,464;
18 cases piano players and material, $4,400; 4
cases organs and material, $1,255; 9 cases music
goods, $670; 12 cases music goods, $573; 11 cases
music goods, $790; 4 cases piano players and
material, $1,600.
Macin—1 case organs and material, $111.
Maracaibo—67 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $322.
Manchester—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $113.
Milan—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $214.
Montevideo—10 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $717.
Naples—1 case organs, $200.
Nassau—13 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $130.
Para—7 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$264.
Pernambuco—1 case piano players and ma-
terial, $135; 13 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $241; 1 case pianos and material, $125.
Progreso—2 cases pianos and material, $204.
St. Petersburg—22 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $641.
Stavenger—2 cases organs and material, $130.
Stockholm—6 cases organs and material, $250.
Surinam—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $180.
Smyrna—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $159.
Tampico—1 case pianos and material, $328; 7
cases pianos and material, $1,288.
Tromsoe—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $100.
Valparaiso—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $144; 1 case organs and material, $241;
6 pkgs. talking machines and material, $286; 6
cases pianos and material, $1,014.
Vera Cruz—8 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $255.