Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 60 N. 8 - Page 48
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THE MtJSiC TRADE REVIEW
ant, Lucker, determined to appeal his case to the
Supreme Court from which this decision has now
Famous Piano House to Open One of the Finest
been announced.
Victor Showrooms in the Country, with G. A.
"We wish particularly to call attention to at
Stanley in Charge—To Have Twenty Booths.
least two important points covered in this deci-
William Knabe & Co. have closed arrangements sion, namely, that it is the privilege of the Vic-
whereby they will handle the complete line of the tor Talking Machine Co. under its agreement to
Victor Talking Machine Co., in their warerooms at suspend its distributers and dealers and place their
names on the Suspended List and avoid any
4-M7 Fifth avenue, New York. Negotiations toward
this end had been pending for some time and the claims for damages for so doing. Perhaps no
consummation of this important deal insures the ex- less important is the conclusion that our business
ploitation of Victor products on Piano Row in a is entirely an interstate one, as we have always
high-grade manner thoroughly in accord with the contended, and that we have not conducted busi-
ness in the State of Minnesota, but have concluded
prestige and standing of the two houses involved.
all transactions at the office in Camden, N. J."
According to present plans, the Victor depart-
ment in the Knabe store will be one of the finest
COLUMBIA RECORDS OF "AIDA."
Victor showrooms in the industry, and will have
Entire Opera Score Ready for Sale February 20
more than twenty booths, tastefully decorated and
—A Notable Achievement—H. A. Yerkes'
furnished, with a large recital hall for conceit
Southern Trip—Columbia Activity in Los
purposes. There will be constructed a number of
Angeles—Some News of the Week.
booths for the Victor department on the main floor
of the Knabe store, which will conform architec-
The foreign record department of the Columbia
turally to the general arrangement of the Knabe
warerooms. From the main floor there will be a Graphophone Co. announced this week that there
grand stairway leading to the lower floor, where would be placed on sale to-day, February 20, the
entire opera score of "Aida," the famous opera.
the greater number of demonstration booths will
be located. The construction and decoration of the The records for this new series were recorded at
the Milan laboratories of the Columbia Co. by
booths will follow the Empire period of design, and
the fact that the plans for the new department are the artists who are singing leading roles in La
in the hands of Cass Gilbert, one of this country's Scala, the celebrated opera house and temple of
music. All of the selections in this opera are
most famous architects indicates the enthusiasm
issued on double-disc records at 75 cents each,
which William Knabe & Co. are evincing in their
and from overture to the final duet the records
new department.
are remarkably pleasing. In addition to the com-
George A. Stanley, a former member of Stanley
plete score of this opera there are other new
& Pearsall, Victor distributers, and one of the best-
popular price Columbia double-disc records, also
known members of the talking machine trade, has
made in Milan, including selections from all of
been appointed manager of the Victor department
the leading operas.
in the Knabe warerooms, and has already assumed
H. A. Yerkes, New England district manager
active charge. Mr. Stanley's lengthy experience in
the Victor field has admirably equipped him for this for the Columbia Co., who also numbers several
large Southern cities in his territory, returned
important post, and as his previous association with
Wednesday from a ten-days trip through the
the merchandising of Victor products has been
South.
Mr. Yerkes noticed a decided improve-
along high-grade lines, the Knabe clientele will af-
ford him a splendid chance for successful develop- ment in the cotton sections, and was particularly-
ment. It may be added that Mr. Stanley is consid- impressed with the feeling of confidence and
ered by many members of the talking machine in- optimism which seems to prevail in the majority
dustry as one of the most successful retail Victor of the large Southern business centers.
The letter-heads of the Columbia Co.'s whole-
men in the country.
sale distributing houses invite Columbia dealers
throughout the country to visit the Columbia
TWO IMPORTANT POINTS
booth at the Panama-Pacific International Exposi-
Set Forth in Victor Co.'s Letter Anent Recent
tion, which opens this month. The Columbia
Decision of Supreme Court of Minnesota.
booth is located in Block 18 of the Liberal Arts
Palace.
Louis F. Geissler, general manager of the Victor
Columbia dealers in and around Los Angeles
Talking Machine Co., has sent out a letter to Vic-
tor distributers in regard to the Supreme Court have sent in to the Columbia executive offices
decision in favor of the Victor Co. against Lau- clippings of newspaper articles and advertise-
rence Lucker, Minneapolis, awarding full amount ments which were used in conjunction with the
of original claim, with costs, and which was printed grand opera season in that city. A.s many of the
in The Review of January 23, 1915. The Victor operatic artists appearing in Los Angeles record
for the Columbia library, the Columbia dealers
Co.'s letter in part reads:
took advantage of the opportunity to advertise
"The action upon the part of the Victor Talking
their record departments.
Constantino, the
Machine Co. was to recover amount due for.
famous tenor, a Columbia artist, scored a tre-
goods received by defendant previous to June 1,
mendous success in his Los Angeles appearance.
1912, the date on which Mr. Lucker was placed
Despite the handicaps occasioned by their re-
upon our suspended list and all relations under
the distributer's agreement with him canceled. cent removal to 83 Chambers street, New York,
Mr. Lucker attempted to defend himself by set- the local wholesale headquarters of the Columbia
ting out that the Victor Talking Machine Co. Co. have closed quite a number of new deals
was not eligible to sue in the State courts of Min- during the past fortnight. Several of these new
nesota inasmuch as it had not complied with a Columbia representatives are located in upper
statute requiring all foreign corporations doing Broadway and other residential sections of New
business in Minnesota to conform to certain stat- York.
utory requirements before such corporation could
VISITING SOUTHERN RESORTS.
resort to the courts of that State.
J. Newcomb Blackmail, president of the
"In addition to this defense, a counterclaim for
damages on account of the suspension was set out Blackman Talking Machine Co., 97 Chambers
amounting to about $250,000. Although it was street, New York, Victor and Edison cylinder dis-
decided in the lower court that the Victor Talk- tributor, accompanied by Mrs. Blackman, Louis
ing Machine Co. was not engaging in business in Buehn, the prominent Victor distributor in Phila-
Minnesota, but on the contrary, conducted inter- delphia, and Mrs. Buehn, left New York Thurs-
state business and also that Mr. Lucker should day for a fortnight's visit to the leading Southern
not maintain his claim for damages, the defend-
winter resorts.
VICTOR=KNABE DEAL IN NEW YORK.
CONCERT AT THE^ EDISON SHOP.
Four Noted Artists Give Recital in Conjunction
with Their Individual Records—Attracts
Enormous Crowd of Music Lovers.
A very interesting concert was given Wednes-
day afternoon at the Edison Shop, 473 Fifth ave-
nue, New York, conducted by the Phonograph
Corporation of Manhattan, when four well-known
artists who record for the Edison disc record
library appeared personally at the warerooms and
gave a recital in conjunction with their individual
records. These four artists were Christine Miller,
the famous contralto, assisted by Elizabeth
Spencer, soprano; John Young, tenor, and Donald
Chalmers, basso.
Owing to the unexpectedly large crowd whcli
appeared Wednesday to hear these popular artists
and their records, it was decided to give the re-
cital on the fourth floor of the building, where
several hundred chairs were provided for visitors,
and in addition it was found necessary to use the
concert hall on the ground floor of the Edison
Shop to accommodate the overflow crowd. The
concert had been advertised in the Wednesday
morning newspapers, and the fact that Miss Miller
gave a very successful recital the preceding day
at Aeolian Hall contributed to the interest evoked
by her appearance at the Edison shop.
The individual artists sang several of the most
popular selections in their respective repertoires,
and their Edison disc records were then repro-
duced on an Edison diamond disc phonograph.
This was followed by the artists' accompanying
their own selections on the phonograph, subse-
quent to which there was ensemble singing. The
concert scored a signal success, and each member
was enthusiastically applauded. In fact, the event
received such an ovation that it is quite likely
that a second recital along similar lines will be
given at the Edison Shop in the near future.
CREDIT CONDITIONS EAST AND WEST.
D. A. Creed Says the Victor Dealer in Middle
West Closes Greater Proportion of Business
in Cash Than His Eastern Associate.
Daniel A. Creed, credit manager of the Talking
Machine So., Chicago, Victor distributer, was a
visitor to New York last week, spending some
time in conference with Arthur D. Geissler, gen-
eral manager of the Talking Machine Co., and
vice-president of the New York Talking Machine
Co. Mr. Creed, who is an acknowledged author-
ity on all matters pertaining to the credit end of
the Victor industry, remarked on the fact that the
average Victor dealer in the Middle West seems
to pay more attention to the matter of favorable
terms on the merchandise he sells than the Victor
dealer in the East. The Victor dealer in the West
closes a greater proportion of his business in cash
than the Eastern dealer, and makes a special effort
to terminate his instalment sales in the shortest
possible period of time.
NOT MAKING 10 CENT RECORDS.
The Victor Talking Machine Co., through Louis
F. Geissler, general manager, has sent out a letter
in which it states in part: "The Victor Co. has
been erroneously quoted in the Chicago Musical
Times, the Boston News Bureau and, as a con-
sequence, in a few other papers as manufacturing
ten cent records. We have not yet been reduced
to the necessity of manufacturing goods for the
ten-cent stores. Our capacity is not sufficient to
supply the demand for our regular catalog line."
W. A. and Clayton Bower have arranged to
open a store in Galva, Til., for the display and sale
of Edison diamond disc phonographs.
THE MtJSiC TRADE REVIEW
ant, Lucker, determined to appeal his case to the
Supreme Court from which this decision has now
Famous Piano House to Open One of the Finest
been announced.
Victor Showrooms in the Country, with G. A.
"We wish particularly to call attention to at
Stanley in Charge—To Have Twenty Booths.
least two important points covered in this deci-
William Knabe & Co. have closed arrangements sion, namely, that it is the privilege of the Vic-
whereby they will handle the complete line of the tor Talking Machine Co. under its agreement to
Victor Talking Machine Co., in their warerooms at suspend its distributers and dealers and place their
names on the Suspended List and avoid any
4-M7 Fifth avenue, New York. Negotiations toward
this end had been pending for some time and the claims for damages for so doing. Perhaps no
consummation of this important deal insures the ex- less important is the conclusion that our business
ploitation of Victor products on Piano Row in a is entirely an interstate one, as we have always
high-grade manner thoroughly in accord with the contended, and that we have not conducted busi-
ness in the State of Minnesota, but have concluded
prestige and standing of the two houses involved.
all transactions at the office in Camden, N. J."
According to present plans, the Victor depart-
ment in the Knabe store will be one of the finest
COLUMBIA RECORDS OF "AIDA."
Victor showrooms in the industry, and will have
Entire Opera Score Ready for Sale February 20
more than twenty booths, tastefully decorated and
—A Notable Achievement—H. A. Yerkes'
furnished, with a large recital hall for conceit
Southern Trip—Columbia Activity in Los
purposes. There will be constructed a number of
Angeles—Some News of the Week.
booths for the Victor department on the main floor
of the Knabe store, which will conform architec-
The foreign record department of the Columbia
turally to the general arrangement of the Knabe
warerooms. From the main floor there will be a Graphophone Co. announced this week that there
grand stairway leading to the lower floor, where would be placed on sale to-day, February 20, the
entire opera score of "Aida," the famous opera.
the greater number of demonstration booths will
be located. The construction and decoration of the The records for this new series were recorded at
the Milan laboratories of the Columbia Co. by
booths will follow the Empire period of design, and
the fact that the plans for the new department are the artists who are singing leading roles in La
in the hands of Cass Gilbert, one of this country's Scala, the celebrated opera house and temple of
music. All of the selections in this opera are
most famous architects indicates the enthusiasm
issued on double-disc records at 75 cents each,
which William Knabe & Co. are evincing in their
and from overture to the final duet the records
new department.
are remarkably pleasing. In addition to the com-
George A. Stanley, a former member of Stanley
plete score of this opera there are other new
& Pearsall, Victor distributers, and one of the best-
popular price Columbia double-disc records, also
known members of the talking machine trade, has
made in Milan, including selections from all of
been appointed manager of the Victor department
the leading operas.
in the Knabe warerooms, and has already assumed
H. A. Yerkes, New England district manager
active charge. Mr. Stanley's lengthy experience in
the Victor field has admirably equipped him for this for the Columbia Co., who also numbers several
large Southern cities in his territory, returned
important post, and as his previous association with
Wednesday from a ten-days trip through the
the merchandising of Victor products has been
South.
Mr. Yerkes noticed a decided improve-
along high-grade lines, the Knabe clientele will af-
ford him a splendid chance for successful develop- ment in the cotton sections, and was particularly-
ment. It may be added that Mr. Stanley is consid- impressed with the feeling of confidence and
ered by many members of the talking machine in- optimism which seems to prevail in the majority
dustry as one of the most successful retail Victor of the large Southern business centers.
The letter-heads of the Columbia Co.'s whole-
men in the country.
sale distributing houses invite Columbia dealers
throughout the country to visit the Columbia
TWO IMPORTANT POINTS
booth at the Panama-Pacific International Exposi-
Set Forth in Victor Co.'s Letter Anent Recent
tion, which opens this month. The Columbia
Decision of Supreme Court of Minnesota.
booth is located in Block 18 of the Liberal Arts
Palace.
Louis F. Geissler, general manager of the Victor
Columbia dealers in and around Los Angeles
Talking Machine Co., has sent out a letter to Vic-
tor distributers in regard to the Supreme Court have sent in to the Columbia executive offices
decision in favor of the Victor Co. against Lau- clippings of newspaper articles and advertise-
rence Lucker, Minneapolis, awarding full amount ments which were used in conjunction with the
of original claim, with costs, and which was printed grand opera season in that city. A.s many of the
in The Review of January 23, 1915. The Victor operatic artists appearing in Los Angeles record
for the Columbia library, the Columbia dealers
Co.'s letter in part reads:
took advantage of the opportunity to advertise
"The action upon the part of the Victor Talking
their record departments.
Constantino, the
Machine Co. was to recover amount due for.
famous tenor, a Columbia artist, scored a tre-
goods received by defendant previous to June 1,
mendous success in his Los Angeles appearance.
1912, the date on which Mr. Lucker was placed
Despite the handicaps occasioned by their re-
upon our suspended list and all relations under
the distributer's agreement with him canceled. cent removal to 83 Chambers street, New York,
Mr. Lucker attempted to defend himself by set- the local wholesale headquarters of the Columbia
ting out that the Victor Talking Machine Co. Co. have closed quite a number of new deals
was not eligible to sue in the State courts of Min- during the past fortnight. Several of these new
nesota inasmuch as it had not complied with a Columbia representatives are located in upper
statute requiring all foreign corporations doing Broadway and other residential sections of New
business in Minnesota to conform to certain stat- York.
utory requirements before such corporation could
VISITING SOUTHERN RESORTS.
resort to the courts of that State.
J. Newcomb Blackmail, president of the
"In addition to this defense, a counterclaim for
damages on account of the suspension was set out Blackman Talking Machine Co., 97 Chambers
amounting to about $250,000. Although it was street, New York, Victor and Edison cylinder dis-
decided in the lower court that the Victor Talk- tributor, accompanied by Mrs. Blackman, Louis
ing Machine Co. was not engaging in business in Buehn, the prominent Victor distributor in Phila-
Minnesota, but on the contrary, conducted inter- delphia, and Mrs. Buehn, left New York Thurs-
state business and also that Mr. Lucker should day for a fortnight's visit to the leading Southern
not maintain his claim for damages, the defend-
winter resorts.
VICTOR=KNABE DEAL IN NEW YORK.
CONCERT AT THE^ EDISON SHOP.
Four Noted Artists Give Recital in Conjunction
with Their Individual Records—Attracts
Enormous Crowd of Music Lovers.
A very interesting concert was given Wednes-
day afternoon at the Edison Shop, 473 Fifth ave-
nue, New York, conducted by the Phonograph
Corporation of Manhattan, when four well-known
artists who record for the Edison disc record
library appeared personally at the warerooms and
gave a recital in conjunction with their individual
records. These four artists were Christine Miller,
the famous contralto, assisted by Elizabeth
Spencer, soprano; John Young, tenor, and Donald
Chalmers, basso.
Owing to the unexpectedly large crowd whcli
appeared Wednesday to hear these popular artists
and their records, it was decided to give the re-
cital on the fourth floor of the building, where
several hundred chairs were provided for visitors,
and in addition it was found necessary to use the
concert hall on the ground floor of the Edison
Shop to accommodate the overflow crowd. The
concert had been advertised in the Wednesday
morning newspapers, and the fact that Miss Miller
gave a very successful recital the preceding day
at Aeolian Hall contributed to the interest evoked
by her appearance at the Edison shop.
The individual artists sang several of the most
popular selections in their respective repertoires,
and their Edison disc records were then repro-
duced on an Edison diamond disc phonograph.
This was followed by the artists' accompanying
their own selections on the phonograph, subse-
quent to which there was ensemble singing. The
concert scored a signal success, and each member
was enthusiastically applauded. In fact, the event
received such an ovation that it is quite likely
that a second recital along similar lines will be
given at the Edison Shop in the near future.
CREDIT CONDITIONS EAST AND WEST.
D. A. Creed Says the Victor Dealer in Middle
West Closes Greater Proportion of Business
in Cash Than His Eastern Associate.
Daniel A. Creed, credit manager of the Talking
Machine So., Chicago, Victor distributer, was a
visitor to New York last week, spending some
time in conference with Arthur D. Geissler, gen-
eral manager of the Talking Machine Co., and
vice-president of the New York Talking Machine
Co. Mr. Creed, who is an acknowledged author-
ity on all matters pertaining to the credit end of
the Victor industry, remarked on the fact that the
average Victor dealer in the Middle West seems
to pay more attention to the matter of favorable
terms on the merchandise he sells than the Victor
dealer in the East. The Victor dealer in the West
closes a greater proportion of his business in cash
than the Eastern dealer, and makes a special effort
to terminate his instalment sales in the shortest
possible period of time.
NOT MAKING 10 CENT RECORDS.
The Victor Talking Machine Co., through Louis
F. Geissler, general manager, has sent out a letter
in which it states in part: "The Victor Co. has
been erroneously quoted in the Chicago Musical
Times, the Boston News Bureau and, as a con-
sequence, in a few other papers as manufacturing
ten cent records. We have not yet been reduced
to the necessity of manufacturing goods for the
ten-cent stores. Our capacity is not sufficient to
supply the demand for our regular catalog line."
W. A. and Clayton Bower have arranged to
open a store in Galva, Til., for the display and sale
of Edison diamond disc phonographs.
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