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THE
MU SIC
TRADE
REVIE';Y
CHICKERING OFFICIAL OPERA PIANO
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There is both p rofit and satisfaction in
the use of Behlen's Varnish Crack
E radicator on your refinishing jobs.
Profit because it eliminates the trouble
a nd expense o f scraping off the old yar~
nish . and shellac. Satisfaction because
the fini sh ed job is better, because you
have had a b etter surfa ce to work on.
Write for sampl e can today and try it.
n. Behlen & Bro.
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ShellilCS , ... >~ Fillers
3'i 1 PEARL ST., NfWYORK
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PATRIOTIC EMPLOYERS TO BE CITED
Th ose Who Give Back Pre-war Jobs to Soldiers
and Sailors W ill Be P ermitted to D isplay th e
U, S, Shield o n F irm's S er vice F la g
And now there is a citat ion for t he employer
- the emp loyer wh o "makes good on his serv ice
flag."
With their pre -war jobs filled or o ff ered to
between 70 per cen t, and 80 per cent, of Amer­
ica's honora bl y disc harged so ldiers a nd sai lors,
Arthur vVoods, Assistant t o the Secretary of
VVar, said recently in a letter from vVas hin g­
ton that the vVar a nd Navy Departments had
pr epar ed a citation to be issuecl to all employ­
ers who assure the depart m ents that they will
re-emp loy ev erybo dy w ho former ly workecl with
them and left to serve in th e army .or nav y.
The citation carries w it h it pe rmission fo r the
ho lder to display 011 his firm's serv ice flag . t he
shi eld of the ()nited States. I t is hand somely
engraved, engrossed wi t h the name of the re ­
cipient and signed by the Sec retary of War,
Sec r etary of the :\favy and Mr. \Voods.
".'\11 that is asked,"Mr. Woods says, "is that
the employer w rite an applicatio n for the cita­
tiOII, stating that he will employ his old service
m(;n, and address m e in carp of th e ,Va r De­
partment, vVashington."
THE
Ins trumen f Selected 'for Use of Municipal
Opera Company in St. Louis-Fact W idely
Advertised by the Fam.ous-Barr Co.
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IN LIGHTER VEIN
A piano player does n't al wa ys m ean a h uma n
bein g th ese days. Ne ith er does a ta lkin g m ac hi ne
mea n a me mb e r of t he fa ir sex. Score anothe r
mark against t he K in g's E ng li s h, o r shou ld it
be again s t Amer ica n. En g li sh ?
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PIANO ACTION
MACHINERY
Designers and Builders of
Special Machines for Special Purposes
THE A . H . NILSON MACHINE CO.
BRIDGEPORT
CONN.
REVIEW'S UNIVERSAL "WANT" DIRECTORY· ]
NY member of the music trade may
forward to this offic~ a "situation"
advertisement iritended for this De­
partment, to occupy a space of four lines,
agate measure, and it will be inserted
_ free. The replies will also be forwarded
without cost. Additional space will be
at the rate of 25c. per line. If bold-faced
type is desired, the cost for same will be
25 cents a line.
Business opportunities, 25c. per line.
All advertisements intended for this
epartment must be in hand on the Sat­
u rday preceding date of issue.
A
VIOLIN FACTORY-Going concern in good
fi nancial condition, mod ern machinery, well
equipped plant, ca pa ble of producing 100 finished
violins a day, wa nt man who understands the
busiriess to purchase stock in company and take
active management. Only high-class man con­
sidered, an d ' mus t be ex perienced in manufac­
turing s m a ll go ods.
Proposition promises
large r f! turn s for hus tler. Address " Box 1908,"
ca re Thf! Music Trade Review, 373 Fourth Av e.,
N ew York.
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28, 1919
ST. LOUIS, )\'10., J u ne 23.-T h e fac t th a t the
And when you're satisfied
Ch ickering p ia no has bee n se lected as the offi­
that we've the best punch­
c:al pia no of the M unic ipal O pe ra Co., which
ings
on the market, cut
las t week opened a seaso n of s ix weeks of ope r a
at the Mu n icipa l O pe n-A ir Thea tr e here, has
clean and accurately from
bee n ma de th e bas is o f some s t rong a nd im­
the
best of material in cellu­
p ressive adve rt ising in t he loca l news pape rs by
the Famous-Bar r Co., t',f! S t. Lo ui s r eprese n ta­
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
tives for t he Chickering p iano an d the Ch icker­
leather, paper, rubber or
in g Am p ico .
whatever you want, give
T he seaso n wi ll be devo ted to th e p ro duc ti o n
of a nu mber of th e lig ht er operas, s uch as _.
us credit and send your
"Robi n H ood," "T he Bohem ian Girl," "El C api o ~lI'
orders to
tan," "Fra Di avolo," "T h e Mikad o," et c., a n d a
number of promi nen t si nge rs h ave bee n included
in the members hi p o f t he opera company,
a mon g t hem bei ng Blan ch e Du ffie ld, s opra no;
Cr a ig Campbe ll , t eno r ; Ca r ol ine And r ews, so­
prano-ingen ue; Carl Ganvoort, bar itone.
J oh n McG hie, musical d irector of th e ope ra
com pa ny, is reSJ)ons ible for th e elec tio n of the
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Ch ic keri ng as th e o ffici a l . instru m en t, an d says
of it: "T his sp lendid in s tru me nt id eally a n­
swe rs o ur n eeds for orc hes t ra work a n d voca l
accompan ime nt. " T hi s fact was d ul y ment ioned
JOHN F. GENTZEL M1tDE MANAGER
in the Famous-B a r r adve rt is in g, whic h carried
a v iew of the Muni cipa l Thea tr e, po rtr ai ts of T a ke s New Position W ith F. G. Smith, Inc., in
Mr . McGh ie and the severa l lead in g a rti s ts, a s
Newark-Ex perience Covers Wide F ield
we ll as a rep rod ucti'on of th e Chick eri ng g ra nd .
Jo hn F . Gentz e l has been appointed ma nager
The adver tis in g o ff e red a mos t interes ti ng ex­
a mple of t he s uccessf ul h ooking o f a campaign of the Newark store of F . G. Sm it h, Inc., a t
w ith a loca l musica l eve n t and reflec ts credi t on 869 Broad s treet, that city, according to a n
a nno unceme n t made by \V ill iam Knabe, gen­
a ll conce rn ed.
era l manager of t he concern . :M r. Gentz el has
ha d a wide experience in the pi ano fie ld, ha v­
DOLL SALESMAN MARRIES
ing bee n 'w it h t he L auter Co. for fourteen yea rs,
Russ el C. Leege r, a sa les ma n w ith J acob D o ll d uri ng whic h t ime he s erved in t he capaci ty of
& Son s, New Yor k, was mar ried las t week and floor sales ma n, then sa les ma nager of the New­
r eceived a ha ndsome sil ver we ddin g present ark sto re. L ater he was made genera l ' m an­
from hi s fr iends 011 the sa les sta ff. He is a ager of the P a terson warerooms of th e L a ut er
ve r y popu lar young man a nd is we ll liked by Co., from wh ich position he resigned last fa ll .
a ll his associa tes, having bee n w;t h D oll & So ns
Chas. C. an d H en r y C. Hu pfer have sta r ted
fo r som e ti me. Th e co upl e left for t h eir honey­
a new b usi ness in Oakland, Cal., known as Cali ­
moo n last week and will spend thi s ti me in
fornia E lect ric Violin Co., located at 2506 Tele­
Bar ryville . N. Y.
graph avenue.
WANTE D-Live young me n of clean habits, who krrow
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JUNE
how to sell pianos. f or employ ment with a s t ron'g house
in the Pacific Nort hwes t.
We v,:ant men who will c·ome
he r e an d grow in to the opportun itie.s th a t a r e offered. Ad ­
d ress g iving ex per ience a nd ·f ull particu la rs , Pacific Nor t h­
wes t. care Th.e l\1usic T rade Review, 37 3 Fourth Ave .,
New York .
WANT AT ONlCE- Several mo re piano salesmen . M llst
know how t o drive a car. vVe wi ll pay a real sa lary to a
Tea l live sale sman who can close deals. F red C. Harms
Piano Co., 70 F red C. Ha rms BI()ck, A berdeen, S. D .
P OS I T I ON W'ANT E D- All arou n d lune r, repa irer. regu·
lato r of players or reprod ucing pia n os or take charge.
Twenty-two years' expe rience.
Pr,e fer Chica go. Address
''J, .N . 20,", ca re The Music T rade Review, 209 So uth
Stale St., Chicago, Ill.
W ANrfED-Tuner and player man , must be fi rst·class ;
to sl1ch a man we ca n offer a permanent pashian with
!!,ood sala ry.
W ill pay tra nspl>rtation.
Sen d references
~ n d sa lary expected in fi rst le tter.
Joh n W . Post & Co.,
2 10 28t h S t. , Newport News, Va.
SITUATION WANTED-Music roll ar ranger in charge,
thoroughly experienced, expert and up- t o -date, now re·
sponsibly employed , wo u ld make change.
Address "Box
1906," care The Music Trade Review, 373 Fourt h Ave. ,
New Y orI<_
POSITI ON WANTED by wholesale t raveling man, 30
years' experience , to cove r New Yo r,k S tate, Pen nsylvan ia
an cl Ohio, on salary a nd traveling expense pa id_ Add ress
"P. H .. " care Th e Music Tra de Rev iew, 373 Fourth Ave.,
New Yo rk.
W .'\ NTED-Sales ma n expe r ienced in m us ica l merchan­
dise. Apply with ftlll particu lars to "Box 1907." care The
l\1usic Trade: Review, 373 Fourt h A v e., New York
WANT'ED- --Po li sher-good salary and permanent posi·
t ion to tn e r ight rna n , tra v eling ex p enses pa id. Sen.d r e f­
erencc' and sa lary e"pect ed in first lette r. Address Joh n
W. Post & Co., 25 4 Gran by St. , No rfolk, Va .
S!Tt;.\ TJ OIN W ANTED-A m open for en gagement as
manager of some music store-_ pi(t n o, ph on og raph or both,
in Western StatL:~_
Yea rs of experience .
Refere nc es
furn,js;hed.
.\dd'ress ((Box 19(}9," C;lre The ~llusic Trade
Review, 373 Fourth Ave.j New York.
SALESMAN WANTED who is ambitious, en e rgetic and
a g()od closer, especia ll y for high cla ss such as special
work in grands a nd p la ye rs _ A,ddress "Box 1910,IJ care
The Music Trade Hevie w , 373 Fo ur th AVe_, New York.
P OSITION W .\ !N·TED- -We ll ·known mu sic man open for
responsible positio n with mu sic or publis h in¥, ho u se--July
1, Pac ific Coas t onl y.
Address " Box 1903," care The
M usic Trade Review, 373 Fourth Ave., New York.
SITUATION W ANTED- fiy Vict ro la sa lesman for New
York Ci t y vicinity. Refe re nce s . Address "Box 1904," care
The Music Trade· Review , 373 Fourth Ave ., New York.
P I AN O SALESM .\ N wa nts part da y on floor and pa rt
time following UIJ prospects.
.r\dd r~::i::; "B ox 190'3/' care
T he Music Trade Review, 373 Fourth Ave., New York.
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W A,NTED-Piano Polishe r.
Steady »ork.
P ia no Co., 219 E ast State St. , Tren t on, N. J.
W inkler
W·ANTED- .);y a real hu stler and no w empl oyed by one
of America's leading c onc e rn s , a (·whole-sa·le" position w ith
".p utab le piano fac to ry. Refe rence No . 1. Address " B ox
1898," care Th e Mus ic Trade Review, 373 Fou rth A v e. ,
New York.
- S ITUATION WANTED=P iano-tu ner and-repai rma n
d esires a .positi on with so me m usic ho u se.
Minn esota,
J\1ic hi gan, Iowa, Illi nois or Wisconsin _p r eferred. Add r ess
" Box 1899/' care The Music Trade Review, ' 373 F ou rth
Ave., New York.
. P OSITI ON DES I RED-Piano Player - de sires a goou
hi·g h class position
with some show house or h igh claSs
da nce pavilion.
Add ress "Box 19Q{)," care The Music
T rade Review, 373 Fou rth Ave., New York.
WANTED-Position as salesman or sales manager by man
of e n ergy, experience and pe rsevera nce.
With i ni t iati ve.
executive ability and a desire to work mos t wholeh eartedly
fo r employer. Address J ames Wi lson, 19 1 Pl ymouth Ave .,
Rochester, N. Y.
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