Music Trade Review
Issue: 1922 Vol. 75 N. 13 - Page 46
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 23,
1922
VICTOR SCHOOL IN PITTSBURGH
SELVIN'S ORCHESTRA TO RECORD ONLY FOR VOCALION
Salesmanship School, Under Direction of F. A.
Delano, Concludes Profitable Semester in
Steel City With Dinner and Dance
Prominent and Successful Organization Put Under Exclusive Contract by the Aeolian Co.—
Enjoys a Wide Reputation for Producing Dance Music
PLTTSHLJKCH, PA., September 15.—The Victor
School of Salesmanship, held at the Moose
Temple, September 11 to 14, inclusive, came to
a close on Thursday last with an informal din-
ner-dance at the Fort Pitt Hotel. The ninety
and more students who attended the instruction
course amply demonstrated that they were able
to dance and eat as well as to sell Victrolas
and Victor records. The evening proved a most
enjoyable one and was all too short.
The hosts were the three Victor distributors:
W. F. Frederick Piano Co., C. C. Mellor Co.
and the Standard Talking Machine Co. F. A.
Delano, of the Victor School of Salesmanship,
was the class instructor. He added to his already
large list of friends by his earnest and pains-
taking methods of imparting instruction to the
members of the Pittsburgh class.
The Aeolian Co. has just announced that a
contract has been signed with Selvin's Orchestra,
one of the most popular dance orchestras in New
York, to record exclusively for Vocalion records.
The organization has already made a number of
Vocalion records which have proven very popu-
sons and is at present playing at the Boardwalk
Restaurant which was opened for the new sea-
son on September 11 and promises to be among
the popular rendezvous during the Fall and
Winter.
Vocalion dance records have won a wide repu-
ACTIVITIES OF COLUMBIA ARTISTS
Al Jolson on Tour With "Bombo" Company—
Eddie Cantor Moves to Chicago—Ray Miller
and Ted Lewis Make Hit in Gotham Theatres
There is considerable news of interest ema-
nating from the Columbia Graphophone Co.
headquarters this week pertinent to the activi-
ties of exclusive Columbia artists, well known
through their recordings in the past year.
Al Jolson has left New York on a tour with
his company of "Bombo" and will appear in
Youngstown, O., then move to Chicago for an
extended stay there.
Eddie Cantor with his show, "Make It
Snappy," has left New York for Chicago, where
he will open with this successful production at
the Majestic Theatre. He is booked for a
long period in Chicago, probably for the entire
Winter and, no doubt, will receive a hearty re-
ception from the Chicago public, which is now
familiar with several numbers of this show,
which he has recorded on Columbia records and
which have been on sale for some time.
Ray Miller and his Black and White Melody
Boys have made a decided hit in their appear-
ance at the Fox Fourteenth Street Theatre,
New York. After fulfilling this engagement
they have been booked to appear at the Fox
Audubon Theatre, Washington Heights.
Ted Lewis and His Jazz Band, which has
been appearing at Keith's Palace Theatre, New
York, has scored big as a record seller.
POST=VACATION TIME IN CAMDEN
Victor Co. Executives Now Actively Engaged
in Carrying Out Large Production Schedule
CAMDEN, N. J., September 18.—The various
executives and department heads of the Victor
Talking Machine Co. have now returned to
their desks in the executive offices after the
vacation period and all forces are working hard
in the carrying out of the ambitious production
laid out for the factory from now until the first
of the year.
Ralph L. Freeman, director of distribution,
has just returned from a three weeks' vacation
with his family, most of which was spent in
Canada, where some good fishing served to take
Mr. Freeman's mind off of business matters.
The Victor Talking Machine Co., of Camden,
N. J., has declared its regular quarterly divi-
dends of $10 per share on common and $1.75
;
Selvin's Popular Dance Orchestra, Which Will Make Vocalion Records
lar. Under the new exclusive arrangement the tation and the addition of Selvin's Orchestra to
Selvin Orchestra will be featured frequently in the list of exclusive Vocalion recording organi-
future Vocalion record lists.
zations will have the effect of increasing this
Selvin's Orchestra has played in prominent reputation to a very material degree throughout
Broadway resorts in New York for several sea- the country.
$350,000 DEAL IN LIMA, 0.
R. W. PORTER BACK FROM CANADA
Rowlands Bros. Buy Business of Harmon Fur-
niture Co., Including Large Talking Machine
Department—Will Be Made Part of Chain
R. W. Porter, field sales manager for the
Columbia Graphophone Co., New York, is again
back at his desk at Columbia headquarters after
an extended trip throughout Canada. He re-
ports that general conditions in Canada look
very bright and all indications point to one
of the best Fall and Winter businesses Canada
has enjoyed for some time. Business, he states,
has taken a decided boost in the Dominion and
Columbia dealers are bound to reap a harvest
in sales if they carry out the campaigns which
they have planned for Fall and Winter.
LIMA, O., September 18.—A Lima transaction of
more than ordinary importance was the sale of
the F. E. Harmon Furniture Co. to Rowlands
Bros. The deal embraced the store building and
the entire stock, including the Victrola and Edi-
son talking machine, a large stock of records
and a full line of general supplies.
The new owners, Chas. H. Rowlands, of Co-
lumbus, O., and Alfred R. Rowlands, Mansfield,
O., are two of the foremost and largest owners
of chain stores in the country. They now con-
trol thirty stores. The approximate cost of the
building and business is said to be $350,000. The
structure, which is five stories, will be improved
and a complete new stock installed.
DELZELL VISITS COLUMBIA CO.
Well-known Denver Columbia Dealer in Gotham
to Talk Over Fall and Winter Plans
An important visitor to the Columbia Grapho-
phone Co. this week is C. A. Delzell, manager
of the Denver branch of the Columbia Stores
Co., dealer in Columbia Grafonolas and Colum-
bia records. Mr. Delzell expects to spend some
time at Columbia headquarters to talk over plans
for the Fall and Winter campaign on Columbia
products which has already been started by
his company. In making this long trip East
Mr. Delzell is planning to make this sojourn one
of pleasure as well as of business and expects
to return to Denver with many ideas that are
bound to show tangible results this Fall and
Winter. He is regarded by the Columbia Graph-
ophone Co. as a high-class merchandiser of
Columbia products and has made a success of
retailing Columbia Grafonolas and records in the
West.
DINNER FOR SALESMANSHIP CLASS
BOSTON, MASS., September 16.—The second class
of the Victor Salesmanship School, which at-
tracted a most satisfactory number of entrants,
was brought to a close last week with a dinner
party at the Hotel Brunswick, followed by a
theatre party at the Colonial Theatre to see
"Sally," when the sixty-one students were the
guests of the local Victor jobbers, the Eastern
Talking Machine Co., Oliver Ditson Co. and
M. Steinert & Sons Co.
COLUMBIA BRANCH IN NEW HOME
The Columbia Graphophone Co., New York
City, is announcing this week that the New
Orleans branch of the company is moving into
larger and more commodious quarters on Peter
street. This new move was made to enable
this branch more adequately to take care of its
steadily increasing business and to give the
dealers in the South a more thorough and
efficient service. Up-to-date equipment has been
installed, a feature *of which will be a much
enlarged Dealer Service department that will
be of considerable help to dealers in this ter-
lilory. With these increased facilities to take
care of dealer business, a prosperous Fall and
Winter business is expected.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 23,
1922
VICTOR SCHOOL IN PITTSBURGH
SELVIN'S ORCHESTRA TO RECORD ONLY FOR VOCALION
Salesmanship School, Under Direction of F. A.
Delano, Concludes Profitable Semester in
Steel City With Dinner and Dance
Prominent and Successful Organization Put Under Exclusive Contract by the Aeolian Co.—
Enjoys a Wide Reputation for Producing Dance Music
PLTTSHLJKCH, PA., September 15.—The Victor
School of Salesmanship, held at the Moose
Temple, September 11 to 14, inclusive, came to
a close on Thursday last with an informal din-
ner-dance at the Fort Pitt Hotel. The ninety
and more students who attended the instruction
course amply demonstrated that they were able
to dance and eat as well as to sell Victrolas
and Victor records. The evening proved a most
enjoyable one and was all too short.
The hosts were the three Victor distributors:
W. F. Frederick Piano Co., C. C. Mellor Co.
and the Standard Talking Machine Co. F. A.
Delano, of the Victor School of Salesmanship,
was the class instructor. He added to his already
large list of friends by his earnest and pains-
taking methods of imparting instruction to the
members of the Pittsburgh class.
The Aeolian Co. has just announced that a
contract has been signed with Selvin's Orchestra,
one of the most popular dance orchestras in New
York, to record exclusively for Vocalion records.
The organization has already made a number of
Vocalion records which have proven very popu-
sons and is at present playing at the Boardwalk
Restaurant which was opened for the new sea-
son on September 11 and promises to be among
the popular rendezvous during the Fall and
Winter.
Vocalion dance records have won a wide repu-
ACTIVITIES OF COLUMBIA ARTISTS
Al Jolson on Tour With "Bombo" Company—
Eddie Cantor Moves to Chicago—Ray Miller
and Ted Lewis Make Hit in Gotham Theatres
There is considerable news of interest ema-
nating from the Columbia Graphophone Co.
headquarters this week pertinent to the activi-
ties of exclusive Columbia artists, well known
through their recordings in the past year.
Al Jolson has left New York on a tour with
his company of "Bombo" and will appear in
Youngstown, O., then move to Chicago for an
extended stay there.
Eddie Cantor with his show, "Make It
Snappy," has left New York for Chicago, where
he will open with this successful production at
the Majestic Theatre. He is booked for a
long period in Chicago, probably for the entire
Winter and, no doubt, will receive a hearty re-
ception from the Chicago public, which is now
familiar with several numbers of this show,
which he has recorded on Columbia records and
which have been on sale for some time.
Ray Miller and his Black and White Melody
Boys have made a decided hit in their appear-
ance at the Fox Fourteenth Street Theatre,
New York. After fulfilling this engagement
they have been booked to appear at the Fox
Audubon Theatre, Washington Heights.
Ted Lewis and His Jazz Band, which has
been appearing at Keith's Palace Theatre, New
York, has scored big as a record seller.
POST=VACATION TIME IN CAMDEN
Victor Co. Executives Now Actively Engaged
in Carrying Out Large Production Schedule
CAMDEN, N. J., September 18.—The various
executives and department heads of the Victor
Talking Machine Co. have now returned to
their desks in the executive offices after the
vacation period and all forces are working hard
in the carrying out of the ambitious production
laid out for the factory from now until the first
of the year.
Ralph L. Freeman, director of distribution,
has just returned from a three weeks' vacation
with his family, most of which was spent in
Canada, where some good fishing served to take
Mr. Freeman's mind off of business matters.
The Victor Talking Machine Co., of Camden,
N. J., has declared its regular quarterly divi-
dends of $10 per share on common and $1.75
;
Selvin's Popular Dance Orchestra, Which Will Make Vocalion Records
lar. Under the new exclusive arrangement the tation and the addition of Selvin's Orchestra to
Selvin Orchestra will be featured frequently in the list of exclusive Vocalion recording organi-
future Vocalion record lists.
zations will have the effect of increasing this
Selvin's Orchestra has played in prominent reputation to a very material degree throughout
Broadway resorts in New York for several sea- the country.
$350,000 DEAL IN LIMA, 0.
R. W. PORTER BACK FROM CANADA
Rowlands Bros. Buy Business of Harmon Fur-
niture Co., Including Large Talking Machine
Department—Will Be Made Part of Chain
R. W. Porter, field sales manager for the
Columbia Graphophone Co., New York, is again
back at his desk at Columbia headquarters after
an extended trip throughout Canada. He re-
ports that general conditions in Canada look
very bright and all indications point to one
of the best Fall and Winter businesses Canada
has enjoyed for some time. Business, he states,
has taken a decided boost in the Dominion and
Columbia dealers are bound to reap a harvest
in sales if they carry out the campaigns which
they have planned for Fall and Winter.
LIMA, O., September 18.—A Lima transaction of
more than ordinary importance was the sale of
the F. E. Harmon Furniture Co. to Rowlands
Bros. The deal embraced the store building and
the entire stock, including the Victrola and Edi-
son talking machine, a large stock of records
and a full line of general supplies.
The new owners, Chas. H. Rowlands, of Co-
lumbus, O., and Alfred R. Rowlands, Mansfield,
O., are two of the foremost and largest owners
of chain stores in the country. They now con-
trol thirty stores. The approximate cost of the
building and business is said to be $350,000. The
structure, which is five stories, will be improved
and a complete new stock installed.
DELZELL VISITS COLUMBIA CO.
Well-known Denver Columbia Dealer in Gotham
to Talk Over Fall and Winter Plans
An important visitor to the Columbia Grapho-
phone Co. this week is C. A. Delzell, manager
of the Denver branch of the Columbia Stores
Co., dealer in Columbia Grafonolas and Colum-
bia records. Mr. Delzell expects to spend some
time at Columbia headquarters to talk over plans
for the Fall and Winter campaign on Columbia
products which has already been started by
his company. In making this long trip East
Mr. Delzell is planning to make this sojourn one
of pleasure as well as of business and expects
to return to Denver with many ideas that are
bound to show tangible results this Fall and
Winter. He is regarded by the Columbia Graph-
ophone Co. as a high-class merchandiser of
Columbia products and has made a success of
retailing Columbia Grafonolas and records in the
West.
DINNER FOR SALESMANSHIP CLASS
BOSTON, MASS., September 16.—The second class
of the Victor Salesmanship School, which at-
tracted a most satisfactory number of entrants,
was brought to a close last week with a dinner
party at the Hotel Brunswick, followed by a
theatre party at the Colonial Theatre to see
"Sally," when the sixty-one students were the
guests of the local Victor jobbers, the Eastern
Talking Machine Co., Oliver Ditson Co. and
M. Steinert & Sons Co.
COLUMBIA BRANCH IN NEW HOME
The Columbia Graphophone Co., New York
City, is announcing this week that the New
Orleans branch of the company is moving into
larger and more commodious quarters on Peter
street. This new move was made to enable
this branch more adequately to take care of its
steadily increasing business and to give the
dealers in the South a more thorough and
efficient service. Up-to-date equipment has been
installed, a feature *of which will be a much
enlarged Dealer Service department that will
be of considerable help to dealers in this ter-
lilory. With these increased facilities to take
care of dealer business, a prosperous Fall and
Winter business is expected.
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