Music Trade Review

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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
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GULBRANSEN FEATURED IN CHICAGO PICTURE THEATRE
Crystal Theatre, of Chicago, Uses Gulbransen to Accompany Soloist So Successfully That Second
Week's Engagement Is Given-Film Showing Factory and Personnel Also Shown.
CHICAGO, ILL., D ecember 15.-A distinct tribute
to the musical qualities of the Gulbransen re gis­
tering piano w as paid re ce ntl y when the
Schaefer brothers, owners of th e Crystal The­
atre, 2701 West North avenue, sought a Gul­
bransen presentation as a feature of th ei r pro­
gram and requested its continuance the second
and numb er" of varied ch arac ter we re presented
rang-ing fro111 the waltz from Romeo and juliet
to "D reamy ;vlelody."
~t!iss Cade had already made a name for her­
se lf in musical ci rcl es not only ' in Chicago, but
in other ci ties where she has appeared with the
Imperial Quartet and with other organizations
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Crystal Theatre
. Chicago
DECEMBER 22. 1923
it ha<: never once failed me in any way. I find
t hat accompa ni ments can be smooth ly played,
through simple and pr.oper lise of roll and pedals
and with the 't.ou c h' of an accomplished hand
pianist. Tonally, to o, the Gulbransen supports
the voice in a way th at is very satisfying to a
singer. "
Add ed attention .of the Crysta l Theatre audi­
ence wa s f.ocused .on the Gulbransen as the re­
su lt of the showing of a Plovie film entitled
"0ieighborhood Activities," featur in g employe
\,elfare w.ork at the Gulbransen plant.
The Gul branse n Baby was show n pushing
down the pedals .of a Gulbransen and pictures
were shown of the personnel of the Gulbransen
Registering Piano Bow lin g League, of the
" gr.oup lif e insurance" act iviti es, .of th e first aid
work, etc. Th e huge factories at Chi cago, Ked­
zie, Sawyer and Spaulding avenues were pic­
tured and at te ntion called to the fact th at they
are the largest of their ki nd in the world; sev­
era l of the manufacturing de partmen ts were
shown, as well as a picture of A . G. G ulbr ansen,
president an d founder of the C.o111pany; .of the
first Gulbransen made sev e nteen years ago and
of the very latest 'W hite House Nlodel. The
closing su b-title of the film calle d atte ntio n to
the fac t that there ar e enough workers em­
pl.oyed at the Gulbransen plant to inh abi t, with
their families, a town of the size ' of W.o.od­
stock, III.
POSTPONE MILEAGE BOOK ORDER
Interstate C.ommerce Commission Sets April 1,
1924, as Date Upon Which Order for Inter­
changeable Mileage Books Becomes Effective
'IN ASHfNGTON, D. C, December 18.- - The Inte r­
st ate Comm e rce Co mmissio n has postponed
until Apri l I, ne xt, th e effectiveness o f its ord er
of March 6, la st, r equirin g the railroads of the
country to is sue an d accep t interchangeable
milea ge coupons, which are to be so ld to th e
public, in books, at a redu ction of 20 per cent
from thei(' face value. The order was originally
to bec.ome effective May I , 1923, but in April
\\'ilS modified <0 as to become effec ti ve on Janu­
ary I, 192·t Th e postponement unt il April 1 by
the commission io lliade because the Supreme
Cour t in January will review the injuncti.on
:,ecll red by a nLl(l'Iber of railroads in M assac hu­
sett< a gainst the com mi ssi.on.
NEW WAREROOMS IN BROOKLYN
Balconv
Showing Gulbransen
Registering Piano
Thc\lIied Piano ivlanufact ur ers , Inc., 1128
Broadway, Bro·oklyn, N. Y., is a new store which
was recen tl y formally opened by Charles Metz,
Jr., and .\dr ian Tokaji. Mr. Metz is an old
experienced pian.o man, having been connected
with the reLlil pian.o business f.or eighteen ye ars
in ]J.oston, Pi tt sb ur !,h and New York City. He
is pre was an accountant in Br.ooklyn, is se cretar y
and tre;)surer. The .store has been at tracti vel y
arr an ged, with two lar ge show windo·ws, and
is located in the h eart of the business houses
or this se ction .of Brooklyn. The pianos carried
are the Ja cob Do ll and Shoninger.
BUYS TWO CABLE & SONS GRANDS
Miss Margaret Cade
Soprano
week 'after they witnessed the interest it held
for the ir patrons.
Miss Margaret Cade, talented and cha rming
soprano, made a triumphant appearance before
20,000 of the Crystal Theatre patrons with the
Gulbransen registering piano as her accompany­
ing instrument, played by Walter Ki ehn. Two
appearances were made daily during th e two
weeks beginning with the week of December 3
at recitals and musicales. The applause and
comment at her every appearance indicated that
the public full y appreciate the splendid accom­
paniment g iven Miss Cade by the Gulbransen.
She herself is en thu siast ic and has written as
follows to the manufacturers:
"In the ten public appearances that I have
up to this time made with the Gulbransen regis­
tering piano as my' accompanying instrument,
Two Cahle & Sons grand pianos have just been
installed in th e new Loew's Lexington Thea t re,
Fifty-first stree t an d Lexington avenue, New
York, wh ich was formerly the old Lexingt.on
Opera H.ou se, now used f.or m.otion pictures.
O ne piano is us ed daily in th e orchestra pit and
th e other is htld (n emerg,ency for solo or
'iccompaniment work on the stage.
CASTLEBERRY OPENS NEW STORE
HAVANA, ILL., December 17.- F. M. Castleberry
has leased a sma ll building on Tonica street
which he has fitted up as a mu sic store. He
will hand le pianos and .other musical merchan­
di se and \., ill use the balance of the building ior
the parkin g and storing of aut .omobile s.