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TULY 4,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1925
BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND
John H. Wilson, Representative, 324 Washington St., Boston, Mass.;
OSTON, JUNE 30.—A fine stretch of
good weather enabled the piano and
talking machine warerooms to cut out
a better week than the one before. This was
the general opinion of wareroom managers
who were not so downcast in the trip around
their emporiums for this week. Pianos went
slightly heavier in the six days of last week,
and the sale of talking machines, which has
been very delinquent, showed a sprucing-up
here and there.
The month of June closed actually to-day for
all the warerooms. It is the consensus of opin-
ion that it will be at least the equal of last
year, and in fact surpass it in the majority of
cases. The piano and talking machine men are
going to hold tightly for the month of July,
and at that time they hope to see some good
business in the old-fashioned style.
Dai Buell Off for Europe
Dai Buell, concert artist of world-wide fame,
sails this week for England and the Continent.
She will be accompanied by her husband, Earl
Greenidge. During her stay in Europe she will
be heard in many piano concerts both in Eng-
land and France, and before her return she will
have visited the more important and beautiful
B
places of the Old World. Dai Buell has done
much comparison work with the Ampico in the
Chickering grand piano in the past year. She
will return to concert and comparison work
about the first of September.
Philip Gordon, Ampico artist and concert
pianist, who has appeared in this territory on
several occasions in the past, was heard at the
Capitol Theatre, Allston, on Thursday and Fri-
day evenings of last week. He played the Am-
pico in the Chickering grand piano for com-
parison purposes, using some of his own re-
cordings in the demonstration. In addition to
these he played some straight compositions.
Mr. Gordon also appeared on two noon oc-
casions at the recreation room of the Jordan
Marsh Co., the large Boston department store.
Here he was given a great reception by the ap-
preciative listeners. He used the Chickering
piano in his work.
Vocalion Hall has received back its manager
in the person of Kirk J. Coffrin, who was
absent for two weeks. Mr. Coffrin spent these
two good weeks fishing in the lakes and ponds
about Manchester, N. H. He reported many
good catches during his stay.
Henry L. Mason, president of the Mason &
Charlie Chaplin Directs
Orchestra in Recording
record them. It was also suggested that the
comedian direct the recording of his own num-
bers, and although this was something out of
his line, he handled the job most ably, stopping
in the middle of the filming of his new produc-
tion, "The Gold Rush," to do the work.
Well-known Comedian Holds the Baton Over
Abe Lyman's California Orchestra When Re-
cording Own Compositions for Brunswick
That Charlie Chaplin, the noted screen come-
dian, has a thorough knowledge of music is not
generally known to the public, but as a matter
of fact he can perform on the violin with great
Standard Production High
Announcement was made this week at the
plant of the Standard Pneumatic Action Co.,
New York, that production of Standard player
Hamlin Piano Co., and his wife have opened up
their home at Beverly Farms, where they have
gone for their usual vacation. Mrs. Mason is
greatly interested in the Farms Music School,
which will be one of the Summer features of
Beverly Farms again this year.
Some Personal Items
Henry A. Winkleman, manager of the whole-
sale Victor department of the Oliver Ditson
Co., left last week for his annual vacation. Mr.
Winkleman will divide his time between New
Hampshire and the Cape during the Summer
season this year.
Richard Carlmark of the Macdonald &
Schwartz piano wareroom has returned from
his fishing vacation trip to Newfoundland. He
left at Newfoundland H. H. Macdonald of
the company, who will continue for a few
weeks longer.
Walter Gillis, who owns his own store in
this city, has almost recovered from the recent
loss of his finger. Mr. Gillis feels that the loss
of the digit will hamper him little in the dem-
onstration of pianos. Mr. Gillis still has a
good piano business to report and finds a good-
ly demand for records.
Visitors in this city the past week were: F.
R. Gilfoil, treasurer of the American Piano Co.,
who was a visitor at the Chickering retail ware-
room; and W. P. H. Bacon, of the Bacon Piano
Co., who visited the wareroom of Chas. D.
Blake & Co., Washington street.
Pratt Read
Products
Piano Ivory
Piano Keys
Piano Actions
Player Actions
Established in
1806
at Deep River, Conn.
Still There
aprain^yect
Recording of
Compositions with
Lyman and His California
Orchestra
ability, can play -u-veral other instruments, and
knows something of orchestra conducting, as is
evident from the accompanying illustration,
which shows Chaplin conducting Abe Lyman's
California Orchestra in the recording for Bruns-
wick records of two of his own compositions:
"Swing Along," and "Bombay."
The Brunswick Co. Scouts were among the
first to learn of Mr. Chaplin's new composi-
tions and he made arrangements at once to
Standard Service and Highest Quality
Special Repair Departments
Maintained for Convenience
of Dealers
actions is exceeding expectations this Summer.
H. E. Lawrence stated that production for the
week ending June 20 was over 100 actions in
excess of the production figure for the corre-
sponding week of last year. "All our early
fears about having a quiet Summer have dis-
appeared," said Mr. Lawrence, "and from the
way things have started we have an excellent
chance of breaking the output record for the
year."
PRATT, READ & CO.
PRATT READ PLAYER ACTION CO.
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