Music Trade Review
Issue: 1927 Vol. 84 N. 1 - Page 31
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The Music Trade Review
JANUARY 1, 1927
Recreational Bureau of St. Paul Has
Big Success With Harmonica Bands
Leads to Organization of Harmonica Band of Seventy-two Pieces Which Has Played to Audi-
ences as Large as 6,000 People—Contest Also Proves Big Success
In his previous position Mr. Spiggett suc-
ceeded in creating quite a demand for banjos
and guitars and expects to continue the pro-
motion of the sale of these instruments in his
new position. He is a clever performer on
both instruments and has become well known
as a radio broadcaster.
*TpHE Recreation Bureau of St. Paul, Minn., Phalen Park before 6,000 people. Popular
*• attempted this year to organize its first songs were offered as well as classical selec-
Harmonica Band and a call was sent out tions. The soloists were Barbara Boudry, Dal
through the daily papers and a group of boys bert Westlund and Leonard Sklenar. On July
and girls assembled at two of the year-around 28 the same band appeared in concert at Como Felsberg Co. Ships More of This Item in De-
cember Than in Entire Two Previous Years
recreation centers, namely, the Palace and Mar- Park before 4,000 people, and again on August
garet, and at a private institution known as the 8 at Highland Park before 2,500 people. On
NEWARK, N. J., December 27.—An idea of the
Christ Child Center. W. F. Panushka, for August 28 they appeared before 4,000 people
years accustomed to blowing the harmonica, at the Ramsey County Fair, at White Bear, present popularity of French horn cases may
be gleaned from the fact that there is a con-
offered his services gratis to instruct these Minn.
youthful musicians.
In all there were approximately forty public stantly increasing demand for them, as reported
At the first call there were ten boys and appearances during the first season and calls by Edward E. Felsberg, president of the Fels-
six girls at the Palace and sixteen boys and are coming in frequently asking for the services berg Co., manufacturer of Bull's Head cases
for band and orchestra instruments. Mr.
two girls at the Margaret, and eight boys and of this band to aid in entertainments.
The Recreation Department feels that this, Felsberg reports that his company shipped
nine girls at the Christ Child Center. As a
result of these few gathering, the principal being a stimulated activity in the beginning, more French horn cases during the month of
of the Randolph High School became inter- has become one in reality and will continue to December alone than during any two previous
years.
ested and sent an invitation to the volunteer grow.
He further reports that a demand for cases
During the Summer Mr. Panushka, who had
instructor to come to her school, where she
assembled 142 boys and girls for the first re- volunteered his services, was put on the payroll throughout the general line is excellent and the
of the Playground Bureau and given a regular amount of unfilled orders is running so high
hearsal.
that the factory should be running at capacity
One of the first requisites was the uniformity appointment as music director.
for some time to come. Another item that is
Frank
Drassal,
supervisor
of
playgrounds,
of instruments, so it was decided to use only
the Marine Band harmonica in the key of C. was responsible for organizing the band and selling well is the Bull's Head case for guitars.
The trial numbers used were as follows: for booking engagements. Ernest W. Johnson,
"Prisoner's Song," "Old Black Joe," "America," superintendent of playgrounds, has given his
"Home, Sweet Home," "Bam, Bam, Bamy backing to the work.
ATLANTA, GA., December 27.—Richard Engle-
Shore," and "Sometime."
liart, well-known local drummer and drum
Rehearsals are always monotonous unless
expert, has been appointed member of the
stimulated by some public performance or
sales staff of the Clark Atlanta Co., 45 Auburn
through a contest. The Palace Orpheum The-
avenue, and will have charge of the drum sec-
atre, of St. Paul, became interested in the young
players and offered to put on a contest, giving Heads Stringed Instrument Department of tion in this store. For a number of years Mr.
Well-known Music House of Dallas, Tex.
Englehart has operated a small drum shop in
prizes to the winners. So the members of the
the Bonita Theatre Building and has a wide
band were divided into groups and also soloists
DAM.AS, TEX., December 27.—Michael Spiggett
following among the drummers of the South.
who competed for the prizes offered by the
theatre. Thirty-two boys and nine girls and has been appointed manager of the stringed He will have complete charge of drum instruc-
six adults and six different groups participated instrument department of the D. L. Whittle tion and repair work for the Clark Atlanta Co.
in the contest. The prizes were harmonicas, Music Co. Mr. Spiggett, who is a talented The management has announced that the ap-
offered by the theatre and by W. J. Dyer & musician and salesman, formerly lived at 670 pointment of Mr. Englehart enables it to give
Bro. music store. The contest in singles was Jackson street, Milwaukee, Wis., but comes to a series of five drum lessons to any person
won by little Barbara Boudry, who is but eight the Whittle firm from the D. W. Miles Music who wishes to learn drumming. The store
years old. The group prize was won by the Co., of Wichita, Kans., where he served in a further intends to organize a drum and bugle
similar capacity for the past three years.
crops, recruited from the public schools.
Christ Child Center.
M. Hohner, Inc., awarded sterling silver
badges to all players who mastered the scale on
a Marine Band harmonica, and of the number
participating ninety-two are now wearing the
silver pins.
These boys and girls had a desire for public
OLDEST AND LARGEST MOUSE IN THfTMDf
concerts, so engagements were made with the
noonday luncheon clubs to have the band ap-
pear during their meetings and give several
selections. These pleased the members of the
clubs very much and the band received wonder-
ful encouragement. Besides appearing before
noonday luncheon clubs, they appeared before
Improvement Associations and commercial
clubs. An engagement was also made to broad-
cast a concert over the radio and reports in-
WHOLESALE
dicated that it was accorded considerable
VICTOR
ONLY
interest.
CATALOG ON
TALK I NO
APPLICATION
ESTABLISHED l « 3 3 +
^ ^
MACHINES
The most striking feature of the Summer sea-
son was when the band played in conjunction
BRUNO Means SECURITY
BRUMO*f0iV7C SECURITY
with a regular band concert in the parks. July
S5I*95» FOURTH AVE - N.V.C.
21 a band of seventy-two pieces played at
French Horn Gases
in Great Demand
With Glark Atlanta Go.
Spiggett Now Manager
With D. L. Whittle Go.
Dependable
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
HA
CBruno &Son inc.
DURRO
VIOLINS
BOWS
STRINGS
Appears in the Second Issue of the Month
AND
STEWART
BANJOS
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
S-7'9 Union Square
Musical Merchandise Feature Section Once-a-Month
NEW YORK
Live Merchandising Articles
Retail Selling Ideas
New Profit Makers
Pictorial News
Page of Trade Humor
News of the Dealers
Get the habit. Read regularly the Monthly
Musical Merchandise Section of The Review
Watch for the Next Issue!
27
The Music Trade Review
JANUARY 1, 1927
Recreational Bureau of St. Paul Has
Big Success With Harmonica Bands
Leads to Organization of Harmonica Band of Seventy-two Pieces Which Has Played to Audi-
ences as Large as 6,000 People—Contest Also Proves Big Success
In his previous position Mr. Spiggett suc-
ceeded in creating quite a demand for banjos
and guitars and expects to continue the pro-
motion of the sale of these instruments in his
new position. He is a clever performer on
both instruments and has become well known
as a radio broadcaster.
*TpHE Recreation Bureau of St. Paul, Minn., Phalen Park before 6,000 people. Popular
*• attempted this year to organize its first songs were offered as well as classical selec-
Harmonica Band and a call was sent out tions. The soloists were Barbara Boudry, Dal
through the daily papers and a group of boys bert Westlund and Leonard Sklenar. On July
and girls assembled at two of the year-around 28 the same band appeared in concert at Como Felsberg Co. Ships More of This Item in De-
cember Than in Entire Two Previous Years
recreation centers, namely, the Palace and Mar- Park before 4,000 people, and again on August
garet, and at a private institution known as the 8 at Highland Park before 2,500 people. On
NEWARK, N. J., December 27.—An idea of the
Christ Child Center. W. F. Panushka, for August 28 they appeared before 4,000 people
years accustomed to blowing the harmonica, at the Ramsey County Fair, at White Bear, present popularity of French horn cases may
be gleaned from the fact that there is a con-
offered his services gratis to instruct these Minn.
youthful musicians.
In all there were approximately forty public stantly increasing demand for them, as reported
At the first call there were ten boys and appearances during the first season and calls by Edward E. Felsberg, president of the Fels-
six girls at the Palace and sixteen boys and are coming in frequently asking for the services berg Co., manufacturer of Bull's Head cases
for band and orchestra instruments. Mr.
two girls at the Margaret, and eight boys and of this band to aid in entertainments.
The Recreation Department feels that this, Felsberg reports that his company shipped
nine girls at the Christ Child Center. As a
result of these few gathering, the principal being a stimulated activity in the beginning, more French horn cases during the month of
of the Randolph High School became inter- has become one in reality and will continue to December alone than during any two previous
years.
ested and sent an invitation to the volunteer grow.
He further reports that a demand for cases
During the Summer Mr. Panushka, who had
instructor to come to her school, where she
assembled 142 boys and girls for the first re- volunteered his services, was put on the payroll throughout the general line is excellent and the
of the Playground Bureau and given a regular amount of unfilled orders is running so high
hearsal.
that the factory should be running at capacity
One of the first requisites was the uniformity appointment as music director.
for some time to come. Another item that is
Frank
Drassal,
supervisor
of
playgrounds,
of instruments, so it was decided to use only
the Marine Band harmonica in the key of C. was responsible for organizing the band and selling well is the Bull's Head case for guitars.
The trial numbers used were as follows: for booking engagements. Ernest W. Johnson,
"Prisoner's Song," "Old Black Joe," "America," superintendent of playgrounds, has given his
"Home, Sweet Home," "Bam, Bam, Bamy backing to the work.
ATLANTA, GA., December 27.—Richard Engle-
Shore," and "Sometime."
liart, well-known local drummer and drum
Rehearsals are always monotonous unless
expert, has been appointed member of the
stimulated by some public performance or
sales staff of the Clark Atlanta Co., 45 Auburn
through a contest. The Palace Orpheum The-
avenue, and will have charge of the drum sec-
atre, of St. Paul, became interested in the young
players and offered to put on a contest, giving Heads Stringed Instrument Department of tion in this store. For a number of years Mr.
Well-known Music House of Dallas, Tex.
Englehart has operated a small drum shop in
prizes to the winners. So the members of the
the Bonita Theatre Building and has a wide
band were divided into groups and also soloists
DAM.AS, TEX., December 27.—Michael Spiggett
following among the drummers of the South.
who competed for the prizes offered by the
theatre. Thirty-two boys and nine girls and has been appointed manager of the stringed He will have complete charge of drum instruc-
six adults and six different groups participated instrument department of the D. L. Whittle tion and repair work for the Clark Atlanta Co.
in the contest. The prizes were harmonicas, Music Co. Mr. Spiggett, who is a talented The management has announced that the ap-
offered by the theatre and by W. J. Dyer & musician and salesman, formerly lived at 670 pointment of Mr. Englehart enables it to give
Bro. music store. The contest in singles was Jackson street, Milwaukee, Wis., but comes to a series of five drum lessons to any person
won by little Barbara Boudry, who is but eight the Whittle firm from the D. W. Miles Music who wishes to learn drumming. The store
years old. The group prize was won by the Co., of Wichita, Kans., where he served in a further intends to organize a drum and bugle
similar capacity for the past three years.
crops, recruited from the public schools.
Christ Child Center.
M. Hohner, Inc., awarded sterling silver
badges to all players who mastered the scale on
a Marine Band harmonica, and of the number
participating ninety-two are now wearing the
silver pins.
These boys and girls had a desire for public
OLDEST AND LARGEST MOUSE IN THfTMDf
concerts, so engagements were made with the
noonday luncheon clubs to have the band ap-
pear during their meetings and give several
selections. These pleased the members of the
clubs very much and the band received wonder-
ful encouragement. Besides appearing before
noonday luncheon clubs, they appeared before
Improvement Associations and commercial
clubs. An engagement was also made to broad-
cast a concert over the radio and reports in-
WHOLESALE
dicated that it was accorded considerable
VICTOR
ONLY
interest.
CATALOG ON
TALK I NO
APPLICATION
ESTABLISHED l « 3 3 +
^ ^
MACHINES
The most striking feature of the Summer sea-
son was when the band played in conjunction
BRUNO Means SECURITY
BRUMO*f0iV7C SECURITY
with a regular band concert in the parks. July
S5I*95» FOURTH AVE - N.V.C.
21 a band of seventy-two pieces played at
French Horn Gases
in Great Demand
With Glark Atlanta Go.
Spiggett Now Manager
With D. L. Whittle Go.
Dependable
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
HA
CBruno &Son inc.
DURRO
VIOLINS
BOWS
STRINGS
Appears in the Second Issue of the Month
AND
STEWART
BANJOS
MANDOLINS
GUITARS
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
S-7'9 Union Square
Musical Merchandise Feature Section Once-a-Month
NEW YORK
Live Merchandising Articles
Retail Selling Ideas
New Profit Makers
Pictorial News
Page of Trade Humor
News of the Dealers
Get the habit. Read regularly the Monthly
Musical Merchandise Section of The Review
Watch for the Next Issue!
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