Presto
Issue: 1920 1771 - Page 12
PRESTO
12
July 3, 1920.
playing is the same as though the artist were at the
piano himself. The orchestra, under his very able
direction, keeps time marvelously, so that it is diffi-
cult to make the audience believe that the piano is
not being controlled by some unseen attachments
from behind the stage.
The Imperial Theater is one of San Francisco's
Rachmaninoff "Invisible Soloist" in Interest-
leading picture houses and enjoys a select patronage
ing Demonstration Given in Imperial by
of San Francisco's very best people.
Manager
Byron Mauzy.
David, of the Imperial Theatre, expressed his en-
Byron Mauzy, San Francisco, Cal., recently ef- thusiasm over the Ampico after the first perform-
fected the greatest Ampico comparison or demon- ance, when it was received with applause. He has
stration that has yet been given in San Francisco. been very generous in the mentioning of the Chick-
ering Ampico and the name of Byron Mauzy. The
Through the courtesy of the Imperial Theater and
its orchestra, arrangements were made and con- musical feature number has been given entirely to
cluded to have the Ampico play Rachmaninoff's "G the Ampico and occupies the most prominent posi-
tion on the program. The Imperial Theater has a
Minor Prelude," accompanied by the orchestra.
seating capacity of about 1,500. The musical feature
Just previous to the Ampico's performance, an
was repeated four times daily and serves as an op-
announcement on the screen stated that "Rachmani- portunity to introduce the Ampico to a very great
noff as an invisible soloist, will play the Chickering number of people.
Ampico, a new instrument which presents to the
Byron Mauzy had a very handsome window in
public the actual playing of the artist as though he
connection with the performance, including a picture
himself were at the piano—Through the courtesy of
of Severi and an announcement of the Ampico num-,
Byron Mauzy."
ber. Luigi Galliani, who has recently joined the
The Ampico was placed in the center of the stage, Byron Mauzy forces is responsible for the success,,
occupying the most prominent position, surrounded
of the event.
by the orchestra, arid the name "Chickering Ampico"
appeared on the side of the piano. A card sign
illuminated during the feature number, set on the
ALBANY COMPANY REORGANIZES.
side of the stage, announced the performance.
The Baker Music House, of Albany, N. Y., has
Gino Severi, leader of the Imperial Theater been reorganized to carry on business, with $275,000
orchestra, is an Ampico enthusiast and fully appre- capital, and five thousand shares of preferred stock
ciates its possibilities and the fact that the Ampico at $50 each.
AMPICO COMPARISON
IN FRISCO THEATER
BJUR BROS. CO.
ESTABLISHED 1M7
Maker* »f
Pianos and Players of Quality
Manufactured of Bjur Broi. Piancs
705.717 WHITLOCK AVENUE. NEW YORK
HALLET & DAVIS
Grand
Small Grand
Upright
Player Piano
__ _ A
_ _ ^^
-^
M I A
lYl f l ^
f
1 / 1 L 1^1 V y O
Handled by the
most
• ucc »" ful
retailer, in the
country.
HOME OFFICE, 146 Boylston St., Boston
WAREROOMS, Boston, New York, Chicago
FACTORY: Boston
NEW LOCATION FOR A
WURLITZER BRANCH STORE
Store Formerly Occupied by Thebes Piano Co. to
Be Enlarged and Improved.
According to J. B. Moran, manager of the Rudolph
Wurlitzer Company's branch in St. Louis, that com-
pany will expend $50,000 or more on the six-story
building at 1006 Olive street, which it recently
bought for $400,000, this price including the business
of the Thebes Piano Co., which occupied the build-
ing.
Plans have been drawn for a pretentious glass and
iron canopy to cover the walk in front of the build-
ing, the entrance to which will be provided with
show windows on either side. The interior is to
be wholly transformed.
The west side of the first floor will be given over
to 12 plate-glass booths with gray oak frames for
talking machine records and player rolls, the
primary object being quick service. There will also
be two elaborate cases on the first floor in front for
band and mugac$jb instruments. There will be a
mezzanine floor on which offices of the company
will be grouped.
Grand pianos will be kept on the second floor,
while the third will be used for reproducing pianos.
The phonograph and harp rooms will be on the
fourth floor. A pipe organ will be installed on the
fifth floor, together with all the appurtenances of
a concert hall.
The Sign of
The Sign of
HONEST
PIANOS
LIBERAL
VALUES
HESER B80S.,lnc.
NEW YOBK
BRINKERHOFF
Player-Pianos and Pianos
fli* Llae That Sells Easily and Satisfies Aiwa,-*
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO. Wfl %^^ lu -
CHICAGO
Not An Every Day Proposition
SWAN PMMS
SWAN 0MANS
You can liven things up with the enthusiasm of the "Right Goods"
if you sell the high class
are of the highest grade
t h a t c a n be obtained
through over 50 years of
practical experience in
piano and organ building.
Illustrations and cata-
logues of various styles
will be furnished pi an*
merchants on application,
The tremendous supafi*
ority of the f WAR Reek
Organs over all others Heft
in the absolute mechaiusak
and scientific perfection i^
the bellows action and stofii
action, making it the bosfc
value in modern orga.«
building.
>
PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS
If your line is already a strong one you can make it still stronger
by adding the &trautl*. LET US HEAR FROM YOU.
STRAUBE PIANO CO.
General Offices and Factory:
HAMMOND, IND.
BAUER PIANOS
JULIUS BAUER & COMPANY
Factory
IS3J Altgeld Street. CHICAGO
Office and Warerooma
Old Number. 244 Wabash Ai
New Number. 505 S. Wabaah A*
1 N . SWAN & SONS, M-nuucu,.,,, FREEPMT, ILL.
I £• Leins Piano Company
Makers of Pianos That Are Leaders
in Any Reliable Store
\
NEW FACTORY. 304 W. 42nd St., NEW YORK
r K o h l e r £ C a m B b t f l l P\anO is the Best Piano in" the World for the Money)
Everybody Says so /Why ? Because their enormous output permits the manufacture of
an instrument it is impossible to equal for the money on any hse&r scale of
Ffohler &CarapbeIl. S0th> Street 6ft th. Av# nu Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
12
July 3, 1920.
playing is the same as though the artist were at the
piano himself. The orchestra, under his very able
direction, keeps time marvelously, so that it is diffi-
cult to make the audience believe that the piano is
not being controlled by some unseen attachments
from behind the stage.
The Imperial Theater is one of San Francisco's
Rachmaninoff "Invisible Soloist" in Interest-
leading picture houses and enjoys a select patronage
ing Demonstration Given in Imperial by
of San Francisco's very best people.
Manager
Byron Mauzy.
David, of the Imperial Theatre, expressed his en-
Byron Mauzy, San Francisco, Cal., recently ef- thusiasm over the Ampico after the first perform-
fected the greatest Ampico comparison or demon- ance, when it was received with applause. He has
stration that has yet been given in San Francisco. been very generous in the mentioning of the Chick-
ering Ampico and the name of Byron Mauzy. The
Through the courtesy of the Imperial Theater and
its orchestra, arrangements were made and con- musical feature number has been given entirely to
cluded to have the Ampico play Rachmaninoff's "G the Ampico and occupies the most prominent posi-
tion on the program. The Imperial Theater has a
Minor Prelude," accompanied by the orchestra.
seating capacity of about 1,500. The musical feature
Just previous to the Ampico's performance, an
was repeated four times daily and serves as an op-
announcement on the screen stated that "Rachmani- portunity to introduce the Ampico to a very great
noff as an invisible soloist, will play the Chickering number of people.
Ampico, a new instrument which presents to the
Byron Mauzy had a very handsome window in
public the actual playing of the artist as though he
connection with the performance, including a picture
himself were at the piano—Through the courtesy of
of Severi and an announcement of the Ampico num-,
Byron Mauzy."
ber. Luigi Galliani, who has recently joined the
The Ampico was placed in the center of the stage, Byron Mauzy forces is responsible for the success,,
occupying the most prominent position, surrounded
of the event.
by the orchestra, arid the name "Chickering Ampico"
appeared on the side of the piano. A card sign
illuminated during the feature number, set on the
ALBANY COMPANY REORGANIZES.
side of the stage, announced the performance.
The Baker Music House, of Albany, N. Y., has
Gino Severi, leader of the Imperial Theater been reorganized to carry on business, with $275,000
orchestra, is an Ampico enthusiast and fully appre- capital, and five thousand shares of preferred stock
ciates its possibilities and the fact that the Ampico at $50 each.
AMPICO COMPARISON
IN FRISCO THEATER
BJUR BROS. CO.
ESTABLISHED 1M7
Maker* »f
Pianos and Players of Quality
Manufactured of Bjur Broi. Piancs
705.717 WHITLOCK AVENUE. NEW YORK
HALLET & DAVIS
Grand
Small Grand
Upright
Player Piano
__ _ A
_ _ ^^
-^
M I A
lYl f l ^
f
1 / 1 L 1^1 V y O
Handled by the
most
• ucc »" ful
retailer, in the
country.
HOME OFFICE, 146 Boylston St., Boston
WAREROOMS, Boston, New York, Chicago
FACTORY: Boston
NEW LOCATION FOR A
WURLITZER BRANCH STORE
Store Formerly Occupied by Thebes Piano Co. to
Be Enlarged and Improved.
According to J. B. Moran, manager of the Rudolph
Wurlitzer Company's branch in St. Louis, that com-
pany will expend $50,000 or more on the six-story
building at 1006 Olive street, which it recently
bought for $400,000, this price including the business
of the Thebes Piano Co., which occupied the build-
ing.
Plans have been drawn for a pretentious glass and
iron canopy to cover the walk in front of the build-
ing, the entrance to which will be provided with
show windows on either side. The interior is to
be wholly transformed.
The west side of the first floor will be given over
to 12 plate-glass booths with gray oak frames for
talking machine records and player rolls, the
primary object being quick service. There will also
be two elaborate cases on the first floor in front for
band and mugac$jb instruments. There will be a
mezzanine floor on which offices of the company
will be grouped.
Grand pianos will be kept on the second floor,
while the third will be used for reproducing pianos.
The phonograph and harp rooms will be on the
fourth floor. A pipe organ will be installed on the
fifth floor, together with all the appurtenances of
a concert hall.
The Sign of
The Sign of
HONEST
PIANOS
LIBERAL
VALUES
HESER B80S.,lnc.
NEW YOBK
BRINKERHOFF
Player-Pianos and Pianos
fli* Llae That Sells Easily and Satisfies Aiwa,-*
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO. Wfl %^^ lu -
CHICAGO
Not An Every Day Proposition
SWAN PMMS
SWAN 0MANS
You can liven things up with the enthusiasm of the "Right Goods"
if you sell the high class
are of the highest grade
t h a t c a n be obtained
through over 50 years of
practical experience in
piano and organ building.
Illustrations and cata-
logues of various styles
will be furnished pi an*
merchants on application,
The tremendous supafi*
ority of the f WAR Reek
Organs over all others Heft
in the absolute mechaiusak
and scientific perfection i^
the bellows action and stofii
action, making it the bosfc
value in modern orga.«
building.
>
PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS
If your line is already a strong one you can make it still stronger
by adding the &trautl*. LET US HEAR FROM YOU.
STRAUBE PIANO CO.
General Offices and Factory:
HAMMOND, IND.
BAUER PIANOS
JULIUS BAUER & COMPANY
Factory
IS3J Altgeld Street. CHICAGO
Office and Warerooma
Old Number. 244 Wabash Ai
New Number. 505 S. Wabaah A*
1 N . SWAN & SONS, M-nuucu,.,,, FREEPMT, ILL.
I £• Leins Piano Company
Makers of Pianos That Are Leaders
in Any Reliable Store
\
NEW FACTORY. 304 W. 42nd St., NEW YORK
r K o h l e r £ C a m B b t f l l P\anO is the Best Piano in" the World for the Money)
Everybody Says so /Why ? Because their enormous output permits the manufacture of
an instrument it is impossible to equal for the money on any hse&r scale of
Ffohler &CarapbeIl. S0th> Street 6ft th. Av# nu Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).