Presto
Issue: 1924 1994 - Page 22
22
October 11, 1924.
P RE STC
BUSY PHONOGRAPH STOLEN
protests his love for "mama" the first time. Some-
thing very heavy had come between "papa" and
"mama" to separate them at this juncture, despite
their avowed affection. And it was this separation
It Played Night and Day on a Broken Disc that so upset the neighborhood.
There was only one cure for this case. That was
Till an Operation Removed It Through
an operation—a delicate operation for the removal
an Incision in the Floor.
of the phonograph.
This was done. Some specialist in night operations
A story, by Gene Flack, in the Chicago Herald-
Examiner, one day last week, told the harrowing tale made a four-foot incision in the kitchen door of
of a disaster which befell a busy phonograph and a Levy's layout and eloped with the music mangier.
Evidently enjoying his first visit, the invader made
convalescent clarionet. It seems that Levy Hill of
4046 Indiana avenue, is crazy about music, and his a return trip and walked out with the "papa" and
"mama" divorce record. Levy's music business is
neighbors were getting that way fast.
Music may have charms to soothe the savage going out the way it came in—in installments. And
breast, but it doesn't guarantee any relief for a sav- because he was a party in the conspiracy to murder
age headache—especially the brand of alleged music sleep, Levy is afraid the music lover will come back
and get him.
that Levy ground out of his hysterical phonograph.
"Mike" Neary and "Peaches" O'Leary of the Wa-
For the past two months there had been just one
continuous music festival in the Hill flat. And the bash avenue station—two sleuths of note—have been
chronic feature of this perennial music box revue assigned to get the music moocher and bring him
was Levy's one record—that ancient love lyric, "Papa back to face the music. Their only clue is the frac-
Loves Mama"—a dolorous dirge in Asia Minor very tured record, so they've got to work by ear this
ruthlessly massacred by somebody's convalescing time.
Levy insists the neighbors are in on this, because
clarionet.
Levy only aggravated an already inflamed condition none of the stuff has been brought back.
"They never return anything," says he, discon-
of things in the community by lending his boisterous
mezzo-soprano to the musical melee. His voice is, solately.
perhaps, even more cracked than it was cracked up
NEW DITSON MUSIC BOOK.
to be.
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, has just published
And to further add to the communal discomfort,
there was a rift in the record right where "papa" a new book by Daniel Gregory Mason, designed for
the second year of "A Study Course in Music Under-
standing," adopted by the National Federation of
Music Clubs. There are 250 pages in the new book
divided into eight sections: The Folksong, The Art
Song, Opera and Oratorio, Piano Music (smaller
forms), Piano Music (sonato and concerto), Chamber
(CAMBRIDGE)
Music, Orchestral Music (classic) and Orchestral
Music (modern).
STANDARD
Piano Actions
Temporary quarters at 119 South Adams street
have been taken by the Adams Music House, Peoria,
111.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS
PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
$h& Standard Action uompany
2110 Fairmount Ave.
Cambridfi, ^Massachusetts
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
"SUPERIOR" PIANO PLATES
Manufactured
SUPERIOR FOUNDRY CO.
by
ADVANCED NOVEMBER LIST
Vocalstyle Music Company, Cincinnati, Has Issued a
Typed Bulletin of New Numbers.
The new bulletin of the Vocalstyle Music Com-
pany, Cincinnati, will include the following:
Boll Weevil Blues; Bringing Home the Bacon, fox
trot; Dixie's Favorite Son, fox trot; Down Hawaii
Way (Hawaiian marimba waltz); Down Home Blues
"Blues"; Driftwood, fox trot; Eyes of Youth, waltz;
Feeling the Way I Do, fox trot; Go 'Long Mule, fox
trot; Lonely Little Melody, fox trot; My Dream
Moon, fox trot; Twilight Rose, fox trot; Oh! For a
Pal Like You!, marimba waltz; The Old Rugged
Cross (sacred), marimba; Red Nose Pete, fox trot;
Put Away a Little Ray of Golden Sunshine, fox trot;
Ray and His Little Chevrolet, fox trot; Skin-A-Ma-
Rink-A-Rink-A-Ree, comedy song, two step; Song
of Songs; Sweet Little You, fox trot; Under Java
Skies (Valse Exotique); West of the Great Divide,
ballad; When the Shadows Fall, waltz; Why Live a
Lie?, fox trot; Words, fox trot.
Instrumental—Grandpa's Spells, one step; Shreve-
port Stomp "Stomp"; Stratford Huntch "Huntch";
Tweedy Medley (a "hoe-down");
Who Are
the
MARTIN
DEALERS?
The best merchants—the best
musical instrument dealers—
the best music stores are turn-
ing to Martin for the quality
they seek. Let us tell you
Who the Martin Dealers are—
and Why.
Martin Band Instrument Co.
Elkhart
Indiana
The Piano Repair Shop
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
'
Cleveland, Ohio
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
339 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always.
The only solid walnut benches built and sold at
regular prices.
Send for catalog and price Hat.
No. 25
Perfection Benches with Smith's Patented Interlock*
ing mitre joint.
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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October 11, 1924.
P RE STC
BUSY PHONOGRAPH STOLEN
protests his love for "mama" the first time. Some-
thing very heavy had come between "papa" and
"mama" to separate them at this juncture, despite
their avowed affection. And it was this separation
It Played Night and Day on a Broken Disc that so upset the neighborhood.
There was only one cure for this case. That was
Till an Operation Removed It Through
an operation—a delicate operation for the removal
an Incision in the Floor.
of the phonograph.
This was done. Some specialist in night operations
A story, by Gene Flack, in the Chicago Herald-
Examiner, one day last week, told the harrowing tale made a four-foot incision in the kitchen door of
of a disaster which befell a busy phonograph and a Levy's layout and eloped with the music mangier.
Evidently enjoying his first visit, the invader made
convalescent clarionet. It seems that Levy Hill of
4046 Indiana avenue, is crazy about music, and his a return trip and walked out with the "papa" and
"mama" divorce record. Levy's music business is
neighbors were getting that way fast.
Music may have charms to soothe the savage going out the way it came in—in installments. And
breast, but it doesn't guarantee any relief for a sav- because he was a party in the conspiracy to murder
age headache—especially the brand of alleged music sleep, Levy is afraid the music lover will come back
and get him.
that Levy ground out of his hysterical phonograph.
"Mike" Neary and "Peaches" O'Leary of the Wa-
For the past two months there had been just one
continuous music festival in the Hill flat. And the bash avenue station—two sleuths of note—have been
chronic feature of this perennial music box revue assigned to get the music moocher and bring him
was Levy's one record—that ancient love lyric, "Papa back to face the music. Their only clue is the frac-
Loves Mama"—a dolorous dirge in Asia Minor very tured record, so they've got to work by ear this
ruthlessly massacred by somebody's convalescing time.
Levy insists the neighbors are in on this, because
clarionet.
Levy only aggravated an already inflamed condition none of the stuff has been brought back.
"They never return anything," says he, discon-
of things in the community by lending his boisterous
mezzo-soprano to the musical melee. His voice is, solately.
perhaps, even more cracked than it was cracked up
NEW DITSON MUSIC BOOK.
to be.
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, has just published
And to further add to the communal discomfort,
there was a rift in the record right where "papa" a new book by Daniel Gregory Mason, designed for
the second year of "A Study Course in Music Under-
standing," adopted by the National Federation of
Music Clubs. There are 250 pages in the new book
divided into eight sections: The Folksong, The Art
Song, Opera and Oratorio, Piano Music (smaller
forms), Piano Music (sonato and concerto), Chamber
(CAMBRIDGE)
Music, Orchestral Music (classic) and Orchestral
Music (modern).
STANDARD
Piano Actions
Temporary quarters at 119 South Adams street
have been taken by the Adams Music House, Peoria,
111.
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
PIANO BASS STRINGS
PIANO REPAIR SUPPLIES
$h& Standard Action uompany
2110 Fairmount Ave.
Cambridfi, ^Massachusetts
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
"SUPERIOR" PIANO PLATES
Manufactured
SUPERIOR FOUNDRY CO.
by
ADVANCED NOVEMBER LIST
Vocalstyle Music Company, Cincinnati, Has Issued a
Typed Bulletin of New Numbers.
The new bulletin of the Vocalstyle Music Com-
pany, Cincinnati, will include the following:
Boll Weevil Blues; Bringing Home the Bacon, fox
trot; Dixie's Favorite Son, fox trot; Down Hawaii
Way (Hawaiian marimba waltz); Down Home Blues
"Blues"; Driftwood, fox trot; Eyes of Youth, waltz;
Feeling the Way I Do, fox trot; Go 'Long Mule, fox
trot; Lonely Little Melody, fox trot; My Dream
Moon, fox trot; Twilight Rose, fox trot; Oh! For a
Pal Like You!, marimba waltz; The Old Rugged
Cross (sacred), marimba; Red Nose Pete, fox trot;
Put Away a Little Ray of Golden Sunshine, fox trot;
Ray and His Little Chevrolet, fox trot; Skin-A-Ma-
Rink-A-Rink-A-Ree, comedy song, two step; Song
of Songs; Sweet Little You, fox trot; Under Java
Skies (Valse Exotique); West of the Great Divide,
ballad; When the Shadows Fall, waltz; Why Live a
Lie?, fox trot; Words, fox trot.
Instrumental—Grandpa's Spells, one step; Shreve-
port Stomp "Stomp"; Stratford Huntch "Huntch";
Tweedy Medley (a "hoe-down");
Who Are
the
MARTIN
DEALERS?
The best merchants—the best
musical instrument dealers—
the best music stores are turn-
ing to Martin for the quality
they seek. Let us tell you
Who the Martin Dealers are—
and Why.
Martin Band Instrument Co.
Elkhart
Indiana
The Piano Repair Shop
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
'
Cleveland, Ohio
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
339 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always.
The only solid walnut benches built and sold at
regular prices.
Send for catalog and price Hat.
No. 25
Perfection Benches with Smith's Patented Interlock*
ing mitre joint.
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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).