Presto
Issue: 1929 2223 - Page 7
March 15, 1929
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
Notables Guests atSteinway Hall
President Theodore E. Steinway and Mrs. Steinway Preside at Large Assemblage of Artists of Inter-
national Fame, in Event Staged Amid Architectu ral and Decorative Charms of Great Warerooms
On Saturday evening, March 2, Steinway & Sons,
New York, through Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Stein-
way, invited their musical friends to a party in the
warerooms of Steinway & Sous, Steinway Hall, at
109 West 57th street. Three of the largest adjoining
showrooms in the main warerooms had been cleared
of pianos and very tastefully decorated with palms
and flowers. The guests, as they arrived, were re-
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Steinway and
other members of the Steinway family.
The entertainment, with Mr. Theodore Steinway
acting as master of ceremonies, was made up of the
following:
John Palmer, pianologues.
Fraser Gange, baritone, accompanied by Mrs. Ethel
Cave-Cole.
Madame Nina Koshets, Russian folk-songs, accom-
panied by Valentine Pavlovsky.
Messrs. Naouni Blinder, Emanuel Ray and Evsei
Beloussoff, the "B" Trio.
Messrs. Milton Rettenberg and Frank Banta, jazz
pianists.
This program was very well balanced and artis-
tically rendered and aroused tremendous enthusiasm.
After the entertainment which was delightfully in-
formal and intimate, the guests repaired to supper.
By the time supper was over, the Moor of the enter-
tainment room had been cleared, and there was danc-
ing until the morning hours, the music being supplied
bv a fine orchestra.
LOBBY OP STEINWAY HALT.,.
ANOTHER VIEW OF LOBBY.
Among the guests, which numbered about 400, were
such prominent musicians as:
Jascha Heifetz
Albert Stoessel
Mischa Levitski
Ernest Schelling
John Powell
Alexander Siloti
Olga Samarofr
Alexander Lambert
Walter Damrosch
Yolanda Mero
Frank Damrosch
Edwin Franko Goldman
Carl Friedberg
Abram Chasins
Carolyn Beebe
Katherine Bacon
Thuel Burnham
Maria Kurenko
Rudolph Gruen
Augusta Cottlow
Rosita Renard
Henri Deering
Amy Evans (Mrs. Fraser Aurelio Giorni
Fsabelle Yalkowski
Gange)
Sigismund Stojowski
Clara Rabinowitch
Willem Willeke
Muriel Kerr
Ignace Hilsberg
Georges Barrere
The architectural beauties of the Steinway ware-
rooms provided a dignified and artistic setting for the
event, which was unique in the artistic character of
the occasion. It is rarely that such a large assem-
blage of notabilities in the musical world is seen in
a purely social event. Names of international fame
appeared on a guest list which numbered about four
hundred.
The purpose of the party was to express Steinway
& Sons' appreciation of the friendly relations that
exist between the company and the musical profes-
sion.
SUPPER SERVED HURG,
OTHER ROOMS WHERE SUPPER WAS SERVED.
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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
Notables Guests atSteinway Hall
President Theodore E. Steinway and Mrs. Steinway Preside at Large Assemblage of Artists of Inter-
national Fame, in Event Staged Amid Architectu ral and Decorative Charms of Great Warerooms
On Saturday evening, March 2, Steinway & Sons,
New York, through Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Stein-
way, invited their musical friends to a party in the
warerooms of Steinway & Sous, Steinway Hall, at
109 West 57th street. Three of the largest adjoining
showrooms in the main warerooms had been cleared
of pianos and very tastefully decorated with palms
and flowers. The guests, as they arrived, were re-
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Steinway and
other members of the Steinway family.
The entertainment, with Mr. Theodore Steinway
acting as master of ceremonies, was made up of the
following:
John Palmer, pianologues.
Fraser Gange, baritone, accompanied by Mrs. Ethel
Cave-Cole.
Madame Nina Koshets, Russian folk-songs, accom-
panied by Valentine Pavlovsky.
Messrs. Naouni Blinder, Emanuel Ray and Evsei
Beloussoff, the "B" Trio.
Messrs. Milton Rettenberg and Frank Banta, jazz
pianists.
This program was very well balanced and artis-
tically rendered and aroused tremendous enthusiasm.
After the entertainment which was delightfully in-
formal and intimate, the guests repaired to supper.
By the time supper was over, the Moor of the enter-
tainment room had been cleared, and there was danc-
ing until the morning hours, the music being supplied
bv a fine orchestra.
LOBBY OP STEINWAY HALT.,.
ANOTHER VIEW OF LOBBY.
Among the guests, which numbered about 400, were
such prominent musicians as:
Jascha Heifetz
Albert Stoessel
Mischa Levitski
Ernest Schelling
John Powell
Alexander Siloti
Olga Samarofr
Alexander Lambert
Walter Damrosch
Yolanda Mero
Frank Damrosch
Edwin Franko Goldman
Carl Friedberg
Abram Chasins
Carolyn Beebe
Katherine Bacon
Thuel Burnham
Maria Kurenko
Rudolph Gruen
Augusta Cottlow
Rosita Renard
Henri Deering
Amy Evans (Mrs. Fraser Aurelio Giorni
Fsabelle Yalkowski
Gange)
Sigismund Stojowski
Clara Rabinowitch
Willem Willeke
Muriel Kerr
Ignace Hilsberg
Georges Barrere
The architectural beauties of the Steinway ware-
rooms provided a dignified and artistic setting for the
event, which was unique in the artistic character of
the occasion. It is rarely that such a large assem-
blage of notabilities in the musical world is seen in
a purely social event. Names of international fame
appeared on a guest list which numbered about four
hundred.
The purpose of the party was to express Steinway
& Sons' appreciation of the friendly relations that
exist between the company and the musical profes-
sion.
SUPPER SERVED HURG,
OTHER ROOMS WHERE SUPPER WAS SERVED.
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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/
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