Presto
Issue: 1930 2253 - Page 11
December, 1930
SCHEDULE FOR EIGHTH WEEK
AT CHICAGO CIVIC OPERA
Monday evening, December 15. at H. "La Traviata"
(in Italian). Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni.
Tuesday evening, December 16, at 8, "Camille" (in
FrencM, with Mary Garden, Alice d'Hermanoy, Helen
Freund, Maria Claessens, Coe Glade, Charles Hackett.
Giuseppe Cavadore, Octave Dua, Theodore Ritch,
Barre Hill, Chase Baromeo, Antonio Nicolich, Jean
Dansereau. Incidental dances by the ballet. Con-
ductor, Emil Cooper.
Wednesday evening. December 17, at 8, "Tann-
haeuser" (in German). (Last performance this sea-
son.) Conductor, Egon 1'ollak.
Thursday evening, December 18, at 8, "Resurrection"
(in French). Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni.
Saturday matinee, December 20, at 2. "II Trova-
tore" (in Italian.) Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni.
Saturday evening, December 20, at 8, "Cavalleria
Rusticana" (in Italian). Conductor, Roberto Moran-
GOOD DEMAND FOR PIANOS.
Edwin F. Droop, secretary of E. F. Droop & Sons,
Washington, D. C., says that in Washington, notably
a cultural center, an increase in demand for high-
grade musical instruments has been marked this year.
He added: "Figures show that in Washington and
throughout the country more children than ever be-
fore are studying music. The increased interest in
musical education is desirable from the standpoint of
national culture." Mr. Droop said he considered the
music dealers' outlook for next year "highly favor-
able."
POUGHKEEPSIE PIANO CLASS WORK.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y., with a population of 35.800.
beautifuly located on the east shore of the Hudson
River, seventy-eight miles north of New York city.
is the most recent acquisition to the cities where piano
class work has been established in the public schools.
As the home of Vassar College, with thirty-eight
churches, twelve schools, four parks, eight banks,
five newspapers and one hundred principal industries,
whose products annually amount to twenty-nine mil-
lion dollars, it is very gratifying to have the move-
ment take hold in such a progressive community.
BIG VOTEY ORGAN, WAY BACK WHEN
In the Chicago Tribune's "Do You Remember Way
Back When?" department the following item recently
appeared:
"When the big Yotey organ was installed in the
Great Northern hotel just after the World's Colum-
bian exposition, on the mezzanine floor above the
main lobby, and selections were played at intervals
during the day and evening?—E. D. A."
ODD THINGS FOUND IN PIANOS.
A. A. Bliss, piano tuner, of 531 California avenue,
Peoria, 111., says that old pianos are often selected
as nesting places for mice and moths. He retold the
story the other day in Peoria of finding a swarm of
bees a good many years ago in an old square piano.
Coins and pencil leads and similar small articles are
often dropped between the keys of a piano by chil-
dren, Mr. Bliss says. "There are still enough people
who own pianos and take care of them to keep the
tuners busy," said Mr. Bliss. "If times were good,
we'd have all that we could do. The piano is far
from dead. The foolish guessers who thought it
would pass will have to wait a long time before such
a random conjecture comes true."
WERLEIN BRANCH AT MONROE, LA.
Philip Werlein, Ltd., having established a store at
122 South Grand street. Monroe, La., with W. M.
Culp as local manager, announces that it has "now
on display a selection of grand pianos in a wide range
of prices, from the cheapest that is good to the best
that is made. We are newcomers to Monroe, al-
though we are the oldest and strongest music house
in the South. This is our invitation to everyone in
Monroe and vicinity to come in and get acquainted.
We will be glad to show you our many tine pianos,
and you are under no obligation at all."
The Waltham Piano Co., 119-121 Pine avenue, S. E.,
Warren. Ohio, is keeping open evenings to lengthen
the selling hours.
Cleveland Amplified Music, Inc., is the name of a
new corporation at Cleveland, Ohio; 250 shares; no
par value.
A Most Attractive
Proposition for
Dealers—the
STARCK
Line of Pianos^
Including Uprights, Grands and
Reproducing Instruments
MANY EXCLUSIVE
SELLING
POINTS
in the Starck representation
interest alert dealers
Thla Trade Mark la east
In the plats and also ap-
pear* upon the fall board
of all genuine Sckumaan
Planoa. and all Infringe™
will be proaeouted. Beware
of Imitations suck aa Scten-
maan A Company, Schu-
mann ft SOB, and also
Shuman, aa all ateadl
akopa, dealers and uaera of
planoa bearing a cam* In
Imitation of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving the pablle
will fet .»re«Aeute£ _i Am
fulleat extent of tk« law.
•Jew Catalogue oa Reejueet.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, I1L
SCHILLER
A GREAT NAME—A GREAT PIANO
THE SCHILLER
Makes Friends, Makes Customers, Makes
Money, for the Dealer
Super-Grands, Medium Grands, Small
Grands. Full Plate Uprights; Medium
Uprights; Small (3:7) Uprights.
Reproducing Grands, Uprights and
Players
Grands with the Famous Bauer
Patented Construction
The SCHILLER PIANO challenges
superiority in tone quality as in construc-
tion, workmanship, finish and appearance.
For Agency Proposition and All
Particulars, address
SCHILLER PIANO COMPANY
Factory and General Offices:
CHICAGO OFFICE:
State and Adams 8ta.
•22 B*pubHe BUg.
NEW TOKK OFF1CS:
ISO W. 42nd St.
Bosh Terminal Bids.
Special Announcement
HERE'RE TWO TIP-TOP SONG HITS!
P. A. STARCK PIANO CO.
"Smiling Silv'ry Moon"
STARCK BUILDING
228-230 South Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
Jimmie Rodgers, America's Blue Yodler,
sung it from manuscript, receiving immense
ovation from his audiences, in Hollywood,
Calif.
New York Warerooms: 112-114 W. 42nd St.
"Martha, Only Girl of Mine"
BY ANY PROCESS
SEND FOR QUOTATION AND SAMPLES
NO ORDER TOO SMALL T O RECEIVE ATTENTION
THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PRINTER V E S T OF NEW YORK AND
THE LARGEST ENGRWHNG DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED 1876
REFERENCE ANY PUBLISHER
CINCINNATI,
Warning to Infringe™
Write Today for Catalog
and Proposition
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
OTTO
PIANOS andl PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, toa«
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
OREGON, ILLINOIS
.
/AUSIC PRINTERS
PRINT ANYTHING IN MUSIC
Schumann
GRUNTHAL MUSIC CO. MOVES.
The Grunthal Music Co., Inc., formerly located at
710 Pearl street, Jacksonville, FTa., has moved to
310 West Adams street, Jacksonville, in the Hilde-
brandt building. The business has been at 710 Pearl
street for the past twenty-five years. Desiring a more
central business location, the change to the new quar-
ters is expected to work to the advantage of patrons,
as it is in a rapidly growing section. For many years
the business was operated by Wallie, Richard and
Maxey Grunthal. The star salesman was Richard.
He died at the height of his career on November 18,
1925, but his memory is cherished by both Maxey
and Wallie. The Grunthal Music Co. handles pianos,
radios and everything musical. Shirley Oberdorfer
is in charge of the office.
PIANO FACTORIES ARE ACTIVE.
A representative of Presto-Times who motored to
three suburban piano factories west of Chicago last
week made calls at the Schumann Piano Co. in Rock-
ford, the Schiller Piano Co. at Oregon, 111. These
factories were found to be in quite lively operation, as
well as the Paragon Piano Plate Works at Oregon,
The activity in the piano plants, general conditions
considered, was indicative of the surest way to bring
back the steady prosperity for which the U. S. A. is
famous.
W. N. Van Matre. Jr., head of the Schumann estab-
lishment, said that while he had not made many per-
sonal calls on his trade recently, he was much encour-
aged by the letters his traveling men were sending in,
accompanied by some substantial orders. He was
expecting General Sales Manager Mclntosh to write
a resume of the trade in all territory covered and an
indication of the outlook.
THE
11
P R E S T O-T I M E S
S O N CO.,INC.
Russell J. England, the popular Tenor and
Song Writer, sings this number. The songs
are also featured by hundreds of the most
popular Artists from 'Coast to Coast,' over the
'BIG' Broadcasting Stations and ensembles.
Dealers, you'll have calls, BETTER SEND
YOUR ORDER TODAY to your Jobber, or to
J. S. UNGER MUSIC HOUSE
Publishers
Both are Hit Numbers
READING, PENNA.
Refer to Presto Buyers' Guide for in«
for mation about all Pianos, Players and
Reproducing Pianos.
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SCHEDULE FOR EIGHTH WEEK
AT CHICAGO CIVIC OPERA
Monday evening, December 15. at H. "La Traviata"
(in Italian). Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni.
Tuesday evening, December 16, at 8, "Camille" (in
FrencM, with Mary Garden, Alice d'Hermanoy, Helen
Freund, Maria Claessens, Coe Glade, Charles Hackett.
Giuseppe Cavadore, Octave Dua, Theodore Ritch,
Barre Hill, Chase Baromeo, Antonio Nicolich, Jean
Dansereau. Incidental dances by the ballet. Con-
ductor, Emil Cooper.
Wednesday evening. December 17, at 8, "Tann-
haeuser" (in German). (Last performance this sea-
son.) Conductor, Egon 1'ollak.
Thursday evening, December 18, at 8, "Resurrection"
(in French). Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni.
Saturday matinee, December 20, at 2. "II Trova-
tore" (in Italian.) Conductor, Roberto Moranzoni.
Saturday evening, December 20, at 8, "Cavalleria
Rusticana" (in Italian). Conductor, Roberto Moran-
GOOD DEMAND FOR PIANOS.
Edwin F. Droop, secretary of E. F. Droop & Sons,
Washington, D. C., says that in Washington, notably
a cultural center, an increase in demand for high-
grade musical instruments has been marked this year.
He added: "Figures show that in Washington and
throughout the country more children than ever be-
fore are studying music. The increased interest in
musical education is desirable from the standpoint of
national culture." Mr. Droop said he considered the
music dealers' outlook for next year "highly favor-
able."
POUGHKEEPSIE PIANO CLASS WORK.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y., with a population of 35.800.
beautifuly located on the east shore of the Hudson
River, seventy-eight miles north of New York city.
is the most recent acquisition to the cities where piano
class work has been established in the public schools.
As the home of Vassar College, with thirty-eight
churches, twelve schools, four parks, eight banks,
five newspapers and one hundred principal industries,
whose products annually amount to twenty-nine mil-
lion dollars, it is very gratifying to have the move-
ment take hold in such a progressive community.
BIG VOTEY ORGAN, WAY BACK WHEN
In the Chicago Tribune's "Do You Remember Way
Back When?" department the following item recently
appeared:
"When the big Yotey organ was installed in the
Great Northern hotel just after the World's Colum-
bian exposition, on the mezzanine floor above the
main lobby, and selections were played at intervals
during the day and evening?—E. D. A."
ODD THINGS FOUND IN PIANOS.
A. A. Bliss, piano tuner, of 531 California avenue,
Peoria, 111., says that old pianos are often selected
as nesting places for mice and moths. He retold the
story the other day in Peoria of finding a swarm of
bees a good many years ago in an old square piano.
Coins and pencil leads and similar small articles are
often dropped between the keys of a piano by chil-
dren, Mr. Bliss says. "There are still enough people
who own pianos and take care of them to keep the
tuners busy," said Mr. Bliss. "If times were good,
we'd have all that we could do. The piano is far
from dead. The foolish guessers who thought it
would pass will have to wait a long time before such
a random conjecture comes true."
WERLEIN BRANCH AT MONROE, LA.
Philip Werlein, Ltd., having established a store at
122 South Grand street. Monroe, La., with W. M.
Culp as local manager, announces that it has "now
on display a selection of grand pianos in a wide range
of prices, from the cheapest that is good to the best
that is made. We are newcomers to Monroe, al-
though we are the oldest and strongest music house
in the South. This is our invitation to everyone in
Monroe and vicinity to come in and get acquainted.
We will be glad to show you our many tine pianos,
and you are under no obligation at all."
The Waltham Piano Co., 119-121 Pine avenue, S. E.,
Warren. Ohio, is keeping open evenings to lengthen
the selling hours.
Cleveland Amplified Music, Inc., is the name of a
new corporation at Cleveland, Ohio; 250 shares; no
par value.
A Most Attractive
Proposition for
Dealers—the
STARCK
Line of Pianos^
Including Uprights, Grands and
Reproducing Instruments
MANY EXCLUSIVE
SELLING
POINTS
in the Starck representation
interest alert dealers
Thla Trade Mark la east
In the plats and also ap-
pear* upon the fall board
of all genuine Sckumaan
Planoa. and all Infringe™
will be proaeouted. Beware
of Imitations suck aa Scten-
maan A Company, Schu-
mann ft SOB, and also
Shuman, aa all ateadl
akopa, dealers and uaera of
planoa bearing a cam* In
Imitation of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving the pablle
will fet .»re«Aeute£ _i Am
fulleat extent of tk« law.
•Jew Catalogue oa Reejueet.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, I1L
SCHILLER
A GREAT NAME—A GREAT PIANO
THE SCHILLER
Makes Friends, Makes Customers, Makes
Money, for the Dealer
Super-Grands, Medium Grands, Small
Grands. Full Plate Uprights; Medium
Uprights; Small (3:7) Uprights.
Reproducing Grands, Uprights and
Players
Grands with the Famous Bauer
Patented Construction
The SCHILLER PIANO challenges
superiority in tone quality as in construc-
tion, workmanship, finish and appearance.
For Agency Proposition and All
Particulars, address
SCHILLER PIANO COMPANY
Factory and General Offices:
CHICAGO OFFICE:
State and Adams 8ta.
•22 B*pubHe BUg.
NEW TOKK OFF1CS:
ISO W. 42nd St.
Bosh Terminal Bids.
Special Announcement
HERE'RE TWO TIP-TOP SONG HITS!
P. A. STARCK PIANO CO.
"Smiling Silv'ry Moon"
STARCK BUILDING
228-230 South Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
Jimmie Rodgers, America's Blue Yodler,
sung it from manuscript, receiving immense
ovation from his audiences, in Hollywood,
Calif.
New York Warerooms: 112-114 W. 42nd St.
"Martha, Only Girl of Mine"
BY ANY PROCESS
SEND FOR QUOTATION AND SAMPLES
NO ORDER TOO SMALL T O RECEIVE ATTENTION
THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PRINTER V E S T OF NEW YORK AND
THE LARGEST ENGRWHNG DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED 1876
REFERENCE ANY PUBLISHER
CINCINNATI,
Warning to Infringe™
Write Today for Catalog
and Proposition
ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
OTTO
PIANOS andl PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, toa«
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
OREGON, ILLINOIS
.
/AUSIC PRINTERS
PRINT ANYTHING IN MUSIC
Schumann
GRUNTHAL MUSIC CO. MOVES.
The Grunthal Music Co., Inc., formerly located at
710 Pearl street, Jacksonville, FTa., has moved to
310 West Adams street, Jacksonville, in the Hilde-
brandt building. The business has been at 710 Pearl
street for the past twenty-five years. Desiring a more
central business location, the change to the new quar-
ters is expected to work to the advantage of patrons,
as it is in a rapidly growing section. For many years
the business was operated by Wallie, Richard and
Maxey Grunthal. The star salesman was Richard.
He died at the height of his career on November 18,
1925, but his memory is cherished by both Maxey
and Wallie. The Grunthal Music Co. handles pianos,
radios and everything musical. Shirley Oberdorfer
is in charge of the office.
PIANO FACTORIES ARE ACTIVE.
A representative of Presto-Times who motored to
three suburban piano factories west of Chicago last
week made calls at the Schumann Piano Co. in Rock-
ford, the Schiller Piano Co. at Oregon, 111. These
factories were found to be in quite lively operation, as
well as the Paragon Piano Plate Works at Oregon,
The activity in the piano plants, general conditions
considered, was indicative of the surest way to bring
back the steady prosperity for which the U. S. A. is
famous.
W. N. Van Matre. Jr., head of the Schumann estab-
lishment, said that while he had not made many per-
sonal calls on his trade recently, he was much encour-
aged by the letters his traveling men were sending in,
accompanied by some substantial orders. He was
expecting General Sales Manager Mclntosh to write
a resume of the trade in all territory covered and an
indication of the outlook.
THE
11
P R E S T O-T I M E S
S O N CO.,INC.
Russell J. England, the popular Tenor and
Song Writer, sings this number. The songs
are also featured by hundreds of the most
popular Artists from 'Coast to Coast,' over the
'BIG' Broadcasting Stations and ensembles.
Dealers, you'll have calls, BETTER SEND
YOUR ORDER TODAY to your Jobber, or to
J. S. UNGER MUSIC HOUSE
Publishers
Both are Hit Numbers
READING, PENNA.
Refer to Presto Buyers' Guide for in«
for mation about all Pianos, Players and
Reproducing Pianos.
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).