Presto
Issue: 1931 2263 - Page 4
PRESTO-TIMES
November, 1931
CHICAGO CIVIC OPERA
The Chicago Civic Opera Company lias brought out
a number of notable new artists, and the presentation
of the operas so far given has been highly artistic.
The fourth week of opera opens Monday evening,
November 23, with the season's second performance
of Samson and Delilah, with Madame Maria Olszew-
ska singing the role of Delilah for the first time in
America. On Tuesday evening will be given La
Boheme, with Claudia Muzio and Jan Kiepura.
Wednesday evening's performance will be Tristan
and Isolde, with Frida Leider and Paul Althouse.
to this the Piano Club possesses about $5,000 in bonds On Thanksgiving night will be presented for the first
The annual meeting of the Chicago Piano & Organ
time since 1925-1926 a revival of Massenet's "Hero-
Association was held at the Great Northern Hotel on and two pianos, a grand and an upright.
As chairman of the judiciary committee, Air. Schnei- diade," with Mary McCormic as Salome, Rene Mai-
Thursday, the 12th inst.
son as John the Baptist, and John Charles Thomas
der
was at first a bit facetious when he spoke of
This was the first meeting of the combined Piano
as Herod. Saturday, November 28, will be the sea-
getting the members to do all of the things that he
son's third performance of Mozart's "The Magic
Club and Chicago Piano and Organ Association and asked them to do in the past year. But, seriously
Flute."
the affair was very interesting.
speaking, he told of the committee's failure in their
Rehearsals on Wagner's "Parsifal" are in full swing
endeavor to stop certain unethical practices in the
This is the ticket of officers for the ensuing year
and this work will be brought to production at an
trade
and
in
their
effort
to
get
all
of
the
members
brought in by the nominating committee, Mr. Sill of
early date.
to obey the rules of the association. His report of
the W. W. Kimball Co. and Mr. Cook of the Cable
Massenet's "Herotliade," one of the revivals an-
the progress being made by the teaching of the
Piano Co., and which ticket was duly elected:
piano in the public schools was very encouraging. nounced for the current season by the Chicago Civic
Opera, comes to production to feature the third week
Thirty-two thousand children have been taught
President—Hall of Baldwin Piano Co.
of the season. The work, last sung in Chicago during
the
rudiments
of
piano
playing
in
the
Chicago
First Vice President—L. C. Wagner of Baldwin
the season of 1925-26, will be presented with Mary
public schools in the past three years and of these it
Piano Co.
McCormic as Salome, Maria Olszewska as Herodias,
is known that 6,000 have found their way to private
Rene Maison as John the Baptist, John Charles
Second Vice President—Henry D. Hewitt of the teachers and schools for further instruction. Mr.
M. Schulz Co.
Schneider was very profuse in his thanks to the Thomas as Herod, and Chase Baromeo as Phanuel.
Emil Cooper will conduct. The opera will be pre-
Secretary—David W. Kimball of the W. W. Kim- music dealers who have loaned their pianos and made
this work possible. In discussing the further popu- sented for the first time on Thanksgiving night.
ball Co.
Treasurer and Executive Secretary—Adam Schnei- larizing of this piano instruction, it was brought out
GOGGAN BROTHERS' ANNIVERSARY
that the association would have control of a broad-
der, 7521 Parkhurst avenue, Chicago.
CELEBRATION
casting station in the near future and could then
All members of the Piano Club, as is generally exploit music as a part of its usefulness.
Thos. Goggan & Bro., of Texas, the parent store
well known, now become, automatically, members of
of which was established at Galveston, observed the
the Piano and Organ Association, the annual dues
The chairman of the ways and means committee last week in October as its sixty-fifth anniversary.
being five dollars. The P. & O. initiation fee of five
reported that the past year had presented ample
Years ago Presto made an interesting story of how
dollars is waived for Piano Club members inasmuch
means but limited w r ays. Quite a reversal of the the Goggan boys left their home in the north and
as the two organizations have merged—it is not just
usual order of things.
went south by way of the Mississippi River on a raft
a question of the Chicago Piano & Organ Associa-
The chairman of the entertainment committee re- which they had constructed and on which was piled
tion taking over the Piano Club of Chicago. The
ported that the only time that they had had an their worldly possessions. This was in 1866, just after
dues should be sent to Adam Schneider, treasurer, opportunity to function was at the annual banquet. the close of the Civil War, and their business was
started at Galveston by these brothers, Thomas and
7521 Parkhurst avenue, Chicago, and it is hoped that
After the ticket of officers presented by the nom- John.
all Piano Club members retain their membership in
inating committee had been unanimously elected, Mr.
The first business home of the Goggan firm was the
the present combined organization, which is prob- Weisert introduced the new president, and after
ably the strongest piano club organization of the thanking the members and his fellow officers for old Tribune building at 22d and Postoffice, Galveston.
Eleven years after its establishment, the firm built
country.
their cooperation, he turned the office of president
After Mr. Weisert, the retiring president, congrat- over to President-elect Hall, who paid a short tribute the three-story brick building at 22d and Market,
which it occupied for more than 45 years. In Octo-
ulated both organizations upon their union and ex- to his predecessor and briefly outlined his hopes for
ber, 1929, the company moved to its present location
pressed a sincere belief in the future of the association, the coming year.
across the street from its old home—into the corner
he called for a report from the treasurer and from
The necessity for meetings every month, or even
location formerly known as the McCarthy bank
the chairmen of the various committees:
more frequently, was much stressed and it was finally building.
Adam Schneider, treasurer for the P. & O. Assn., decided that monthly meetings would be held and
Mr. A. R. Davis, manager of the Galveston store,
reported a cash balance on hand, after deducting the the Great Northern Hotel seemed to be favored as has been with the firm since 1923, upholding the
year's operating expenses, of $1,568.69. In addition the best place.
store's policy of one price and fair dealing.
FIRST MEETING CHICAGO P. & 0 . ASS'N
AND PIANO CLUB
Annual Meeting; Election of Officers; Committees Named; General Business
and General Good Time
HOME OF THE GULBRANSEN PRODUCT; PIANOS, RADIOS
FACTORY OF THE GULBRANSEN COMPANY
(The block bounded by Chicago, Kedzie, Sawyer and Spaulding Avenues)
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November, 1931
CHICAGO CIVIC OPERA
The Chicago Civic Opera Company lias brought out
a number of notable new artists, and the presentation
of the operas so far given has been highly artistic.
The fourth week of opera opens Monday evening,
November 23, with the season's second performance
of Samson and Delilah, with Madame Maria Olszew-
ska singing the role of Delilah for the first time in
America. On Tuesday evening will be given La
Boheme, with Claudia Muzio and Jan Kiepura.
Wednesday evening's performance will be Tristan
and Isolde, with Frida Leider and Paul Althouse.
to this the Piano Club possesses about $5,000 in bonds On Thanksgiving night will be presented for the first
The annual meeting of the Chicago Piano & Organ
time since 1925-1926 a revival of Massenet's "Hero-
Association was held at the Great Northern Hotel on and two pianos, a grand and an upright.
As chairman of the judiciary committee, Air. Schnei- diade," with Mary McCormic as Salome, Rene Mai-
Thursday, the 12th inst.
son as John the Baptist, and John Charles Thomas
der
was at first a bit facetious when he spoke of
This was the first meeting of the combined Piano
as Herod. Saturday, November 28, will be the sea-
getting the members to do all of the things that he
son's third performance of Mozart's "The Magic
Club and Chicago Piano and Organ Association and asked them to do in the past year. But, seriously
Flute."
the affair was very interesting.
speaking, he told of the committee's failure in their
Rehearsals on Wagner's "Parsifal" are in full swing
endeavor to stop certain unethical practices in the
This is the ticket of officers for the ensuing year
and this work will be brought to production at an
trade
and
in
their
effort
to
get
all
of
the
members
brought in by the nominating committee, Mr. Sill of
early date.
to obey the rules of the association. His report of
the W. W. Kimball Co. and Mr. Cook of the Cable
Massenet's "Herotliade," one of the revivals an-
the progress being made by the teaching of the
Piano Co., and which ticket was duly elected:
piano in the public schools was very encouraging. nounced for the current season by the Chicago Civic
Opera, comes to production to feature the third week
Thirty-two thousand children have been taught
President—Hall of Baldwin Piano Co.
of the season. The work, last sung in Chicago during
the
rudiments
of
piano
playing
in
the
Chicago
First Vice President—L. C. Wagner of Baldwin
the season of 1925-26, will be presented with Mary
public schools in the past three years and of these it
Piano Co.
McCormic as Salome, Maria Olszewska as Herodias,
is known that 6,000 have found their way to private
Rene Maison as John the Baptist, John Charles
Second Vice President—Henry D. Hewitt of the teachers and schools for further instruction. Mr.
M. Schulz Co.
Schneider was very profuse in his thanks to the Thomas as Herod, and Chase Baromeo as Phanuel.
Emil Cooper will conduct. The opera will be pre-
Secretary—David W. Kimball of the W. W. Kim- music dealers who have loaned their pianos and made
this work possible. In discussing the further popu- sented for the first time on Thanksgiving night.
ball Co.
Treasurer and Executive Secretary—Adam Schnei- larizing of this piano instruction, it was brought out
GOGGAN BROTHERS' ANNIVERSARY
that the association would have control of a broad-
der, 7521 Parkhurst avenue, Chicago.
CELEBRATION
casting station in the near future and could then
All members of the Piano Club, as is generally exploit music as a part of its usefulness.
Thos. Goggan & Bro., of Texas, the parent store
well known, now become, automatically, members of
of which was established at Galveston, observed the
the Piano and Organ Association, the annual dues
The chairman of the ways and means committee last week in October as its sixty-fifth anniversary.
being five dollars. The P. & O. initiation fee of five
reported that the past year had presented ample
Years ago Presto made an interesting story of how
dollars is waived for Piano Club members inasmuch
means but limited w r ays. Quite a reversal of the the Goggan boys left their home in the north and
as the two organizations have merged—it is not just
usual order of things.
went south by way of the Mississippi River on a raft
a question of the Chicago Piano & Organ Associa-
The chairman of the entertainment committee re- which they had constructed and on which was piled
tion taking over the Piano Club of Chicago. The
ported that the only time that they had had an their worldly possessions. This was in 1866, just after
dues should be sent to Adam Schneider, treasurer, opportunity to function was at the annual banquet. the close of the Civil War, and their business was
started at Galveston by these brothers, Thomas and
7521 Parkhurst avenue, Chicago, and it is hoped that
After the ticket of officers presented by the nom- John.
all Piano Club members retain their membership in
inating committee had been unanimously elected, Mr.
The first business home of the Goggan firm was the
the present combined organization, which is prob- Weisert introduced the new president, and after
ably the strongest piano club organization of the thanking the members and his fellow officers for old Tribune building at 22d and Postoffice, Galveston.
Eleven years after its establishment, the firm built
country.
their cooperation, he turned the office of president
After Mr. Weisert, the retiring president, congrat- over to President-elect Hall, who paid a short tribute the three-story brick building at 22d and Market,
which it occupied for more than 45 years. In Octo-
ulated both organizations upon their union and ex- to his predecessor and briefly outlined his hopes for
ber, 1929, the company moved to its present location
pressed a sincere belief in the future of the association, the coming year.
across the street from its old home—into the corner
he called for a report from the treasurer and from
The necessity for meetings every month, or even
location formerly known as the McCarthy bank
the chairmen of the various committees:
more frequently, was much stressed and it was finally building.
Adam Schneider, treasurer for the P. & O. Assn., decided that monthly meetings would be held and
Mr. A. R. Davis, manager of the Galveston store,
reported a cash balance on hand, after deducting the the Great Northern Hotel seemed to be favored as has been with the firm since 1923, upholding the
year's operating expenses, of $1,568.69. In addition the best place.
store's policy of one price and fair dealing.
FIRST MEETING CHICAGO P. & 0 . ASS'N
AND PIANO CLUB
Annual Meeting; Election of Officers; Committees Named; General Business
and General Good Time
HOME OF THE GULBRANSEN PRODUCT; PIANOS, RADIOS
FACTORY OF THE GULBRANSEN COMPANY
(The block bounded by Chicago, Kedzie, Sawyer and Spaulding Avenues)
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).