The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar-Dec 1907)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. No. 9550, "Stand Up for Jesus" by the Edison Mixed Quartette, is an unaccompanied rendition of this widely sung hymn by G. J. Webb (music) and G. Duffield (words). Mixed quartettes have been found by churches generally to be ideal combinations for sacred music. That this is so is shown by the Records being made by the Edison Mixed Quartette. No more satisfactory Records of hymns could be imagined. No. 9551, "Ask Me Not," by Will F. Denny, is a comic song by Cobb and Edwards and is one of those topical compositions with which Mr. Denny has been prominently ^identified in the past. It is written to be sung in race-horse time, and keeps its hearers on the qui vive to catch the story. It tells of the things wifey does from time to time, but why she does them is met with : Ask me not, ask me not, ask me not I pray, All I know this is so, and happens every day. Take my wife, take my life, kill me on the spot! But why she does just what she does, Oh! ask me, ask me not! No. 9552. "Meet Me Down at the Corner," by Ada Jones and Len Spencer, is a vaudeville sketch of that part of the love-making of Kitty Carney and Barney McCue which leads up to Barney's proposal and acceptance. The sketch opens with Kitty singing of her disappointment at Barney's delay in keeping his appointment. A messenger boy enters with a not from Barney, but before she can read it Barney appears in person. Barney is apologetic and loving; Kitty is inclined to scold and find fault because of the delayed appointment. Barney urges her to read his note. It proves to be a proposal and Kitty sings it Barney presses her for a reply and gets it in this manner: "Well, all I can say is, I think it's about time." Miss Jones' solo parts are a verse and a chorus of a new song ; "Meet Me Down at the Corner," by Harry Hoyt (music) and Will Cobb (words). The singing has an orchestra accompaniment. No. 9553, "Georgia Sunset," by the Edison Military Band, is a lively instrumental selection composed by Albert W. Brown, who describes it as "a Southern tone-poem." A banjo is heard in one of the strains. The whole melody is suggestive of the sunny South. [TEe"Tunny advertisement of a Boston Edison Jobber.] Round the horn with Edison, a delightful voyage — sail into our Phonograph department and hear the latest records. Phonographs, $10 to $50. Edison Records, 35c each. Wholesale and retail. I ver Johnson's &$&£$& %t JOBBERS NEW BUILDING. James K. O'Dea, Edison Jobber at Paterson, N. J., recently began the erection of a hand some new building at 115 Ellison street, adjoining his present quarters, and the Paterson Evening News made Mr. O'Dea the subject of an interesting sketch, part of which follows : "It was while engaged in the dry goods store that Mr. O'Dea became interested in Phonographs and as a side line handled a few samples. This was when his father severed his connection from the firm of Brown & O'Dea and opened a store for himself on Market street near Railroad avenue. Here is was that the subject of this sketch branched out as a Phonograph and Record merchant, and by strict attention to business built up a nice trade. When the fire of Feb. 1902, destroyed most of the business section of the city, Mr. O'Dea determined to enter into the Phonograph business for himself and as a consequence rented his present quarters, 117 Ellison street, and began catering to the patrons of Edison's invention, the Phonograph and Records. "Mr. O'Dea proudly boasts of the fact that the building he occupies was the first one erected after the fire and points with pride to the foundation of his own new structure. "The new building will be two stories high and will be built of white brick and terra cotta with the frontage arranged to conform with modern ideas and fire protection throughout. It will cost in the neighborhood of $10,000 and when completed will be a credit to the city. The first floor will be devoted to Mr. O'Dea's business, while the second floor will be set aside for offices. A new feature of the store will be the erection of private booths for the demonstration of Phonographs and Records." D. S. JOHNSTON CO. TO BUILD. [From the Seattle Sunday Times, February S, 1907.] The D. S. Johnston & Co., the largest dealers in pianos and organs on the Coast, are to build a beautiful seven-story structure at the northwest corner of Third avenue and University street. The present quarters of the D. S Johnston Co., at 903 Second avenue, have for several years been far too small and unsatisfactory to permit of the proper display of the instruments for which the firm are factory agents. The structure will be seven stories high from the Third avenue level, but will actually contain nine and one-half floors counting the basement, a sub-basement and a mezzanine floor. The building will occupy a sixty-foot front on Third avenue and seventy-one feet on University street. The basement and sub-basement will contain a thoroughly complete piano repair department. The main floor will permit of 150 feet of plate glass, which will allow a beautiful display of pianola-pianos, talking machines, etc. In addition, four large piano parlors will be partitioned off, each being independent of the other and sound proof. On the second floor will be located the talk