The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1914)

212 EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY, DECEMBER, 1914 AGAIN THE EDISON DISC WINS IN A COMPETITIVE SALE LOUIS G. DU VALL, our enterprising dealer at Meadville, Pa., writes: "I am mighty pleased to inform you this morning that I just closed a sale yesterday for a Style 250 Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph in competition with the representatives of two well-known talking machine companies. I made this sale to R. W. Mason who came to my store on Thursday, October 8th, and wanted to know if I would put an A-250 in his home in competition with a — . I told him I certainly would, and I did so at once. When I arrived at his home I found not only a #150 there, but a the same priced machine of another make. "Well" I said, "you have a lot of talking machines here and this one I have brought will make a crowd." I said nothing more about the other machines but proceeded to instruct about the Edison Disc and left him to decide for himself. The two talking machines (of course you could not call them anything else) and my Edison Disc, the only musical instrument in the crowd, were all left there for eleven days. You may think this is a long time for any one to decide, and it is, but it did not take this long, they made their decision inside of twenty-four hours and made it in favor of the Edison. Yet they did not fancy the cabinet of the A-150 and still did not want to pay over $IS0. However I went after them for a higher priced one and finally sold them an A-250. The representatives of the two talking machines knocked the Edison Disc for all they were worth, but their knocking did no good. I did no knocking at all but I know more about the and the than they did and I only explained the difference and gave them nothing but cold facts. I won out with hands up (you know I am a dealer) and the Masons told me that even if they had decided on a they would have bought it of me as my salesmanship was far superior to the other two dealers' methods of doing business. How important it is to know something about other machines also. MARIE KAISER A WESTERN girl, being born in the State of Kansas of Holland Dutch parentage, she is well known throughout the west having sung in concert in all the states clear to the coast. She first studied with Mrs. Jennie Schultz of Kansas City, the best known singing teacher in the west. She is prominent also as an oratorio singer, having worked in this branch with Charles Baker of New York and Emil Mollenhauer, the eminent and well-known conductor and coach of Boston, Mass. In addition, Miss Kaiser is a soloist in the choir of Temple Bethel of New York, and of the Calvary Methodist Church of East Orange, New Jersey, a fashionable suburb of New York City. A brilliant future has been predicted for this young artist. BLUE AMBEROL RECORDS BY MARIE KAISER: 2185 — Beautiful Birds, Sing On, with bird imitations by Joe Belmont. 2226 — Love Divine, All Love Excelling, with Royal Fish, tenor. 1829— See Down by the Old Mill Stream. 2116 — Sunlight — Waltz Song. 2015— Villanelle— Oft Have I Seen the Swift Swallow. 2477 — The Music of Love — The Girl from Utah, with Reed Miller tenor. EDISON DISC RECORDS BY MARIE KAISER: 80124 — In Turn What Sayest You? (Maritana) with Vernon Archibald, tenor. 80105 — Italian Street Song — Naughty Marietta, with chorus. 80103 — Juliet's Waltz Song, Romeo and Juliette. 80121— On Yonder Rock Reclining, with Royal Fish, tenor. 80111 — Poor Wand'ring One — Pirates of Penzance, with chorus. 80088 — Roses Everywhere, with Royal Fish, tenor. 50094 — There is no Love Like Mine, with Royal Fish, tenor. 82044 -Your Pardon, Darling, Forgive Me, with Vernon Archibald, baritone. A WELL-KNOWN NEW YORK LAWYER CONSIDERS THE EDISON DISC "ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY DETAIL" AMONG the many very flattering letters recently received, we would like to quote the following written by A. J. Dittenhoefer, of the firm of "Dittenhoefer, Gerber & James," well-known lawyers in New York: "I am taking the liberty to tell you that I witnessed the private exhibition and listened with interest and pleasure to the wonderful new Edison Disc. To me, it seems absolutely perfect in every detail — and the crowning achievement in Mr. Edison's wonderful work." The Pearson Piano House, known all over the country as the leading piano concern of Indiana, with headquarters at Indianapolis, has joined the Edison Disc phonograph ranks the past month. They have constructed one of the finest demonstration departments anywhere in the West, especially to exploit the Edison Disc, as "an instrument de luxe." They also carry other lines of talking machines, but have concentrated this fall on the Edison, with which they are very much in love. To the Kipp-Link Phonograph Co., Indianapolis, belong the honor of bringing the house into the Edison household.