The talking machine world (Oct-Dec 1921)

November 15, 1921 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 101 This month the Paul Bicsc Trio trolics through two last and furious fox-trots, "Canadian Capers" and "Dangerous Blues," with the Biese saxophone cutting capers till your toes tingle. The newest Biese best seller is A-3470. Columbia Graphoptione Co NEW YORK TRI=STATE DEALERS HOLD MEETING Victor Retailers in St. Loviis District Enjoy Live Business Meeting Before Attending Concert of Eight Famous Victor Artists St. Louis, Mo.. November 1. — October 10 was a big day for the Tri-State Victrola Dealers' Association. Many of the out-of-town members arrived in the morning and gathered in the offices of the Koerber-Brenner Co., Victor wholesaler for St. Louis and surrounding territory. The meeting of the Association was called to order at 2 p. m. at the Claridge Hotel, President Theodore Maetten presiding. The roll-call showed seventy-three in attendance, with 80 per cent of the mem-bership represented. Many subjects of interest to the trade were discussed, among them the Record Transfer Bureau; methods of getting prospects for Victrola business; taking a musical survey of towns and cities, and a number of other subjects of general retailing interest. It was definitely decided to continue the Transfer Bureau, as the members voted unanimously and past experience showed this branch of the Association to be a great success. A general and lively discussion was had on the methods of procuring Victrola prospects. Fred Lehman, Miss Lorraine Merritt, William Bauer, all of St. Louis, and E. A. Parks, of Hannibal, Mo., gave very striking and practical methods on the subject under discussion. The meeting was adjourned at 6.30 p. m. A banquet was held in the same hotel, with even a larger attendance than that of the meeting. After the banquet, adjournment was taken to the Odeon Theatre to attend the Eight Famous Victor Artists' concert, which went over big, the house being sold to over capacity. Crowds were turned away, unable to get seats. The Victor Eight concert was made possible by the efforts of the St. Louis dealers, consisting of the following, who guaranteed the fund to bring them to St. Louis: Bauer's Music Shop, N. Corea, Deeken Music Co., De Merville Piano Co., Daniel G. Dunker Piano Co., Field-Lippman Piano Co., Glaser's Music Shop, Kieselhorst Piano Co. and Charles Kramp, all of St. Louis; Lehman Music House, East St. Louis, 111.; Smith Reis Piano Co., Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney D. G. Co., Stix, Baer & Fuller D. G. Co., Todd Jewelry & Music Co., Wellston Talking Machine Co. and Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.. all of East St. Louis. While the entire Association did not guarantee the fund, the members who did very generously offered to give any profits made through the concert to the treasury of the Association, and as a result the Association treasury has been increased many hundreds of dollars. After the concert there was a dance at the Arcadia, where the Black and White Orchestra rendered fox-trots and waltzes. The Arcadia is die most beautiful dance hall in St. Louis and the orchestra was voted the best ever. At one o'clock in the morning everyone decided to call it a day and voted it a profitable, enjoyable and busy day. SCOVILLE & CO. OPENS IN QUINCY QuiNCY, III., November 10. — Scoville & Co., one of the largest and oldest established furniture concerns in this section of the State, has just opened a talking machine department. This department is very elaborately decorated and consists of four plate-glass record rooms and one machine room, as well as the most up-to-date record shelves and counters. Scoville & Co opened the new department with a clever entertainment, in which some of the town's best musical talent participated. This concern is being served by Lyon &■ Healy Victor jobbers of Chicago. JOHN McCORMACK SCORES Nearh' 10,000 persons were unable to enter the New York Hippodrome at a concert recently given by John McCormack, the great lyric tenor and Victor artist. The theatre was filled to capacity by 6,000 people. THE NEW BRUNSWICK DISPATCH New Brunswick Phonograph House Organ a Practical Magazine of Real Value to Dealers In the Brunswick Dispatch, designed to keep the dealers in Brunswick phonographs and records informed regarding the various activities in connection with the marketing of that product, the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. is issuing a monthly house organ that is of exceptional quality and interest. The Dispatch gets away from the cut-and-dried type of house organ in not only presenting sales suggestions that are distinct!)^ practical, but in offering to the dealer timely and interesting news regarding the activities of his contemporaries everywhere. The November issue of the Dispatch represents a twenty-page magazine simply crowded with Brunswick news, which should serve admirably to stimulate dealer interest and cement the bond of the Brunsw-ick distributing organi^-ation. f