The talking machine world (July-Dec 1918)

July 15, 1918 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 53 PRINCESS WATAHWASQ IN PEORIA New Victor Recording Artist Appears at Banquet of State Federation of Musical Clubs and Is Received Enthusiastically Peoria, III., July 5. — A recent musical event of particular interest was the appearance in this city of Princess Watahwaso, a new Victor artist, who was brought here through the efforts of Miss May N. Cloud, of the educational department of the Putnam-Page Co., local Victor wholesalers. The occasion was the banquet of the State Federation of Musical Clubs. Princess Watahwaso appeared in native costume in a group of Indian songs and ceremonial dances, and scored a decided triumph. One of the local papers in describing the appearance of the Princess said: "Princess Watahwaso, a Penobscot Indian, gave the most delightful entertainment of the evening. Dr. Erb, dean of music, of the University of Illinois, in introducing her spoke of the appropriateness of having a true American artist to sing at this occasion — the Princess appeared in native costume of white suede with dangling beads, and her black hair flowing about her shoulders, bound about her forehead with a band of beads. "The charming and gracious little Indian maid walked away with a large share of the honors, being recalled many times, and was received with great interest and enthusiasm. "She sang 'By the Waters of Minnetonka,' 'By the Weeping Water,' a characteristic Chippewa song, 'Aooah,' a Pueblo love song, composed by Thurlow Lieurance, the noted American composer and leading authority on Indian music. In response to insistent encores she gave the 'Wedding Ceremonial Song and Dance' of her native Penobscot tribe. "She sang with much of that poetically descriptive gesture peculiar to the aborigine. Her voice is a beautiful mezzo soprano, full of charm and richness, with adorable soft fluting inflection in it that enchanted her audience. All these songs have been recorded by the Victor Talking Machine Co., of Camden, N. J., and are sure to be much in demand after the singer's triumph last night. "The Princess has been 'doing her bit' in this war by singing to the soldiers in various cantonments, taking an active interest in the Red Cross work and all war activities. Her friends feel that she is doing a great work in holding before the Indians the importance of retaining their traditions and in giving these traditions to the whites." THE HAWTHORNE SYMPHONOLA Los Angeles, Cal., July 1. — The Southern California Hardwood & Mfg. Co., of this city, has achieved pleasing success with its attractive line of Hawthorne Symphonola phonographs, which it introduced some time ago to the Western trade. This company is one of the leading manufacturing concerns in the West, and the fact that it manufactures all of the cabinets for the Hawthorne Symphonola line has enabled it to introduce these products to the dealers with every confidence in their ready sale. The company recently issued to its trade an artistic booklet showing the three models of the Hawthorne Symphonola, which are in popular demand at the present time. These instruments are designated as models B, A and C; all cabinet models that cannot fail to appeal to the tastes of discriminating music-lovers. The mechanism includes a universal tone arm and a motor that has won country-wide recognition for its many qualities. DISPLAY THE CHENEY PHONOGRAPH The Welte-Mignon studios on Fifth avenue at Fifty-third street, New York, have on display a number of models of the Cheney phonograph. The Welte-Mignon studios form a very fitting background for the several handsome Cheney models. INTERESTED IN MUSIC ADVANCEMENT M. L. Parker Co., Phonograph Dealers, Take Initiative in Effort to Find Out What the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music Is Doing — Piano Men Might Copy C. M. Tremaine, director of the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music, received the following very interesting letter from the M. L.. Parker Co., Edison phonograph dealers of Davenport, la.: "We are exclusive Edison dealers in Davenport, which has a population of about 70,000 and about that many 'people to draw from. We have two representative newspapers and a fairly live musical community. "I have some of your literature before me and want to know more about your plan of procedure in interesting the newspapers in the work. You advocate community singing and other things in your pamphlet. "After receiving information regarding same if I feel capable of putting the thing over in such a way that the people here will really de rive a musical benefit from the work, I am prepared to give a portion of my time to seeing it through. "Being in the business of music I fully believe that music will help win the war and I want to do my bit to aid the cause in some way if possible." The letter is particularly interesting inasmuch as the talking machine dealers have not been as yet directly solicited in support of the bureau, and the Parker Co. were impressed rather with what the bureau had done, and was doing, than by any propaganda sent directly to their store. It would seem a very fine thing if a number of piano merchants who have had fully explained to them in person and through letters for a year or more past, just what the bureau is doing and what it stands for, would show an equal willingness to take an interest in the work and to investigate its possibilities. The phonograph and talking machine men know from personal business experiences that the "Music in the Home" idea is not just a slogan, but will bring business in actual practice. It is time for certain piano men to wake up to this fact. Illllll Conservation EMEMBER, in ordering, that we, as all merchants, are working on a wartime basis. Conservation of labor is essential. Plan to eliminate as much clerical work as possible and thus help us to maintain our service. If you must know what we are shipping, send duplicate copies of your order with the request that we return one copy with the numbers filled crossed off. | C. BRUNO & SON, Inc. H| (Established 1834) M Wholesale Exclusively 351-353 Fourth Avenue NEW YORK W. S. S. Just forget that you get $5 Jan. 1st, 1923, for $4.18 invested now. But DON'T FORGET that your country needs that $4.18 now, and it's up to you to help. Buy a W. S. S. today. Do it again next Monday, and every Monday up to the limit. I