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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD
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FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 57)
ica" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; ''There's a Quaker Down in Quaker Town" and "When It's Springtime in Killarney"; "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" and "Bring Back My Bonnie to Me."
The six best sellers in the Pathe library this month were: "Hello, Hawaii, How Are You?" and "Loading Up the Mandy Lee"; "Hupa Haua Hula Girl" and "Waikiki March"; "O Pardiso," from "L'Africaine," and "Reviens," sung by Lucian Muratore; "Star Spangled Banner" and "Old Folks at Home"; "Evelyn" and "Mon Desir," from "Pom-Pom"; "Wake Up, America" and "Georgia Moon."
In the Victor list the popular records of the red seal type were: "Birds in the Night," by Sophie Braslau; "Non e Ver," by Emilio de Gogorza and the "Nightingale Song" by Alma Gluck. In the rag pieces,. "Pom-Pom" with "Honky Tonky"; "Walkin' the Dog" with "Are You Prepared for Summer," and "Arrah Go On, I'm Gonna Go Back to Oregon" with' "Oh Joe, With Your Fiddle and Bow," were in the greatest demand.
The popular records for the month in the Edison offerings proved to be "Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula" with "On the Hoko Moko Isle"; "Songs of Other Days, No. 1" with "Songs of Other Days, No. 2"; "Kentucky Babe" with "Swing Along," and "Wake Up, America" with "Played by a Military Band." Two Edison records in German, which have taken especially well this month are: "Der Tyroler und sein Kind" with "Mad'le, ruck, ruck, ruck," sung by Karl Jorn and "Als Bublein klein an der Mutter Brust" with "Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja."
Reed Landis, son of Federal Judge K. M. Landis, formerly connected with the retail department of the Aeolian-Vocalion Co., under O. C. Searles, is now a member of the First Illinois Cavalry on the Mexican border.
Poem to L. & H. Concert Hall
Lyon & Healy announce the close of an interesting contest in connection with selecting a poem to be used on the program of their new concert hall. The prize was offered for the most suitable poem in the opinion of the judge. The editor of "Poetry" acted in this capacity. We are informed that eighty-five poems were submitted and that it was a difficult matter to judge them. Five were selected as especially good and one of these was passed on as the most fitting for use in the hall.
The following poem seems indeed well fitted for the purpose:
IN THE NEW LYON & HEALY CONCERT HALL By Agnes Lee
Hush! May we not feel their presence? They are here.
Wing upon wing,
The gods are gathering,
Invisible, potential, closing near.
Heart, be a noble amphora, for wine
Of golden sound!
Mind, be a thought profound
To meet their challenge with the countersign.
For us their flashing pennons are unfurled
On Art's high peak.
Hush, — they are going to speak,
The everlasting great who move the world!
The Lyon & Healy concert hall has been an
important part of this institution for the past fifteen years. This hall has been crowded daily with music lovers interested in the Victrola and Duo-Art Pianola. The poem is certainly appropriate to these concerts. The hall also will be placed at the disposal of patrons of the institution for concert purposes.
Edison Managers Get Together
On Wednesday afternoon of last week various managers of Edison branches met in Chicago for the purpose of round table discussion. A good deal was said and resolved with a view to further increasing public respect and favor for the Diamond Disc. Among those present as the guests of C. E. Goodwin and the Phonograph Co , of Chicago, were: George Babson, of New York; R. B. Ailing, of Detroit; William Schmidt, of Milwaukee, and M. M. Blackman, of Kansas City.
The evening of the same day was devoted to a generous repast served at the Chicago Athletic Club to the concurring Edison managers and the many Edison dealers of Chicago. The gathering took advantage of Mr. Blackman's presence and speaking ability by inducing him to get friendly in what proved to be a very practical and inspiring talk, entitled "Coming Through."
Lewis Back in Chicago
L. L. Lewis has accepted a position as manager of the Cortina language course department, which has just been established in connection with the Grafonola Shop, at 12 North Michigan avenue. Mr. Lewis has recently traveled over the country, establishing agencies for the Cortina system, and is, therefore, thoroughly posted with the line. Some years ago Mr. Lewis successfully conducted the I. C. S. language department at Lyon & Healy; from there he went to Mexico and was for sometime manager of the Edison phonograph interests in that country, and afterwards for four years was manager of the talking machine department in one of the largest mercantile houses in the city of Mexico. He is a most efficient man and Chicago is fortunate in getting his services in teaching languages. The Cortina system, which uses disc records exclusively, has a patriotic feature which Mr. Lewis takes keen pleasure in. He not only has Spanish, French, Italian and German courses, but also an English course calculated to aid new citizens in mastering the language of the country of their adoption.
Personals and Visitors
Roy Keith, of the Chicago Talking Machine Co., spent the Fourth down at Springfield, 111., with George Cheattle, formerly of the C. T. M. forces, and who now, with his brother and father, conducts the Music Shop at the state capital. On his return Mr. Keith spent a day with Mr. Spaad, manager of the Emerson Piano Co., at Decatur, 111. They have recently occupied a new store, elaborately fitted up with a fine Victrola department, which has just been
placed in charge of G. W. Deetz, formerly advertising manager of the leading Decatur daily paper.
I. C. Parker, manager of the talking machine department of Gimbel's, Milwaukee, was in Chicago this week on his way to attend the convention of the Alexander Hamilton Institute, of which he is one of the lecturers, in Milwaukee. Open New Store
Arthur Kopp, formerly manager of the Pathe Shop on Wilson avenue, and L. W. Sporlein recently bought the Victor license of A. H. Dannemark, at Wilmette, 111., and will utilize it in the establishment of the Sheridan Road Music Shop, at 6750 Sheridan Road, Chicago. They will handle Victor records exclusively.
Price Advance on Needle Cutters
S. O. Wade, of Wade & Wade, states that he is having a great deal of trouble in securing steel for the Wade fibre needle cutters and that the big advance in the price of the metal has made it necessary to make a moderate increase in the price of the finished product. Mr. Wade left Saturday with the Chicago bunch for the Talking Machine Jobbers' Convention at Atlantic City. He was wife accompanied. F. A. Ruger Establishes Chicago Office
F. A. Ruger, who has been for some time with the Acme Die-Casting Corporation, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been appointed central western representative of that concern and has established an office at 232 South Clark street. Mr. Ruger has on display about 250 die-castings among which are some 50 talking machine tone arms and attachments which will show what can be accomplished for the talking machine maker by the die-casting process. For those who wish to equip their machines with tone arms, sound boxes and other parts of a distinctive type, Mr. Ruger always has new designs on hand which he will gladly submit or in collaboration with the engineering department of his company will work out a design to meet special conditions. Mr. Ruger has already secured a large number of excellent accounts among talking machine manufacturers in Chicago and other cities in this territory.
Provides Soldiers with Victrolas
t. A. Eacutt, proprietor of the Woodlawn Talking Machine Shop, 1131 East Sixty-third street, was the first to send a musical instrument to our Mexican-bound soldiery. Mr. Eacutt sent a Victor machine and records to Col. J. B. Sanborn, commander of the First Illinois Infantry. In making the gift, Mr. Eacutt said: "Please accept from us a Victor talking machine with quite a selection of records. We would thank you to forward the same to any of the Chicago regiments. A little music will help to pass many a lonely hour."
"Used" Machines Offered
One of the first offers of "used" talking machines was made this month by one of the large (Continued on page 61)
THE COVER WITHOUT A CATCH
THE COVER THAT NEEDS NO CATCH
IT needs no catch simply because it catches itself. That is, it is self-controlled. Its own weight, reacting upon itself through simple mechanical principles, robs it of its weight. Thus it makes fingers, records and the top itself safe from being shattered by dropping.
Simple, safe and easily applied. An effective talking'point and a great feature.
Showing How It Operates
CHICAGO HINGED COVER SUPPORT & BALANCE CO., 144 S. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO