The talking machine world (Jan-June 1923)

96 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD May 15, 1923 T he NEW EDISON costs no more than the ordinary Talking Machine $100 RETAIL PRICE A FEW DEALERSHIPS OPEN WRITE US GIRARD PHONOGRAPH CO. Edison Distributors Exclusively 1819-1859 NORTH 10th STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. PLAYS ALL RECORDS THE TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA AND LOCALITY— (Continued from page 95) Radio Co. He states that C. W. Flood, one of its representatives, will soon make a trip through the New England States and New York for the purpose of introducing the Music Master loud speaker for radio and the Strand phonograph attachment. Victor Demand Remains Firm H. W. Weymann, head of H. A. Weymann & Sons, reports a big increase in business during April over the same month in 1923. He says that he expects a big demand for the new Victor models and advises dealers to prepare for this demand. "Since the departments in our building have been rearranged we have greatly improved facilities for handling our Victor record business," he said. "In fact, during the past month 95 per cent of all orders received from our dealers have been filled completely, while of the other 5 per cent there have been possibly only one or two records marked as not obtainable. Since our building has been altered our wholesale Victor record department has been given the whole second floor from Chestnut to Sansom streets, or a depth of 229 feet, and this additional space has aided us to improve our service to our dealers." Penn Co.'s May Day Trip On May 1 the Penn Phonograph Co. force made its annual May Day trip to Pottstown as guests of William F. Lamb. The visitors at tended the performance of the Eight Famous Victor Artists at the Pottstown Grand Opera House. In three autos they were taken to Tom Brown's Ifin, near Norristown, for dinner and then to a theatre party, after which they returned to the City of Brotherly Love in the wee, small hours. Among those who made the trip, in addition to T. W. Barnhill, the manager, were: Thomas Cummings, of Strawbridge & Clothiers; Dan Eagan, of E. S. Applegate Co., Trenton; Harry Kandel, of People's Phonograph Co.; George Reese, of Gewehr Phonograph Co., Wilmington, Del.; Earl Dare, manager of the Penn phonograph and record distribution department; Vincent H. Moore, of Penn's record order department; Bartley Azpell, of the Music House, Ardmore; E. Eisenhardt, chief of the talking machine department at Snellenburg's ; E. E. Hepple and L. P. Brown, Penn representatives, and Robert Bartley, Otto May, W. S. Harvey and J. Dilks, of the Victor factory. Boosting Orchestra's Edison Records The Grand Phonograph Co. is still boosting the latest recordings of Charlie Kerr's orchestra to the limit. This orchestra has just opened an engagement with the Keith vaudeville circuit, heading the bill for one week at Keith's Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia's foremost vaudeville house. 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The vast radio audience thus had an opportunity to judge the quality of this organization's records. Columbia Artists' Appearances Aid Sales Pablo Casals and Rosa Ponselle, Columbia artists, appeared in concert in Shamokin recently, a decided stimulation in Columbia record demand being noted. Girard Head Confers on Edison Policy P. R. Hawley, head of the Girard Phonograph Co., Edison distributor, has just returned from a conference at the Edison Laboratories, Orange, N. J. The object of the visit was to bring about closer co-operation between Orange and the Philadelphia offices in boosting the sale of the latest Edison hits. "You will recall," said Mr. Rhinow, of the Girard Co., "that The Talking Machine World told its readers last Summer how the Girard Phonograph Co. had added greatly to the efficiency of 'its field staff by equipping the entire staff with automobiles for traveling purposes. 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