The Washington herald., 1920-08-22
Bencnt Concerts by Jordan Co.


George H. Hubert, general sales
manager of the Arthur Jordan
Piano Company, is not letting sum
tner days stop him from planning
methods for increasing the business
of his firm. 1t is the intention OF
Mr. Hubert to give concerts within
a radius OF one hundred miles of
Washington beginning next month.
These concerts will be given for the
purpose of demonstrating the diff
ference between player-piano rolls
and reproducing rolls and will be
played on the Marshall & Wendell
foot power Ampico. and the Chic
kering electric AmpiCo.
One of the prime motives behind
this campaign is to present good
music in various localities. These
concerts will be given for the bene-
fit of various religious and chari-
table organizations. which will re-
ceive all receipts from the concerts.
The Jordan Company will pay ex-
penses.
Present programs include a vocal
ist, violinist and an elocutionist to
lend additional interest. 1t is
thought that the first concert will
be given in Anacostia for the bene-
fit of a church there.
Robinson Makes Purchase.
J. Edgar Robinson has purchased
the entire stock and publishing priv
ileges of the Washington Music
Company. formerly owned by Err
nest Lent. The Catalog consists of
a number of violin, vocal and piano
compositions by Ernest Lent and
other local talent. together with re-
vised editions of celebrated clas-
steal piano compositions by early
and modern composers 1t is the
purpose OF the firm to increase the
number of standard compositions
until they comprise corrected edi-
tions of every well-knOwn vocal or
instrumental work New material
will also be constantly added to
the catalog from the pen of Wash
ingtdn composers.
The New Academic Edition" is
the title given to the list Of stand
ard compositions revised and pub
lished in this cataIog. Among the
composers represented are Bach.
BOhm, Chaminsde. GODDARD. Lack,
Leschetitzky, LiChner, Massenet.
Schumann, Schubert, Moskowski
and Saint-Saens.
One of the principal features of
the publication is the Elementary
Violin TeChniC with Supplementary
Recreations. by Ernest Lent. This
is highly recommended for begin
ners on the violin. 1t has had the
Endorsement of Leopold Auer in the
form of a personal letter to the
composer.
Thomas A. Norman Has a Vacation.
Thomas A. Norman, with Chas.
NJ. Stieff, Inc. is back at his desk
after a vacation spent at Culpeper,
Va, where he found a superabun-
dance of the finest fruit
News From AnseiI. Bishop q Turner.
Charles J. Turner returned to the
tore on Monday after a successful
fishing trip to Rock Hall, Md.
Parkes Ansell is on a two weeks
outing at Oakville, Canada,
Robert w. Fuller is enjoying his
acation at Rockaway Beach, \. Y.
Linen shower for Miss BrusiIoff.
The young women employees Of
Ansell, Bishop & Turner, Inc, sur
prised Miss Iday Brusilof with a
linen shower at her home in First
street on Tuesday evening. Miss
Brusiloff, who made many friends
while employed at the record de-
partment of that firm. will be mar
ried to Samuel Korman, we'll
known violinist on September I.
Forecast for the Fall.
Oden l.. Whipple, of the music
department of E. F. Droop and Sons
Company. reports that popular num-
bers are beginning to show up
strong again for the fall trade. Sew
eral light operas have made decided
hits and they have been locally in
troduced by the bands in their
weekly concerts, notably the con-
cert by the Marine Band at Six
teenth street and Columbia road last
week which delighted an enormous
audience.
There will be a significant i'm
provement this fail in high grade
vocal numbers. There have been
important changes in American
agencies for English catalogues, and
the representatives of these houses
are striving TO get their music he.
fore local musicians. A campaign
Of education along these lines is al
ready under way in conjunction
with a Well-known local firm and