The Washington herald., 1920-07-25
Gossip From the Music Stores

that has been created for the Vic
tor recording of The Love Nest"
Miss Fannie L. Goldstein is seek
ing the cool breezes of the Blue
Ridge Mountains for her vacation
of two weeks.
W. A. Eisenhart has just returned
from his leave of absence which
he enjoyed near York, Pa.
A piano salesman. who is too
modest to have his name mentioned,
spent five long, hot hours last Sat
urday fishing and caught four fish.
C. G. Childs, director of record
ing for the Victor Talking Machine
Company, and one of the best
known men in the record business.
was formerly a resident of this
city and resided in l street between
Ninth and Tenth streets. While
this was quite a number of years
ago, the geniality of Mr.. Childs is
still remeYbered by many of his
old acquaintances.
Alan ]. Bachrach. manager of the
Columbia record department of ].
, Edgar Robinson's music store
states that thereJ is a steady sale
for the famous Bubble Books"
Mr.. Bachrach says that here is
something new for the children
when they are tired OF balls and
tops and blocks and marbles and
dolls. In one book there are rhym-
ing stories, beautiful colored pic
lures, and music-real records for
real monographs.
In these magic Bubble Books"
says Mr.. Bachrach, the children
read the familiar story, they look
at the colored pictures. and then.
best of all, they take out one of
the pbonograph records and listen
| to somebody sing the song they
have been reading. There are three
records in each book and they play
on any machine that plays a CO.
lumbia record"
I Nothing less than a perfect inter
/ pretstion of favorite classic ever
really satisfies. That is why the
vocation recording of Gounod's :
/ Ave Maria" by Marie Sundelius is
an expectation fully realized. The
harp and cello accompaniment
weaves a spell about the listener
into which the Swedish sopranos
charming voice steals softly in the
sustained churchly theme as one
dreams of hearing the Ave Maria"
sung. 1t is the finishing touch to
an artistic tone-picture of inde-
scribable beauty.
Homer L. Kit, secretary and
! treasurer of the Arthur Jordan
: Piano Company is on his way to
Los Angeles from Fort Stanton. N.
Mex. He writes a friend that New
Mexico has lots of country with no
people, lots of cattle but no milk +;
and lots of rivers but no water.
Mrs. G. A. Skinner is spending a
month on a farm in Virginia.
William w. Leary has absented
! himself for a considerable time and
is resting in the New England
States.
George Jelly, who has been at the
Ampico factory for two months will
shortly return to the store.
! Mrs. Esther NJ. Beaver, of the
clerical office force, resigned and
was again united in the bond of
wedlock on "Wednesday.
Mrs. Hazel r. Appold, one of the
very dependable members of the Of
| nee employees, Is being sustained
during the hot weather by dreams
of vacation which she hopes to
have at Rehoboth, Delaware.
! Miss Eva F. Weckerly, is a new
stenographer and office assistant.
George H. Hubert, general sales
manager. of the Jordan Piano Co.
whose picture adorned this page
several weeks ago, spent a very in
teresting life prior to seeding down
to the routine of selling pianos and
kindred instruments. In his youth
! full days he was a proficient PLAYER
of the violin and was also a vocalist
of Importance. This is shown by
| the fact that he was with the
Calhoun Opera Company, the Savage
Comis Opera Company, and with the
I TtSoli Opera Company of San
Francisco. Mr.. Hubert has sung in
about sixty-five grand and comic
operas. He was with the Louis Nor
rison's No. 1 Faust" company as
stage manager, and held a similar
position with F. c. whitney's pro-
ductions. Mr.. Hubert was in a num-
Der of Laskey's moving picture
productions. and took part in pic
lures produced by independent com
panies.