New Britain herald., 1928-10-23
0STERMAN AND SAX
 OFF ID SEE WORLD
New Britain Musician Joins Up
 With PlainYiue Act

NIlu l lQluIlllV hVl Some day I'm going to see the world" Ray Ostman used to say. Ostman. widely known violinist. violaist and tenor saxo- phone player. formerly of Plainville. most recently of New Britain, has started on his intinerary. If he keeps going the way he has started he may know every Main street in the nation.
 It was about a month ago that Ostman began to be missed along New Britain's Main street. Fellow musicians. making inquiry of other fellow musicians. got the cryptic re- sponse that he had gone to New York"
 When the Community orchestra began practicing this season Per Olsson, conductor. missing Ostman's reliable viola, inquired whether any body knew what had become of him. Gone to New York" knowingly re- piled Marcus H. Fleitzer, concert meister.
 Conductor Olsson sighed. Just another good player gone. he ruminated.
 Further investigation disclosed that Ostman had departed for Broadway toting his tenor saNo- phone. Putting two and two to- gether one learns ''on reliable au- thority" that he headed for night club. Due to the interferences of Mable Walker Willebrandt, however, the night club business has gone into eclipse. and Ostman did not star as sax player in night club. Once on Broadway. however, the remainder of the itinerary was not overly difficult to arrange. Ostman ! hooked up with Keith act. All he does is to play the sax in tabloid music show employing Is people stage orchestra of nine and the re- mainder what'll you have; or what the public wants.
 The show was tried out at White Plains. N. r.. and was hummer. Then it jumped to Hartford. playing at the Allyn theater part of last week. This week some city in New ampshire-reputed to be Manches- ter-has the show. The itinerary has been made out as far west as Chicago and before the Keith route arrangers get through it may slip through all the way to California.
 Ostman lived in New Britain part of last week, preferring the family domicile on Ellis street to hotel life. That probabl will be the last he will see of New Britain for long time.
 Starting his musical career as a talented violinist under the aegis of Herbert Anderson. Ostman added viola to his accomplishments when it seemed advisable to produce 2 little viola music hereabouts. On this instrument he took part in many a program sponsored by the New Britain Musical club. in which he is known to continue as mem- Der. He was particularly active in string quartet work.
 But the lure of the sax got into his system. Peering around he dis covered that sax players seemed steadily in demand. He got himself one, it not two; one B flat tenor and a E flat alto. He also got him. self, book of instructions: further than this it is not known whether he actually took lessons on the in strument from a teacher. However it is known that he taught other as' pirants soon thereafter.
 During the summer a New York orchestra leader tarried in New Britain awhile, and Ostman became an ardent admirer. Other local jag; boys rehearsed with the leader. nc matter how hot the weather. Ost man liked it. Anyway, he saw pos iblity of seeing the world with th' help of his whining sax. Part O last summer he played at a summel resort in New Hampshire.
 Boy. we play nothing but spe cially arranged stuff. and these or dinary orchestras couldn't even fol low us in their hand Cars.' he tolt friend. in words to that effect.
 But I'd rather play Beethovei qua rtet in a string outfit he whist fully added: "the trouble is the pub lie isn't paying regular money fo it.
 As sax player Ostman is know among his friends as a wizard. An he is among the few who cal double on strings"
 "I shouldn't be surprised to req of him leading one of those cracl
 iazz orchestras before he has sec much of the country" one of hi classical musical friends remarke
 today.
 Four other New Britain musician , are reported to have joined the laz orchestra forces this season. But SO they ducked rather secretlvel, ' Their friends explain that they dld } nj only discover the lay of the Ian but also the lay of the money mar ket.