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medley; Russian Polka (Free Russia); Russian PolkaNo. 1; Ukrainian Gopak.

Spanish—Idilio, vals; Mary-Berta, vals; Me LlamanLuisa, danzon; Mi Casita, danzon; Rosa Mexicana,fox-trot; Voy de Paseda, Cancion Mexicana.

The new Concert Series Rolls found in the Sep-tember bulletin are:

Entr-acte (from Mignon), Ambrose Thomas(Howard Brockway); The Two Grenadeers, RobertSchumann (Howard Brockway); The Play Boy,Harold Triggs (the composer); Deep River, ar-ranged by H. T. Burleigh (Jean La Farge); In MyNeglected Garden, Mme. Starkow Rider (played bycomposer).

NEW ELECTRIC PIANO ROLLSSEPTEMBER Q R S ROLLSVaried List of Word Rolls, Dances, Ballads,

Marches and Expensive Presentation ofForeign Numbers Presented.

The new word roll for September issued by theQ R S Music Co., Chicago, includes the followingfox trots, the name of the recording artist beingprinted in parenthesis:

Charley My Boy! fox trot, Kahn-Fiorito (CharleyStraight); Doodle Doo Doo, fox trot, Kassel-Stitzel(Charley Straight); Driftwood, fox trot, Kahn-Gold(Osborne and Howe); Home for the Rest of MyLife, fox trot, Landers-Wendling (Pete Wendling);If I Stay Away Too Long from Carolina (I MayFind Somebody Else with Caroline), fox trot, Ras-kin-Young-Squires (Pete Wendling); I Need SomePettin', fox trot, Kahn-Fiorito-King (Scott and Wat-ters); I Want to Be Happy (from "No, No, Nan-ette"), fox trot, Caesar-Youmans (Victor Arden);The Last Sweetheart of Mine, fox trot, Monaco-Friend (Victor Arden); The Little Old Clock on theMantel, fox trot, Kahn-Fiorito (Arden and Kort-lander); Pleasure Mad, fox trot, Bechet-Simmons(Pete Wendling); Sing a Little Song, fox trot,Erdman-Chon-Westphal (Pete Wendling); WithYou, fox trot, Raymond DeWitt (Scott and Wat-ters); Why Live a Lie?, fox trot, Gilbert-Koehler(Arden and Kortlander); You Know Me, Alabam',fox trot, Yellen-Ager (Pete Wendling).

The following miscellaneous word rolls are in theSeptember bulletin: Skin a Ma Rink a Rink a Ree,march-one-step, McHugh-Dubin-Mills (Osborne andHowe); Under Java Skies, waltz, Henri de Martini(Osborne and Howe); (I Wonder What's Becomeof) Sally, waltz, Yellen-Ager (Scott and Watters);Down Hawaii Way, Hawaiian marimba waltz, Hamp-ton-Heagney (Scott and Watters); Dumb Dora,waltz, Silver-Coslow (Harold Scott); Duna, Bluebirdballad, Pickthall-McGill (Alfred Parker).

Specially released numbers not previously listed:Caroline (Pal-o'-Mine), waltz (724); Come Along(and Dance with Me), marimba waltz (824); HardTimes (West Indian Series), fox trot (824); I MustHave Company, fox trot (724); Mathew's Lane(West Indies Series), fox trot (824); My DreamMoon, fox trot (924); Now Who's to Blame?, foxtrot (924); Paprika, fox trot (824); Ray and HisLittle Chevrolet, fox trot (924); San, fox trot (924).

The foreign rolls issued for September by theQ R S Music Co. includes:

Bohemian—Ja Neumim Shimmy, fox trot.Croatian—Makaronska Pjesma, waltz; Primorski

Napjevi, Croatian folk songs.German—O Katharina!, lied und one-step; Mok-

riner Madeln, polka.Hungarian—Lanyok, Lanyok Simongati Lanyok.Italian—Femmena Senza Core, Ida, polka.Jewish—Lennin, Jewish dance; Romanian Volach;

Shwehr Un Shweeger Tantz (mother-in-law andfather-in-law dances); Ven Ich Bin 15 Yur AltGevoren.

Lithuanian—Skamba Kankliai Ir Trimitai, ZemanBalsui-Suktinis.

Polish—Marsz Pilsudskiego; Figlarny Felus,Puszczany; Bialy Mazur; Pieszczotka Polka; PulaskiPolka; O Gwiazdeczko; Tryumfalny Marsz Hallera.

Russian—Krakowsky Mazur; Malle Russia Koza-chok; Oberka Lewandowskiego; Russian Folk Songs,

Columbia Music Co., Chicago, Presents Great Varietyof Music in September Bulletin.

The September releases of Universal Electric PianoRolls is announced by the Columbia Music Roll Co.,Chicago, as follows:

No. 1854—Review De Luxe—All Hit Dance R o l l -Spain, fox-trot; Carolina Blues; Lazy, fox-trot; May-time, fox-trot; Never Again, fox-trot. SomebodyElse Took You Out of My Arms, fox-trot; It Ain'tGonna Rain No More, fox-trot; It Had to Be You,fox-trot; There's "Yes-Yes" in Your Eyes, fox-trot;Brown Eyes, fox-trot.

No. 1855—Low Down Blues—Chicago Stomp;Mama Don't Want No Sweet Man Any Mo'; YouAin't Foolin' Me; Armour Ave. Struggle; Ain't GonnaRun You Down; Lost My Baby; Blue Island Blues;Brother, You've Got Me Wrong; Mean Blues; Low

No. 1856—All Waltz Special—Adoration; For You,Just You; Honest and Truly; Bungalow Love Nest;Why Don't My Dreams Come True; School DaySweethearts; Nightingale; You're in Love withEveryone; Swanee River Rose; I Hate to ThinkWhat Would Happen to Me.

No. 1857—Ballad Roll of Hits—Theater Special—At hte End of the Sunset Trail; Mandalay; Maytime;Swanee River Rose; You're in Love with Everyone;Brown Eyes.

No. 1858—All Hit Dance Roll—Charlie, My Boy,one-step; Louise, fox-trot; Oh! Baby, fox-trot;Schoolday Sweethearts, marimba waltz; HardHearted Hannah, fox-trot; Ray and His Little Chev-rolet, fox-trot; Nightingale, waltz; Hottest Man inTown, fox-trot; I'm Only a Broken Toy, fox-trot;How Do You Do.

No. 1859—Very Latest Popular Dance H i t s -Bungalow Love Nest, waltz; Where the Dreamy Wa-bash Flows, fox-trot; Tea for Two, fox-trot; ForYou, Just You, waltz; Why Did You Do It? fox-trot;Cover Me Up with the Sunshine of Virginia, fox-trot;Knock at the Door, fox-trot; Doodle Doo-Doo, fox-trot; June Night, fox-trot; Peaches, fox-trot. -

A new Mexican dance roll has also been announced,which includes: Los Feos, two-step; Celia, waltz;Mazatlecas, polca, Desenganos, vals; Cancion deAmor, fox-trot; En—El—Mar,- vals; Passion, vals;Encantador, tango; Recuerdos a Lolita, vals; Michoaj-can Antigua, vals.

CONN ENTHUSIAST IN DENVER

Isham Jones, Orchestra Leader, Visits Musical Mer-chandise Department of Wells Music Co.

One of the interesting visitors to the musical mer-chandise department of the Wells Music Co., Denver,Colo., last week was Isham Jones, leader of theIsham Jones Orchestra, which was filling an engage-ment at the Orpheum Theater. The store handlesthe instruments made by C. C. Conn, Ltd., and Mr.Jones is proud of a Conn equipment for his orchestra.Manager Baskerville, of the musical merchandise de-partment of the Wells Music Co., showed the line ofConn instruments in a striking window during theweek.

About a hundred talking machine men entertainedMr. Jones at luncheon at the Cafe Alpine Rose, andhe was also given a complimentary dance at theCoronado Club, at which the guests were favoredwith several numbers by the Isham Jones Orchestra.

NEW GENNETT RECORDS.Herman Ostheimer, of Greenville, Ohio, who re-

cently signed a contract with the Starr Piano Co. forfive piano solos for Gennett phonograph records, hasjust finished the recordings in their Richmond labora-tory. These numbers will be listed in their regularcatalogue. Mr. Ostheimer recorded "Prelude," byRachmaninoff; "To Spring," by Moskowski; "High-land Glens," by Pogue; "Valse Poetique," by Vilellna,an dan "Improvisation" by himself. Of these -thefirst two will be released this month and the otherswill be held until a later date.

SCHOOL MAKES MANY SALESDEALER FORMS BAND.The Seiberling-Lucas Music Company, Portland,

Ore., has organized a juvenile band, which is to bean exclusive Buescher organization. The companyis representative there for the Buescher Band Instru-ment Co. The new organization is limited to 100members, and all of the members must be under 21years of age. Instruction will be furnished freeunder the direction of George Marsh, who is a prom-inent Portland musician. Many applicants have beenreceived and the quota will soon be reached, accord-ing to Frank Lucas, member of the firm.

Pupils of Kesselman-O'Driscoll Co., Milwaukee,Show Their Proficiency in First Concert.

The school established about a year ago by theKesselman-O'Driscoll Co., Milwaukee, has created agreat number of embryo artists and has materiallyincreased the sales of band and orchestra instrumentsin the musical merchandise department of the com-pany. Many large and small classes for the teachingof various instruments are remarkable for the enthu-siasm of the pupils and the manner in which thepupils have progressed is a matter of surprise to pro-fessionals.

A series of lessons on chosen instrument is offeredfree to purchasers by the Kesselman-O'Driscoll Co.and pupils have been responding plentifully since thefirst announcement of the school. Almost from thestart bands, orchestras and clubs for the study ofparticular instruments became a feature of the school.Group teaching has been very successful.

The first of a series of concerts by pupils of theschool was given last week by the Kesselman-O'Driscoll Co. and in this about fifty pupils showedtheir proficiency singly and in group playing.

BAER SUCCEEDS McKENNA.Charles F. Baer, identified with the interests of the

Columbia Phonograph Company for about twentyyears, has been named to succeed John McKenna, asgeneral manager of the Chicago office who announcedhis resignation last week. Mr. McKenna, who ispresident of the Piano Club of Chicago, and wellknown in music trade circles, has not announced hisplans for the future.A Pneumatic Action bearing the name

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BUSY IN SAN FRANCISCO.The Heine Piano Co., San Francisco, is now in

its new home in the Strand Theater Building on upperMarket street. The remodeling work on the entrancehas been completed. A big sign placed in positionfeatures the store as "The Music Emporium," insteadof as "The House of Grands," as was the case in theold home on Stockton street.

TO OPEN IN DANVILLE, ILL. ;

Phil Cole for many years associated with musicalaffairs in Mattoon, 111., is preparing to open a musicstore in Danville in the same state. Mr. Cole is

well known in the professional band field.

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