American Felt Company's Piano Felt Year After Goldwyn-Mayer, the Late Thomas Ince Studios and Others, Returned This Week from a Trip to Year
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Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org 22 THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW NOVEMBER 21, 1925 George W. Gittins, president of the Estey- Barker Bros. Invite Theatre Organists Welte Corp., would be present. Mr. Gittins gave one of his characteristic, short, forceful to Special Hearing of Welte Organ talks. Mr. Pease says Mr. Gittins' eyes and ears were opened that evening in an entirely George W. Gittins, of Welte Co., Principal Speaker at Invitation Affair Held in Los Angeles— different way regarding his Welte organ, the Big Interest in Orthophonic—Stieff Officials Visit Local Trade versatility and flexibility of an organ not built for theatre style of playing. If this studio or- T OS ANGELES, CAL., November 13.—To such an instrument played by organists of dif- gan performs so satisfactorily and responds so ^~* introduce their organ department and the ferent styles. He took the opportunity to say thoroughly to the demands of theatre organ- Welte organ to theatre organists, Barker Bros., that Barker Bros, would install three Welte or- ists, who will venture to predict what ultimate of Los Angeles, invited the Los Angeles The- gans in their new building, a three-manual con- Welte will be when K. P. Elliott and his clever atre Organists' Club to be their guests at mid- cert instrument in the main lobby, a highly re- associates and G. W.'s "push" all get going night of October 21. After the theatres were fined orchestral theatre, one in the auditorium and build a real theatre organ? The musical closed the ladies and gentlemen of the club on the eleventh floor and a very fine residence and business possibilities of this live organiza- started to arrive, with their wives and husbands. organ in the studio. tion are v,ery likely to set the world of organ- Many came from nearby towns, and by 3 o'clock During the program John W. Boothe, mana- ists and organ builders a-talking. there were nearly 200 in the studio. ger of Barker Bros.' music division, was intro- As wise and broad as they are, still Messrs. Sibley G. Pease, manager of Barker Bros.' duced, as was Clarence A. Barker. They wel- Gittins, Boothe and Barker were a little skepti- organ department, acted as master of cere- comed the guests, extending them the hospi- cal about the success of the proposed party, but monies, first explaining that this particular Welte tality of the studio and also told of some of all such thoughts were wiped away while the was built and voiced for a residence setting, the musical plans for the new building. evening (or rather the morning) was still young. but that he thought they would enjoy hearing The date of this party was planned so that According to the guests, the entire affair was a big success—a most pleasant and unusual evening for the organists—and a timely oppor- tunity for Barker Bros, to do some real pub- licity for themselves in the interest of the organ department. The firm received a warm letter of thanks from the club. In The Overture of November 1 (the union's official paper), two en- tire columns were given to the evening. Fol- lowing is the complete program: The Program "Mignon" overture Thomas Dr. Charles Heinroth, Organist and Head of Music Department, Carnegie Insti- tute, Pittsburgh, Pa. You Want the Best Piano Felt. Recorded on the Welte-Mignon Philharmonic Organ. "Playera" Granadof "Staccato Caprice" Tufts C Albert Tufts, A.A.G.O. "American" Felt Is Its Name "Nichava" Mana Zucca "An Evening Song" Gilberti Virgie Lee Mattoon, Contralto Solost, First Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles. Mr. Pease at the piano. "A Medley" "A Novelty," featuring portions of "Indian Love Call," from "Rose Marie," with a drop of "Sky Blue Water." Durability is inbred in American Felt Com- With apologies to Mr. Cadman, Organist, Warner's Egyptian Theatre, Pasadena. pany's piano felt. No matter how rigorous the Short Talk by Mr. George W. Gittins, President Welte- Mignon Corp., New York. usage, it may be depended upon to last. To in- "Isolde's Love-Death" ("Tristan and Isolde").... .Wagner Clarence Eddy. sure still longer service, it is now protected Recorded on Welte-Mignon Philharmonic Organ. against the ravages of moths. This is done dur- "Fantasia," for Organ and Piano Demarest Ruth Chambers, piano. ing the process of manufacture—not after. Sibley G. Pease, organ. "Something," anon, by request. Julius K. Johnson, Piano manufacturers who are most insistent Organist, Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood. Famous Director Back From East upon the quality of everything that goes into Reginald Barker, vice-president of Richard- the making of their instruments continue to use son's, Inc., motion picture director, of Metro- American Felt Company's piano felt year after Goldwyn-Mayer, the late Thomas Ince Studios and others, returned this week from a trip to year. the East. Although Mr. Barker's visit was prin- cipally on behalf of theatrical and motion pic- It stands so high in their esteem that they in- ture interests, he found time and opportunity to stop off at Baltimore and inspect the Stieff sist on having American Felt Company's product, piano factory, where he was accorded a very and nothing else. wonderful reception by George and Fred Stieff. Mr. Barker was not only very much pleased with the efficiency of the plant but was much Such preference is the highest testimony of the impressed by the personnel of the employes and merit, of our piano felt that we can offer. workmen, many of whom have been with the Stieff Co. for many years. On his return to Los Angeles he found Richardson's, Inc., in some- Write our nearest office for quotations. Ex- what of a turmoil making excuses for future perienced felt men there are eager to cooperate deliveries of Orthophonic Victrolas. Members with piano manufacturers. of the motion picture colony in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other parts are strong adher- ents of Richardson's, Inc., and go there for everything musical, and it was difficult to ex- plain just why instant delivery of Orthophonics is not possible at this time. Among these cus- tomers are Mary Pickford, John Griffith, Fred Niblo, Blanche Sweet, Lew Cody, Lori Chaney AMERICAN FELT COMPANY and Raymond Griffith. 213 Congress Street, Boston 114 E. 13th Street, New York City Stieff Officials in Town A. B. Marshall, assistant secretary, and C. A. 325 So. Market Street, Chicago Eyles, sales manager, spent several days in Los Angeles visiting Richardson's, Inc., where the Stieff piano is represented exclusively in Los Angeles..