Sub.crlptlon, 2Sc Per Year. Single C i> ple., ~c ...
Copyright. J89.i. by Mr. ~'" Mrs. C. L. Purtee.
VOL. I. KANSAS CITY, Mo., MAY-J UXE, 1895. NO·5·
tar style io occasional passages of the best music to· p~acticaI Hint~ on Mode~n Baqio Plaginy, advantage. .. By CLARENCE L_ PARTEE_ Most writers of banio music and books describe stroke playing and thimble playing as one and the same thing. whereas they are two separate and dis No. 5. STROKE PLAYING AND MODERN t inct~les, and en tirely different from each other. THIMBLE PLAYING_ Some may contend they a re the same, but modern thimble playing as practiced and taught by the Since the introduction of classical music upon the au·thor. and some of the best performers of that style banjo, "stroke playing" has fallen into disuse to a for yea rs, is e.isentiall y diff::rent. Explanations of great extent, but in our op i ni09~sho\lld Dot be alto both m!rho:h f o ll o w :- Stro~e playing is the original gether abandoned, because fJ the characteristic method of playing the banjo. and is executed with effects that may be obtained by its lBe. At a much the right hand, wit h th e fingers partly closed , the ' earl ier period than the advent o{ players of th e fir s't finger in ad\'ance of th e others so it caD be u!Oed modern classic school. when wp.ltzes, marches, tostrike the strings, the thumb always restin g against operatic melodies, etc , were first \\'ritten and arrang and supporting the first fin ger. except \\'h' ~n it (the ed for the instrument, many performers had ceased thumb) is used to strike a st ring or in prep.l:-i ng to to practice stroke playing entirely, realizing that the strike one. The hand and fln gers must be kept from method could not be used effectively to render high touching the " head" and perfectly free. the a rm rest class music, and that an era of ad\'ancemeot in the in g on the " rim" as usual. The strings should be • a rt of banj,) playing was at hand. A few players struck with the nail of the first finger and ball of the however continued to practice thOe original style as thumb. the finger a nd thumb being used alternately well as modern "thimble playing", and the new on a ll the strings generally, except the fifth. which "guitar style." . This has doubtless been o[ great is always struck with the thl;mb. and the first which benefit to them in broadening their knowledge. and is nearly always struck with th e first finger. The the experience gained, as a proper ul,lderstanding of hand should swing freely from the wrist, wi th an up all the styles and their various movemecrs gives a and down motion. so that when th e first finger is performer an immense advantage over one whose used it will strike the strings directly on top. Do not knowledge is limited to ODe method only. attempt to get the finger between the strings to strike Many persons who play the banjo. as well as nu them sideways. This habit is the cause of beginners merous musicians and players of other instruments. breaking so many strings. \Vhen the strings are are apt to consider stroke playing as simply "noise." struck .on top a better tone is obtained, and ..:there is owing to the hair-raising performances of the few no danger o[ breaking a string unless unusual force would-be banjoists they may have he.ard perform is applied. The strOke' ~t}'le has always been prin with the thimble. This is only another'of the ~p\l cipally used to play jigs. reels. and such tunes as the - lar 'errors in regl.rd to the banjo, and banjo music. "Arkansas Tra\'eler" etc., but by using the "drum Stroke playing when p roperl y executed, is pleasing rolt" in connection with it-the sallJe as in thimble and effective, and "!ay be usej at times with the gui- playing. marches, quicksteps and many other select- ., 2 _ THE CADENZA.
ions can be successfU'ify"performed. Even waltz or thimble playing li ke other methods and move music can be executed in this maDner. The drum ments must be thoroughly practiced to attain pro roU 'u'5uall y precedes a chord, a nd is written in the ficiency. but the results will repay those ,who study form of "grace notes," all the strings generally being conscientiouslJ1' struck separa tely in rapia succession, striking the Stroke playing has been much abused, but the full c ho~d afterwa rds. It is executed by slidi ng the fault was doubtless.of the player in most cases, and finger (or the thimble when one is worn) o\"er tbe not of the method. The saying that, " what is wort:, strings from the bass, or third "S tring to , the first. doing at all, is worth doing wcll. " applies especially picking the fifth string open (which is invariably the to stroke or tbimble playing, because they are not last nole of the roll). with Ihe thumb, and striking the effecti ve unless the performer is expert. chord or ~ote which follo"s, immediately after. A The guitar style of playing is unquesti ona bly waved line is placed under or over the n Oles to i n di~ superior for rendering a majority of the music suit· ... cate tbe slide or roli. In alternating with the finger able for the banjo, bu t it is well to know something and thumb it oft en becomes necessary to strike two of stroke playing, and those wh ~ acquire a tborough notes in succession 'with the thumb or firs t finger, knowledge of tbe methods, and can execute either sometimes more. It depends upon the piece to be thimble or stroke styles as they should be done. need played The rules given abo\'e are the on ly positive have no reason to feel ashamed of their accomplish ones; exceptions are few, and those will readily sug· ment, for although classical music is bein g performed g~t t h;~'s e'l ~~ " I.~ '" t h~ le;rner after a reasonable more and more upon the banjo, and il higher ideal is a mount-of practice. Modern thimble pla)'iog differs bei ng continually sought after by players, in techni from the stroke style essentially, because all the que and expression , the lighter music, and charac· strings a re struck with the thimble (which is worn teristic banjo effects wi ll always be accepta.b le, when upon the fi rst finger) except the fifth which is struck given in a refined and dignified m)nne r.
wi th the thumb; Bet:ause the drum roll is used much f The next chapter of the series will beon " Pertinent more frequently and effectively, and also because the Points and General Informa tion." · amount of practice necessary to enable one to strike all the notes in a tapid piece wi th the th imble, except , ''those on the fifth string, permits a better touch and THE MANDOLIN . f tone to be acquired. The position of the hand and Apropos of the Mandolin's history. it is one of . the manner of striking the stri ngs etc, is the same as romantic love a nd poetry. I t has for centuries been in stroke playing the rules already given th~ refore a fa vorite among the L:uin races of Europe. There are sufficient. Thimble playing may be executed is sentimentality in its very structure, and that is without a tbimble as well as wi th one, but if a thim· why it has always li ved among the mellow dimes of ~ ble is used do not hammer tbe strings. Learn bow the Mediterra nean, tha t fountain of the muses. "' to. give the proper expression to the music you play, And now tha t the, Am ericans a re beginning to make from the softest tone to the loudest required. but pretensions toward sentimentality, we take the little avoid ex treme loud playing. and use good judgmen t ins trument up. There is nothing definitely known in th e degree of force appli ed. An expert thimble of .its age, but there is a tradition that it was upon a ' player gets a soft, even. clean tone that can scarcely mandolin that Nero played, when Rome was burn· be told from "picking". F or slroke playing a bridge ing, instead of the histori cal " fiddle." of the usual width is best, but to get the 'best eff ects -N. Y. R;t(or.tt:r. when using the thimble, a special bridge not more tha n I Ji inches wide should be used. It is a fact that ma ny persons have become dis· P opular Son gs OriglDate in Grand Opera. gusted with the banjo in the past solely on account The melody of the song "Somebody's Coming of hearing some of tbe incompetent stroke players When the Dewdrops Fall," so much sung a few referred to. whose an xious efforts to see how much years ago, and still a favorite in such homes as 1\1ag· " tone" they could obtain from a small banjo, often gie Murphy's, was taken almost bodily from Chop· resulted in producing a horrible din. aptly compared in's funeral march. The more recent popular song, by some writer's to the sounds proceeding from a " [ Wpn'\ Play in Your Yard" may be readily recog \ boiler factory in full blast. Happily these exagger nized as an adaptation from " La Donna e Mobile," a ted performances a re seldom heard (l ow-a-days, in Verdi's opera " Rigoletto." In the soldier's cho· marked improvement in all branches of banjo play rus of "Faust" is tbe original of the popular coll ege ingd and banjo mak ing belpg the order of the times. air, "Olt , No; We'll Never Get Drunk Any More." I would therefore advise moderation in stroke And the music of the " Flo\V ~r Song. ,. from tbe gar· playing as in every thing else pertaining to playing den scene is variously adapted to songs sometimes 'of anyone sty I;. comic and sometimes sentimental. -Ch;mgo Times In concluding this sketch I w~u l d say th l t stroke Ift:rtl/d.
\ THE CADENZ'A. .3
Written for tho OADENZA. W ritten tor t he CA.D Y. NZA . THE USUAL WAY, STRINGS.
\ \1 hen Hanna h J3'ne fi rst came from school, 1I0W TO ADJUST AND CARE FOR T HE~1. Her knowledge would am az ~ yo u: O f Philosophy il nd Science. By H . J. ISBELL. She'd 'd iscourse until sbe'd daze you; All 'elog ies qeneath the sun, She kn ew, until ),ou wondered COlll.l UUI... \(f trom No. 4. If ever there was a nything, Many persons purchase mandolins and 'At which the girl bad blundered. guitars, and after using an ins trument three Of History. it surely seemed . She'd learned it every word of; months conclude that it is losin g its tone, S he'd talk of cha racters for h OUfS and condemn it to the dealer of whom it Of whom you'd never heard of. I n short. we felt, a girl like her, was bought. S trange to say the dealer \Vould benefi t our nation. never advorates new strings a remedy. And our several hundred dolla rs, as ' Vas a real good speculation . H e doesn' t know tha t the " tubby" sound AD d when onc day she told us, produced is caused by th ~ s trings beit1g In a manner light and breezy: stretched out and played out. She was going to learn the banjo Just because it was so easy, To avoid trouble in tuning your instru ' Ve became en thusiastic ment, keep it up to the proper pitclt, and \Vith encouragement did greet her, For we knew.J t would be mastered never change it, the tension or pressure In the shortest p~ssib l e metre. thus remaining t.h e same. T hen she wen t down . to the city, Never loosen up tlu; strings o r put them And she said it was a duty. For a gi rl of her attainments o ut of tune to keep them from breaking, as To have a perfect beauty; tltr.l. very practice has the contrary effect on So she fou nd R pretty pearly neck. With a r ibbon for her coll a r, them when fe-tuning. 1t had eighty·seven brackets, And it cost her seven doll ars. A great (?) composer fo r the guitar, and wire string p icker, writes thus in an article The clerk showed her the two first chords; In a manner qui te proficient; that appeared in a banjo and guitar paper She was sure for her to play quite well A week would be sufficient. recently; "Steel strings are m uch the best But she very soon discovered, for my way of tuning. I have had the b ig In long fl ights her ideality, . it That to learn to play the banjo E on fo r' two years, and is s till O. 1\. etc." 'Vas a very stern reality . For my part I think wi re s trings on the And after a long summer's work. guitar are just about as appropriate as they She found tha t it was true. wou ld be on the violin o r banjo. That the old "Spanish Fandango" ,"Vas the only thing she knew, The prevailing opinion is that wire strinKs She one day told her school gi rl c hu m, ha\'e more volume and carry better than the ('Vho had thought she would begin tt,) That for hard work and vexation, gu t strings, because they sound louder to Ancient History wasn't in it. the player. With a fi ne Ameri can rose· Na y) Hanna h has gotten quite over the fad, wood instrument, however, the result is Her ba njo she's given away, And she nevermore twan gs the Fandango or exact ly the opposite, but of course if you chords; play on a three dolI ar ·"hox" you may as And we kn ew her quite latcly to say, That a lady should fi nd something much more well use wire strings. All gut s trings are refin ed, made from the intestines of sheep, and not And at more a rtistic work should be seen ; So she's learned to embroider impossibl~ dogs, from goat and cat gut, as many suppose. On fi elds of im probabl e green. . T hey a re fi ni shed and polished with oli ve H OR ACE H URON . oil. Do not use oil on them after purc hased but keep them wrapped in tissue paper a nd Yeast- j'I hear Longly, the minister, is learning to play tbe piano." boxed up until ready for use. D o not ex· Crimson bea k (a neighbor)- ' 'I hope to gracious he pose them unnecessarily. doesn't practice what he preacbesl"- Y OIIJ..'I.'rS SI (l l a- 111(111 , Don't condemn a bundle of strings be· 4 THE CADENZA. I cause some are false, as some will be found Written tor tbe OADENZA.. . among the finest qualities. This is caused THE DAYS OF F ORTY-NINE. :. by the difference in thickness of material from which they are made, and up to the By Q. B. present time no manufacturer has been able Of all' the banjo players that plunked th emselves to obviate the difficulty entirely and make into the affections of miscellaneous aud iences in the every string perfect. Two Ne\v York -fi rms years foHowing the war, none of tbem so thoroughly have been trying to produc~ a perfect silk captured a tOWD and held it for so many years as wound third string for the guitar but so far Jake Wallace. Judged by modern standards, Jake at this time was several removes fro m being a good their efforts have not been successful. · banj o player, in fact abou t the year 1869 wbe. Jakey The string is, a failure. A~ American was in the zen ith of his prosperity, several envious makers insist on making and keeping in rivals insinuated that one tune and. one song v."3S st9ck the gut wound banjo bass s!ring. his repertoire; of course th is was not so, however be could have told these fellows if they had put in ao This string is higher . priced than the silk, appearance that one tuDe and one song was all" he but I will state here for the benefit of those required San Francisco \vas the stamping ground who have not tried them, that in my opinion at this lime of the redoubtable Jake. and th e com· they are no more appropriate fe r the banjo panyof whi ch be was a member was largely a than a steel wou,?d one. female aggregation. Joe Murphy, Jake Wallace and A new string will require more or less r eo an interlocutor were all the men members. The minstrel firs t pa rt had Jake and Joe on the ends, tuning when first ptlt on. Beginners often Bapk in g a select assortment of bulbous damsels who form the impression that the pegs are slip could neither si'D g nor act-but Solomon in all his ping which is not the case. E very string glory was not arrayed like them . Joe Murphy has will stretch some at first. An instrument become wealthy since then as an Irish comedian. should never be re-strung the same day you but what has become of Jak e \Vallace? This theater was an upstairs concern fronting the are to play at a coo.cert. The strings should plaza, and the man who arrived after 8 o'clock had ; be two or three days old (on the instrument) to take hi s seat standing up. Jennie and Irene and in perfect condition. I milintain that \Vorrell were members of tbe company, the writer, there is no excuse for breaking strings' be however, never beard Jennie play th e ~ banjo there fore an audience, if the strings are of the and why should she? Jakey had made a hit with a song, wh ich he had to sing over eigh t and ten tim es right kind. These accidents should be nightly. \Vhen people spoke of going to the Olympic strictly guarded against. I have often re theatre which was th e name of this place they al· marked that it is much harder to get pupils ways coupled it with Jakey's name, Across the to take proper care of their instruments and street from the Olympic and a little below it Ed. Harrigan was employed at ten dollars per week at keep good strings on tnem, than rt is to the Bella Union theater, pretty much the same teach them to play well on the same. kind of a resort as the other. Neither Ed. Harrigan or Joe Murphy ever dreamed at th at tim e of th e Not in the Libretto. future good fortune in store for them, and whe th er It was at a cri ti cal dramatic moment loog ago that th ey were a little bit jealous of the howling success tb e prima donna beard the tenor warbling in Italian : of Jake \Vallace, no one ever knew. It certainly "Oh. my dear friend, what on earth shalll do? was a howling success; for Jake's worst enemy never My coating is ripping up the back, and I dare oot accused him of being able to sing; a number always ,embrace you!" maintained, however, that if he took out of his jaw Quick as lightning she warbled back : "Stand the enormous quid of tobacco he always kept stored still . keep your back to tbe audience and I will come th ere it wouid improve his singing vastl y. About and 'tbrow my arms around you." the ti me that Jake would appear on tbe stage lu g· 'Tis tolf that sheJdid so, and with a pin puckered ging bis chair after him one would think from tbe the coat's wou nd -tbgetber and revived the tenor's roar that greeted him that it was feeding time in courage to finish tbe scene.-Bosloll EvmillK Tran· the menagerie. After Jakey had plinkety·plunked a s~riPI. few cbprds on bis banjo he would sail in to the song that made him famous, none other than "The Days Subscrrbe for the C ADENZA. ot Forty·nine". He sung this 'with a pause after THE CADENZA. . 5 each line to give the audience a cb a nce to howl, and possible to perform the vibrato properly. T he t he cla tter of money as it fell on the stage. thrown fret w:'ire should be a t least l-24 tb of an inch higb there by heavily jagged miners. was very pleasant above,the surface of the fin gerboard. A most com to Jake. and the conc1udj,lg lines of each verse who fortable handle is wba t the French term Manche -that heard him will ever forget them? l'Ob, the Coule. The fret wi re here is inserted fl ush with days of old" twankety·bang; loog pause, "~b, the the surface, a nd the wood. between is slightly hollow days of gold!" more twaok and longer pause, grand ed. finale, ' ' ~b, the days of forty- n-i-i-i-i-ne." See'tha t the fin gerboard is, a t least, I ~ inches He sung this song in Sa n Francisco for years, the wide ,it the nut. If narrower the open strings are people n ~e r appea red to tire of it; the siogi ng was likely to jar against the fin ger tips in some positions, bad but the sentiment pleased them; it recalled the and as the ends of the fin gers become Battened by good old days, when e \" ery one bad money galore. constant playing, sufficient space is most desirable. Jake a nd his banjo song will always remind the A L OVER OF T HE G UITAR. writer of the ability of tbis instrument to reach the popula r heart in a way tbat no other musical instru LOCAL GOSSIP. ment picked with the fi ngers will ever be able to do in this country. A fact perhaps not generally known to our r¢aders, but n e ~ e rth e l ess true, is that GOOD GUITARS AND HOW TO KNOW th e r~ are more performers on the banjo, THEM. mandolin and guitar in Kansas City than any other city of its population in the ( He l)rilltcd trom t he ',To' ot Uournemouth W. Eugitwd.) . -- country. T his is especially so of the There is such a compa rative dearth of practical in mandolin and guitar, and cl ubs without formation about the guitar tha t the following hin ts number are continually being organized. may be useful to o,ur readers 19 ' the first place O f the older organi zations of this kind, the rosewood is very generally used in the construction of the body. This, however, is open to the object Alpl;: Mandolin Clu b, the Kansas City ion tha t it sooner or later cracks. To avoid this Mandoli n Orchestra, and the Imperial the French makers veneer the inside with s yca m or~ , Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra · a re but th is puts too much " wood" into the instru ment the most prominen·t. and stops, to a degree. the proper vibra ti on of the strin gs. F a r preferable is the entire use of maple Kansas City musical people have enjoy· or s}·camore. although Lacote made some or his ed a remarkable feast of good things ' fin est instruments of satinwood. musical wi th in the past two months. G il The machine head, for comfort in usc, should be more's Band, T heodore Thomas' O~c h e s tr a, fltted with thick ivory pegs, as the la rger diameter P lunket G reene, Sousa's Band, Ellen allow the tuning to be done far more exped itiously and will be most keenly appreciated in . fitt ing a new Beach Yaw and " ·agner Opera with Ysaye s tring. I have seen it adYi sed in an old French the violi nist to foll ow ] une 7th. Such a work, tha t thin covered strin gs a re better tha n list of attractions has neve r before been thick, and th is is, no doubt, true to a certain ex heard here in so short a tim e. The Plunk· tent. still , if too tbin, a string is likely to jar upon et G reene recital and the Wagner Opera the nex t fre t above the one bein g stopped. The gut strings should, most certainly, be ra ther thin season of three nights proved a veritable than thick, as thp. strings not bein g a t suc h ex treme gold mine to the manage rs, wh ile all the tension, a re most easily plucked, a nd tbe tone is others p layed to good houses. Kansas far more brilliant. A no t~ e r point, and' a very im City' S reputati on as a musical center has portant one, do nOh tune the guitar to concert Ritch, been greatly in creased thereby and we are especia ll y in solo."playin g. T he string vibrates much better if tuned to to have both German and l.talian G rand French pitch, i, e. : about balf a tone below concert. Opera next" year_. ____ Many of the guitars do not have the positions ma rk WEATHER mSTORY. ed a t the 5th, 7th, 9th and 12 th frets. S hould your instrument fail to have the usual little First it rained awhile and then It started in to pour ; pearl dots, small pieces o( pa per gummed to ~h e An d presently it rained again, fi ngerboard will answer. In many modern 'instruments . And then it rained some more. the frets are oa t high enough, hence it is almost im- . - IVa s/tingloll S tar 6 THE CADENZA.
dearing young charms," varied by C. L . THE CADENZA.- Partee. They are evidently not fa miliar A MA GAZINE FOR BANJO. MA NDOLIN with the old and standard me l odi~s of A.<' Published bt~Ulontbly by is an old Irish ballad of great popularity, THE C. L. PARTEE CO., originally written by Thomas Moore many 007·3J2 Journ ai gldg., K~n sas Clt.Y. Mo. years ago, ,md' has simply been arranged Cl~st~r::gt::. ~:rvr:J: ~~~ at l{nnSRs Olty as second- as an instrumental piece for the banjo and guitar. OL ARF.N CE L. PARTEE, Edlt.or and Manager. B ORAC£ Hu nQN. Ass't Editor. lHnl'l. C. L. PARTE.... Secretary . ebas. H. Parte'e. Soutb~rn representative, LoulsvllIe. t{y. An eastern firm of banjoists who deal largely in banjo, mandolin . and guita r Subscription Prioe, 250 Per Year. music, selling' principally to teachers, com FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTION 36c. plain of the indiscri minate sending of music ADVERTISING RATES. on selection by publishers to parties who !U.25 per Inch. oncll Inst\rtloll. 10 pOl' cent discount on con tracts (or three tIiSUCS. (lud 20 pCI' cent discount are not teachers. It is said to be a fact O~~~I~f:'~~~.sc~~:(~:I~ 11~~~: 81.00 per year, '5 JIn es. $2.00 per that dozens of persons in the city in wh ich year. In advance. Address a U COUI tnunlcntlollf rel ative to TSE OADENZA this firm is located, have had cards printed to The C. L . .Part ee 00., as nOO yc. announcing tbemsel ves as 'teachers for the Correspondenco Is solic l ~d from all persons Interested sole purpose of securing music at reduced In the dcvelopcmcnt ot the banjo, mnudolln and gullllr us legitimate mu ~lcu IID s tl'uments. Re porlSofconcCJ'ts. rat~s, or free, thus defrauding the publish doings of bnujo uncI mnndolln orcbestras, Ilud l)Orsolllll Items, wlll be welcomed. ers, the dealers- and the legitimate teacher. ' PREMIUM 'LIST. An immense lot of music is probably lost ~ sc~l~;:'! l oS:~~ c~~Ef~~~~~~L~ g ~L\ Y~'~ ~ f\ et \;: :,~~\C~u~; playe,r re mltt illp; the ILhove nmount for the club. ally annually by sending to this class, and it piece of sheet music selected from our clLtlllogue ItS u. prem ium. would seem advisable for those in the trade to stop the practice if possible. ,We arc Dot respouslble for tbe opinions of contribu tors. Our colullIlls are open to nil 011 matters of Inte r , est. we reser"lng tbe rlgbt. however, to cond ense or re- Our readers and others wi ll please r!' ~~'i!r~~t<:J~St~l~~~~~~~ron ~fl!;~~~ru~8d l~r~~Il~l1bl~~ ~ , . reprcscntntloD within tbe limits of our spnce. but uu member that each issue of the CA DENZA is .. j ust crltlclSDls 0 1' pel'sonnl ubuse of :my onc wll1 not. be permitted. copyrigllltd, and is therefore our property. We will be glad to have our contemporaries MAY-J UNE, 1895. reprint anything they deem worthy, from our editorial, news or personal columns, etc., provided due credit is given the CADENZA, but Ilu spuial articlt! call 1101 b, The letter from G. R. E. Kennedy print reprinted w it/lout Ollr permission. ed in our correspondence column contains news' of importance to banjoists, viz: the The next issue of the CADENZA, (No.6) recognition of the banjo as a musical instru will complete the first volume, and as many ment by the L ondon College of music. It subscriptions will expire with that number is to be hoped that this is but th&begin ning we would request those who wish to renew and that the banjo will· soon be properly their subsl'ri p tions to send the amount recognized by all firs t class musical institu promptly. We c'annot undertake to send tions everywhere. notice of expiration to subscribers, on ac count of the extremely low price of the We have received many amusing com paper. Beginning with .vol. 2, No.1, for ments from players in various parts of the Sept. and Oct. , 1805, the price of the country upon t~ title of the banjo arrd CAPENZA will be raised to l Oc a copy or guitar solo: "Believe me if all those n- 50c per year, but we hope and believe our " I THE CADENZA. 7 I . . subscribers will consider it well worth the Century Drawing Room to a crowded house. Miss money, as we intend to give the best pos Gertrjude Bolton, Pianist, Mr , H enry Meyers. Zither ss Mary L\'Ia rshall. Reciter ; Sig. Giovanni s ible value. To indOce all players who Soloist; Mi Setarp. H arp Soloist and Miss Nina Grauello Taylor. have not yet subscribed.for.the CADENZA to Soprano, assisted the club. do so now, we make the following offer; to Tbp twelfth grand concert of tbe Ideal guitar, those sending 25 cents in silver or stamps banjo and mandolin club, under the direction of before July 1st we wi ll send the CADENZA C. S. De Lana was give n at the Las Angeles, theatre for one year, (six numbers) all such sub Monday, May 27 th, and was a success both a rtistic ally ~n d fin ancially. Among the numbers rendered scriptions to begin with the p resent issue were compositions by De Lana, Farland, Partee, (No.5). Frey, Jennings and others. The recent concert. given by the banjo and mando . TH E CADENZA is published on the first lin c ~u bs of St. Paul's Scbool of Concord, N. H " of ,,'cry ollur 11101111,. No. 0, for July and assistFd by the school quartette and ,Mr. Erastus August, will appear August 1st. Osgood the talented im per!;ionator, (also instructor o( the cJ;ubs) was a great success, every number being enthusiastically encored. ::\1r. Osgood reports t.he News Notes, Concerts, etc. past seasons business as unusually good. A banjo recital with ~arlan cities. I ,.Mr. Geo. L. Lansing, t!!!..-banjoist, and director of the famous Boston Ioeal Club, reports tbe past NEWPORT, VT ., April 19th, 1895. season's business 'in teacll.ing the best he bas ever Mr. C. L. Partee: known, The club's plans for the summer are not After some six months discouragement, I nave formed as yet. just received a letter from Stocks Hammond, i\lus: Drooks and DentoD, the celebra ted New York baD Doc; organizing secretary for the United States and j ~ t s, report a very busy season in concert work. Canada of the London Coll ege of Music, saying he • r. Vess. L. Osmann has lately joi ned forces witb has succeeded in getting the banjo included in the these popular p ayers, and tbei r sen :ices wi ll doubt- list oCthe college. This means among other tbings less be in demand. • that a Banjoist can now go before the college ex Of the promine.n t banjoists oC 'Washington. D. C. aminers at a ny local cen ter on tbe same footing as a may be men tioDed Messrs. Cullen and tollins who Violinist or Pianist, for examination in practical with Mr. Cha9: F, McEnaney as piano accompanist, music, and get his diploma signed by competent have rendered many delightful programmes during musicians if he proves wc.rthy of i,.t . \Vhe ther or tbe past season in tbeir city. not this is of much importance of itself. it will sure P rof. Lew Crouch of Nat!ck, Mass. is a very busy ly have a. tendency in the right direction, and be a man tbese days. What with teaching and, continu satisfaction to those who love the banjo. an en· ally giving concerts, he is kept on the go. Friend couragement to ambitious pupils, and incidently an Lew is up to da te in every respect and WI! are aid to teachers. By the way, how many Banjo, . pleased to know of bi ~ prosperity. Mandolin and Guitar periodicals have started since your CADE~:l.A? E very other mail brings a new one. A. i\. Farland the classic baojoist has appeared as Anybow business in the proCession seems to be im - soiois'tiD-armmtrerl)"heciiiTS'r'ecently in various proving. ci~ies including Cohoes, N. Y., \Vesterly, R. 1., Very truly yours, Richmond, Va. Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cleveland, . G. R. E . Kennedy. Chioago, etc, meeting with his usual success. The following are the names of a few western ST. Lou,s, ~!o .. April 9th. , 895 . teachers who are rapidly becoming prominent, and Editor CADEXZA : of .wbom we hear frequently: Messrs. S. H. Adams, My welcome "isitor (The CADENZA) arri\'ed on Osceola, Iowa; N. E . Kass, Bellevue, Iowa; Ed, time, a nd I am 'pleased to say that your article on Brennan, Topeka, Ks., Gus E lward, Oskosb, Wis.; the tremolo is the best I have ever seen during my R. A. Schiller, and John F. Sherry, 51. Paul, Minn.; ten years study of, music. In fact the four articles Wm., H. Johnsoo, Decatur, Ill.; Arthur H. Johnson, combined (Practical Hints on Modern Banjo Play Burlington, Iowa; and A. D. Amsden, Oskosh, Wis. ing) have given me more information about the -lti.LEraok..B Con ye~ r ea t banjoist, has Banjo than ail the instruction books together, and promised to contribute an a rticle to tbe CADENZA I have used everything from the most difficult to the soon. He has c9mplitnented our articles on banjo simpleSt and have found none so plaid and instruct playing iu the highest terms. Mr. Converse is the ive as yours. If some enterprising writer would I . / • I THE CADENiA. 9 'Sue a coursP of studies for the Banjo siroiliar t6 NEW FU'I8LICATIO ·NS. those we have for Violin and Piano. we wo'uld be likely to have more artistic performers. The pupil NOTE :-Hereafter we will gi\'e a list in each issue, is usuaily thrown iota solo plaj" iog too abrupdy from of new music sent us for ba njo. mandolin and guitar. a fe w scales and exercises. and in positions of which Publishers desiring their publications registered in be knows notbing. On this accou.ot I bave never our next number. are requested to send one copy found a book that I could recommend for a full each. of their NEW ISSUES before July t5th, course of study. Until we do have a complete ,895· I series of studies as used for violin. etc I think our N. B.-'Ve do Dot excbange for music regi stered. professional players of abilit'y will continue to be BANj O. . few and far between. Very truly yours, Mystic March- S. T . Morksolo. 25 Angel Ci ty, Schottische-So T . Morey. 2 banjos, 25 . M. S. Harris. I S. T. Mo . OS-Angeles, CaL -Ma.rcJ:Ll..a Cbromatiqu aul n solo, 30. EAST ST. L OUIS', IL.L. , April 29th, 189S. Alabarqa-ECti"oe t o - • Solo, 30. Mr. C. L . Partee: \Valtz-Fairy Land-Paul Eno. Solo, 50. Southern Hoe Down-Paul Eno. 2 banjos and guitar I would have written you some time ago, but have 40 . • been quite busy moving and fitting up my new studio National C;"dets ma rch. 2 banjos and guitar. 4 0. at 112 North Sixth St. I have about finished pre ! Paul Eno. Pbiladelphia. Pa. parations and am ready for business once more, Bass Solo vValtz, C. 5 Minter. Solo. 40. I C. S. Minter. Little Rock. Ark. which has been;ood all season. I think your des Herald Square Ma rch- J. A. Silberberg, 2 banjos. cripdon of tho tr~molo movement the most explicit article of the kind I have twer read. I Dever thought Broo & Denton Co:. New York 'it could be made so plain on paper. Your articles MANDOLIN. in the CADENZA contain more sound sense a nd useful hints to all classes of banjo players, than all the Four Leaved Clover, Skirt Dance-A. D. Coul e. 2 mandolin s and guitar, 3 ~ . instructors combined. if I mayexcept--'s school, Forest F I vcrs, Waltz-J. H. Gould. 2 mandolins but in the explanation of the tremolo, you are a head of and gUitar, 35. them all. It ' is a good thing the CADENZA is not Jus' a Listen. Arr-\:Va"tter J acobs. 2 mandolins and read by the general reading public. or a lot of banjo ' guitar, 30. Brigands Love Song. Arr-Geo. \V . Persle), 2 man teachers would find their occupation gone. All a dolins and guitar, 30 beginner would need is a few copies of the CADENZA Rosa Mazurka-J . T . Villar, mandolin and guilar. and common sense on his part and he could get 25 · along very nicely without a teacher. ' Vishing yo u Greenhalge's March, Arr·-Geo. · Barker. 2 mando lins and gu itar. 35. continued success. I a m ' Vhi te Smith Pub. Co., Boston, :\Jass. Yours as ever. Princes o{ Iran. :\'la rch-Lee Grabbe. 2 mandolins Chas. A. Long. . a nd guita r. 40. ' Viener Lieder. ' Vahz-Tony Biehl. 2 mandolins a nd guitar, 40 La Villi~ca . .'V altz-Tony Biehl. 2 mandolins and THE CADE NZ A is referred to as a "smart little gui tar. 60. paper" by tbe BOlljo l ilt/rift. of London, England. a Lissi Redowa- I\:eisle r-B iehl. 2 mandolins and well establisbed and widely read paper across the guitar. 40. water. We tbank our English friends fot' their kind Tony Biehl , Davenport. Iowa. words, but beg to assure them that TliE CADENZA is GUITAR. recognized as tbe greatest Banjo, Mandolin and Love's Reply-'V G. Brandenburg, Solo. 25. Guilar Jonrnal published in America. and has t,he Carni\'al DeVenice (varied) E. H . Frey. Solo, 40. largest circulation; besides, it is the only legitimate The C. L. Partee Lo .. Kansas City. :\1 0. paper devoted excl usively to those instruments, being For the convenience of subscribers we will {urn ish of general interest and entered as second-class mat any of the a~ve as li sted. or other publications ad ter. wh ile the others are used to advertise the instru vertised in tbe CADENZA . ments manufactured by tbeir owners. Thus, THE CADENZA is I'somewhat diffe rent" from its contem poraries. . THE CHURCH SOPRANO. There was a young girl in the choir The Musical scale in Flats-Gent (looking into the. \Vhose \'oice rose hoi r and hair. apartment of a musical composer)-Excuse me. Does 'Till it reached such a height Mr. Secretary Meyer live here? It was clear out of seight. Musician-No; he lives a n octave higber.-Neuer And tbey found it next· day in the speir. Scbreib-Kalender. -J)t'trllil Fr,'c Pros. ~"''''iilNR... 6';, •. ",-.._. / • . bt IIANDOLIN ROMANZA. LOVE'S REPLY . '10 " L·BC L.A.1R GVITAR SOLO. Pnce.Complete: 2l'x:Uo .... W G IH ...., :c Cojl"".' IM# ., II , * IIrJ C. l. ,-.,1" tTl Co»'wAl'IIIM"~ II,,,. ,,, t:. L."'''''' n ~ ~ c;.rI , 1I.,II" .f AK.. '''"''.III~ o ALPINE -ECHOES . • tTl CA RNIVAL DE VENICE . SWISS MEDLEY t .." ... u,... or Sip. N .1 1I .. ~.,Iti&""." Arr~ and I'crrcwetd ~ - . • l HAND,OLlN . Price. Comple~.3 M lit G $1- Arr by Tony Biebl. ,,2'... u _ ~ . no-, at Pbblic CODUru lIod~r.t~: a . n • • 8 .. ,1"5ul_, by E. U FREY GVITAR .. Price, Complete. 40cts V. riocI by .E U FRI!T .... , 5 Hh' Si . or ••• .,t_, . ttc oree C"~I''6'"' RIU "1 11. ,# It, J,c.I •. r.. " " ... ,. THE CAD ENZA, ' II OUR NATIONAL AIR, A gentleman of n'lusica'l tastes and patrio Robert Maurer, tic instincts w~ites to a New York paper, to ask why the states of the union should not have state songs, " Yankee Doodle," he says, "gOl!S as a national air, but there is Chlmlpion .~andolin, no reason why each state should not have its individual tucne," The New York gent Strictly F irst-Class Make. F ull Guar a ntee. ~'l ode r a t e P rices. leman is mistaken ; he is off the key so to speak. In the first place "Yankee Doodle" 384 E. : Oi,vision Street, CHICAGO, is not recognized as the national air. S ome patriotic assemblies sing-or attempt to s ing-"America," a song with a tune stolen MANDOLIN. (immediately) from " God Save ~h e King;" The E ,lite Mandolin Instructor. Host boOk ever publ1tihcd tor the IIlIIndollll; ~ t rl c tly o thers murder " The Star Spangled Banner," scienti fi c In c\'e ry de ta il and by note. C\'cr y scull! d lu others still attempt " H ail Columbia," and ~rnmcd :md cor respolld luJl cXCrclSCiil and melodies p ro- f;~:~ lr~'g~~lt~ ~ g ~ ls m~~il : ~ :Irc~~~r~.r I '~ ~11 tl ~;I~' \~:b:;r : 'f~~n~~~ in the N o rthwest "The Red, White and s t.uden t; and teacher. lI tHlcnjoyed tile lurges" sale or li llY mnndolill III S11'uCt Blue" is the favorite. " Yankee Doodle" o r evor p u blished In t h is cOlilltry; cont.:lln.:- mlllldoliu solos. d uet.t :.. 1IIII Ildolin li nd gullu r. li nd l,wO mllllcio llnl'l isn' t sung at all, except by children. But lind Jlult/t.r sclocllous. BUIII1 cl In hcuvy boa rd. Edited by Al'lIlIg Shaeffel'. 1'.ltl1ldolltl lind G u ltlLr :50 IuI81;. the trouble with a ll th ~se songs i, that no PRICE ONLY ONE DOLLAR. one seems to know all the words, and few A sk your ruusl ' A eKE&. D. Baojo. ~~rt~~~~:~~~~{~trIie8bRl're . ~n. Send Z5c and $tot "SpmlT or OLU VmolNIA." tor banJo. ?~~pr:seso~J~~~~~KO~~~~~~~b8 In prlnr.; over B ERGI, JNO. T. Banjo, Ma~l~!:!.;~tG~!~~~tcr . Pn,. Now in use. recommended and for sale by Brooks & Denton. Dore Bros. Vess. L . Ossman, Gregory & BEST, W. TRU~ANjl &~:~~~l aAl ~s~~u~~rl.t3ill cnJ:O. Ill. Farmer. Grant Brower. F . Wilbur Hill, Thomas E . BLA~~:t~ft:. M U~CS~.1:~~:~s s~.~~~~ O~~:J~8.ac~~ Glynn. Sam. Dovere, Billy Carter, etc. etc. B O\VERS. GEO. H. BunJo, Guitar nnd Mundolln. Send 25 cents tor Tho Sweetest Girl in Tm\'11 Ilnd -TWO HITS:-,- k~tf~el:W.C - Eyed Kate. son~ {?,i J>lf~Oc:n\~o~?I~,:~~ ~l- If you want a Galop. get .• A STRAIGHT TIP." or " THOSE. JINGLING BELLS." by Walter FRA~:"o~~~e;;it~~ ~ o~;;~~LC~:~g~ . 1?~~f~rltto~~ .~om - Stearns. Banjo solo or duett, Soc. Mandolin, ~ ui Also pubJlsber ot the " Ball Room Guide." tar and piano par ts to each piece. Regular discount 92 1 Maln St.. l(unsns Olty. Mo. to prof- P ublished by WALTER STEARNS, . 74 West Newton St ., Boston. "Edition Partee." The most l){) pulll r collection ot banjo. Wll udolin and gult.ur music published. Used !lnd e ndorsed by nil t he , • t lending tCllchers. '.-.. , J ~N~~~~~ltn· ~~lul~rc~l t sh c r Fine Bnn~.~o!:8~1~g~~lk . r. New Novelties. Just Issued. K°fu~~ ~l~u~ld oh~~~'~~~~lr lt~~§:~ r?- ~,I:,'611~JgO.~~lt For GUITAR, MA NDOLI N and BANJO: K OTT1ttE \' ER, KILIANUS J. Mll ndolhl nnd Guitar. , 6,').') Muln Street·. Memphis. Tenn. LOVES REPLY . . .. W. G. Brande nburg K URTZ, CRAS. L. Gultnr. Mandolin ntld BnnJo. Guitar Solo 2Sc. __ .. _ _ _ 4o.t Oentrlll Block. Pueblo. Colo. CARNIVAL DE VENICE, (varied) . E . H . LE VALLEY. n. E. BlLnl ca:;'~ ~t,~\si~.n~!~!'t~I~~~~: R . T. Frey. Guitar Solo 40c. Gultur pluyers sho uld use H. E. LcVltllcy's 1)lltCnt ~eUtli~~ ~~l~l~~~~ ~ nB~~J~~~~u7c~t . s:~J11~ r ~ ~ ~~~~": ~IOU l d WEKOTA MARCH ...... Tony Biehl • - 3 Mandolins and Guitar 50c. L [Y1;~~~;;~GER~~ig~iul;id ~~~~~ok~::'~B~o~n;I"~:o . BL UE BELLS OF SCOT LAND, (varied) M[N TE R. PROF. C.-S. ~tnS?'~ I~! I~~~~ ol~~:tll~ I ~ ~l~l.t~~k . W . T. Best. Mand. Solo, (Guitar acc.) SOc. Send in orders early. Everyone a gem, MATTISON, C. s. BBn l0Fg~}/g[:. ~:,~"t,lll~~~~ ~~~~ I~~: and destined to have a large sale. NEWTON. p. w. Bl1nJo r:~::~I~I\~~~ '¥~ IMPORTANT G e.geral Tourist Rates TO Mandolin Clubs. --TO-- The (o llo wlng tl rstslx 1)lcces tor t wo m a ndo lins a nd e~~ ~ I~g~ ~~~~t~\,~~el~~lbtti!fl~ ~ .ln d?,! ~'o l~l~e(ll~ ~I;:: ~ :\ ~ ~i F>ERTLE SF>F{INGS arid rou will suru!y get. the others. CODlpOSed by 1Ue ll . 1:-: EFFECT :\1 A Y 15. lim,;. L. '''cuver. Before the Ba ttle March, 2 i\'1a nd. & Guitar ... . 35C Summer Tou rist Tick ets The Ghost Patrol, ... . 50C From )\Il IlSnS City \" 111 be on s;lle d uring tllc I'(>ason. The Uarkies Band, .35c between M ay 15th and SCIHcmbcr I :;lll. HI, o lle II l1 d 0111'- G all op-The Red a nd Blue ., ... . 35C ~II~ ,~'~~ ~ t~ I ~\lci('\~~ f' f ~~ t ~: I '~O~ I~ l ~rl ~~~~ : .~II ~r~r.·r ; :~I;!II~ I~W:\~ ~ .-~~.~ W altz-.Cupid's Confidente ...... 35c betwce ll Warrenshurg H II (I I'l'rt Ie ~ rll · lfl gs. Tickets l>ui· Paris Va udeville Schottische" . . .. 35c (' IL Hsed n~ I>Ol lllSOll lhc :\II SSl Hl rl PaCi fic HallwllY h a \'I' II Ilml tOf o lle day ):01 11 ): a m i cOlllllIg; 111CY arc J.i;ood I'j Irish Wake Da nce, 1 Mand . & Guita r . .20C re turn ully limo u lI tll UcWhur [JIs t. Russian Dance, ... . 20C Gavotte, Sweetest One o( All ...... 20C Sp eci al Friday and Saturday Tickets Le Monde Mazurka . , .2OC l·'rorn all 1>o In lsoll Ihe Ma in Line. bt'tWl'CIl St. LI)llls ILII(I K a mut s Ulty. ticke t s w ill bc 0 11 SU ll' C'"CI'Y Friday lind Saturdll.'" 111, O lll' t a l'c 10 Wal'I'clIsbu rjr plus twell l \'. f ~~~~~I~~~nt~ ~\~I~l~ ~ :·l ~ l: ~ ~ ~~~ ~j~ ~~ ~AI ~ t tlNPrI~l{~rR i ~~~ 11\'0 cents. ~ I'h cso lleket s lire J!'llod t o ,'ctur ll 011 ail\' :: I~ : ~d~ I~'? ~~:dl ~ l:: ~I~'~t~(:II ~~ ~ ~e \!.'IW!~~~I~r 7:e~h ~ob~I I~{?~ 1 ~~~NI\ ~e ~II ~~ ~~~I~~:"rrC Ii SbUI'J; be fure IIIld lll.t:ht 011 t he rof· YCllr to a ll p l ayers send ing us t heir uddrcss. E. S . •JE \\' E'('1'. l'assclIgt.' 1' & Tlc kl., t A,l:l'n1. O. H. ALBRECHT & CO., 1-i:.\:\SAS C IT\'. -'IV. 1016 Chestnut St. Philad elphia, P en n. I'uhllshcrsof Prugrosslve St.ud les fOl' Mlllldolin. BanjO a nd Gu itar. Send to r d escrlpt l\'c cfl.tnlo~ u c. Tile lloo"e - -THE-- studies Hre used and endorsed by 1111 leading I lHu.:hers. The Elite Banjo Tail Piece. (Patent allowed.) !:.' I~ ~'~~ \':i~~~~ ;t ~ t '~ ~~~ ~~~: ~outbEJI~ ~OndEaU, fnllus seen nt II ltlli nce, trsl.-d n nd endorsed by Issued monthly, in the interest of GreJlory, L un slng. Grov c r. Xt;Hnon . Pllrtec, Be r- Mandolin , G uitar and Banjo play Iho ldl, I( olu ndc r-. Mn ns ers. Only paper of its kind in t he fl uid lind IIInny oth ers. Price with Ilttac l1mc nt. 50 CIS. Usu lli discount 1.0 I.cncher s unci unclc . ~ o n cl t OI' cl rClI south. B rig ht, catchy and enter lar to C. S. De l.. tlllo, f13.q HilI. Los Aug-pies. Cui .. sole ng-t. o r- G. W. Gregory, 65 \Y. 42nd St., No\\, Yor k City, eastern taining. Only 5U cents per year. n gent. Address Subscribe for The Cadenza SOUTHERN RONDEAU, Ft. Worth, Tex. .THE CAD.ENZA. ALL TI-fE RAGE! 'ECLIPSE Bf\NJOS, Patented JaD. 00. lS94. HBON-BONS'" Th e' Sweetest Loud~To ned Banjo Made. (YORK DANCE.) AND Banjo Duet, 35C. Piano Accompaniment, ISC. 'ADDRESS IMPERIf\L Mf\NDOLIN- CHARLES C. BERTHOLDT. Patented MIIY HI, 1591. The Strongest Mandolin in the World, Music PubUeber, pose~)~~JJ~:ecl~ t fiO~~et~ ll~r~~~ui~rlt'! I~~I1~~~I~~I I6i~ ' No 2847 LU088 Avenne, ST. LOUIS, MO. Bn nJo. i\l ll ndolin 1111(1 Guitar plnyers. scud tor • 'c ntnloguc of club musIc. W e are desirous tha t these goods should be sold by teachers, as they a re their best friends. \Ve th e r e~ fore offer special discounts .to teachers. Send for If You Have Heard Marie Warren Sing discounts, catalogues. 'testimonials, books, etc. , to Latest S\l'coess; t~e w. A. COLE, Manufacturer, .when I Sa:t·onMother's· Knee. ~ ...... ' -.. . . ~ . , Main Office, 179 Tremont Street, You have no doubt secured a ~opy. If you have not Boston. Mass. had that pleasure, order a copy of. this Beautiful Song, (with fine half-tone portra:i t of Miss ' VarreD, "the' Boston Song Bird"), 'of any reli able dealer, or Scnd'JOe' ln SlIUUI)S tl. ud "t.'Cc l\'(! IH"Ctllcst. copy o r 1\I11udolin t\ nd Gullal' m usic have it mailed postpa~ to your address by sending e ver pUblished. (r't;)g. pl'lce -I0c) and 1\ 50 cents to MUSI Ccn .lnio,!{llc ur Illst,'ulllcnl s. sl l'1l1gS. Il nd . G. B.. E. KENNEDY, Publisher, trllllluings. ~\' e Call snva you r,o )cr cent. NEWPORT. VT. LEGG BROS. Also tbe new t op ical ~ song , "Just \Vhere to Draw the 13 • IS E. TENTH ST., Line," \\'ords and music by Ed. Kennedy. Price Soc. KANSAS CITY. M9 . "CARNIVAL CLOG:' One of the fin est dances ever published. Arranged for two banjos. Complete as THE U. S. solo. Price 25 cents. F . A. LEAVITT, 86 Pleasant Street. Concord, N. H .. TAILORING ALFRED A. FARLAND, The only BunJo Virtuoso known to the world. After cureful prepnrut!olls and at It Inrlow eX I>C llse. 1 :tl:l~et~~~~Cll ~t:~ ~1!~e .h~~~I~~II. ~ I ~ h(~ ,? uunl~~ l~~~'\C )'l~ ~ CO. ness) ot trhls famous artist cuu 1I 0 W be obtllillcd ot OHA ilLES C. J1ERTIlOLDT. 284.7 LUCIIS A ,·Cnue. St. Louis. Mo. Price no cents. Postage flv CCllnlS. Adctulled clrcu.lnr 8 17 MAIN STREET, mulle d o n nppllcutlOIl. , KANSAS CITY, MO., SET.. THE BEST. Have a special mail order depart Albrecht's Progresslye Studies for Banjo. ment, ·and send samples on . Albrecht's Crown Method for Guitar. application. Indorsed by all the leading teachers of the world. SAMPLE COPIES FREE .. Send [or my catalog ue of 30<> easy. pretty and catc hy Ba njo. Mandolin and SUITS, $20 UPWARDS. Guitar compositions. O. H . ALBRECHT, FINE WORK. 1016 CHESTNUT STREET, Phil.delphia, Pa. MODERATE PRICES. ,. THE CADENZA. ' , Be sure and see the new Your addl,t:ss St.'lIt ro· dllY to tho Whi1e·Srni1h . Mu.le Pub· SHEET ll.hl ng Co.. Bo.con. M ..... will brlu~ yo u T o f the ir blest I . sh eet Ulu slc puhl il'ut lolll> . 1)0 11 ' (, ~r.~I~~lIl~~ s } ~l~lr ~~I;,11 +II~¥S ~~ : ~III~I?~ The BES~ TONED Banjo In Existence. MU,SIC 1 ~~:II~II~ds~~I~I~~ }I}; :r'i~ f:j~~U Vt\~~~ • PRICE. $30. 00. ~~ m~ I~,}! ht~ .~I , t ~~·111~1~~·l' ':,~ ! II W~~I;I. \' ~~ t l? 600 CC II ISl'lIcll. Ytnt "(oa lly ~l' t > Ch'culnrS FI'CO 0 11 Il»pll cnll o ll.~ o n~ r . 2 . tiO \\" II·tll fir 1It'\\' sh t.' ct IlI lI li le. fret', I llcilidc ~ 1:\l I1 P fill' L. B. ' CATCOMB COMPANY, FREE I P ()l'i ll1 ~t.·. Sol e Owners and MlIl1u t tl CL urc~. I. 171 Tremont St. Boston, Mass. PROF. H. A. FRANZMATHES, Teacher of Dancing, Mandolin a nd Guitar. COnt· poser of the NE\V BO~ - T O :-; DANCE. ' ·Flirta· tion ." as danced at tbe principal academies ' Piano National School for the Banjo, copy with instructions. " oc. St'JIt! f(lr ;1 IIC ' ~ " , )(us By A . A. FARLAND. ic furnished for all occasions. 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