Fort Wayne Musicians' Protective Association dispute over violinist transfer
A June 6 1918 letter to Fort Wayne Musicians Protective Association Local 55 claims European School of Music engaged violinist Theodore Witz to replace Wilbur Pickett. The union bans Witz from Strand Theatre work, arguing adherence to rules harms local music development and threatening Fort Wayne’s access to top violinists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gti
Fort Wayne
Mitz Colls
Wilbur Pickett
Pickett Orr Gaston Balihe
Witz
Quimby
Jefferson and Strand Theatre
The
Strand
Unio
Wits
Musicians’ Union of Chicago
Jefferson
Union
Art Wayne Union
European School of Music
Ts Vialin
Fort Wayre
Gaschn Melfett
Rds
Jon Muaste
Shelley
Tuy
Minn
Over There Song Indiana By Magnolia M Kawkind
A patriotic Indiana song for soldiers titled Indiana by Magnolia M Kawkind is promoted. Publisher W W Rowland & Co of Cleveland offers phonograph records and sheet music via mail order, with a 1c stamp for four postpaid copies. Charles A Edison endorses the ballad as moving and spirited for Hoosier supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Magnolia M. Kawkind
Hoosier
Charles A. Edison
W. W. Rowland & Co
Cedar Ava
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana Song Echoes Childhood Home
A nostalgic verse reminiscences Indiana as a cherished boyhood home. The author, Magnolia Miller Rowland, recalls hillside cottages, loving family, and the state’s landscapes from school days to travel, promising lifelong loyalty and song. The poem blends regional pride with personal memory.
Singing on the Timbre, Zay Claims Vocal Secret
W Henri Zay, longtime London resident now in York, argues in The Practical Psychology of Voice and Life that singing on the timbre is the core of vocal art. He criticizes methods overabundant in America and Europe, urges mastery of resonant energies to achieve a natural tone and clear diction across opera, concert, oratorio, and other styles.
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W. Henri Zay
London
Se York
J. Schirmer
Zay
Hourope
Othe
Europe
New York
Honesane
Carus
Challapine
Whitehill
Norden
Camille Lond
Eurepe
Prine
Seyi
Gia Meyer
Clethian Lin
Annie
Mit
Clarence Whitehill
Mme
Advise on Piano Teaching From George Kruger in California
Noted California pianist George Kruger urges students begin with thorough, positive technique and daily disciplined practice. He emphasizes foundational drills in scales arpeggios and octaves, mindfully paced with metronome guidance, morning sessions, and memory work learned from Leschetizky. He cautions teachers to be well prepared educators and favors focused, individual instruction.
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George Kruger
California
Tracher
Theodor Leschetizky
Tracy
New York
Leschetizky
Vienna
Besin
Leschetsky
Musical America
James B Stevens Baritone Teaches Singing
James B Stevens offers singing instruction for promising high school students for two summer terms last year also a short course for singers and teachers at 16 Calhoun Street contact phone 4048.
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James B Stevens
Promisiney Vos
Studie
Calhoun St
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Musicians’ Protective Association
Chool
George Balthe
Candy
Galli-Curci
Wolf
Sssauer
Henri Zay
Candy Man
Victor
Victrola X
Victor Records
Packard Music House
Calhu UN
Fort Wayne, Ind
Larkad
Packard
Calhoun Street
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