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"Roll 'Em Girls" on Staffnote & Playrite Labels
By Sylvia Bartz

I too have this 88-note roll and it's another one from Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.  It was sold by Huras Music Co. at 391 Mitchell Street --
advertising Player pianos, phonographs, records, piano rolls, sheet
music and string instruments: "We also Exchange Records and Piano
Rolls".

The manufacturer's label on the box end reads: STAFFNOTE 538W
Composers: Heath-Marr-Fletcher.  Copr. 1925  Joe Morris Music Co.
Played by Armand Muth.  Staffnote Player Roll Co., Milw.

This song about stockings was very fittingly sold here, as the Phoenix
Hosiery Company was based here!  It employed many women, including some
relatives.  I still have quilts made from stocking samples (even my
dolls had one!).

A side note (pun intended): Huras & Phoenix Hosiery are long gone but
Boston Store (6 of them) are still open in the Milwaukee area.

Sylvia Bartz

P.S. I have to ask how Doug Rhodes is related to you.

 [ Whee! -- Thank you, Sylvia!  Now I know the connection with Boston
 [ Store, who ordered "Roll 'Em Girls" both from QRS (Red Star X5932)
 [ and from Staffnote, probably because of a big customer demand.
 [ Staffnote also issued the song as Playrite 5048, played by Milton
 [ Adams (probably Armand Muth).
 [
 [ MMDers John Rhodes and Doug Rhodes are my brothers.  Our grandfather
 [ Rhodes owned a piano store and I guess we inherited the love for the
 [ instrument!  -- Robbie



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