Mother Catharina.  Referencing Hans Wikete's Billed Family book, I found the entry (s189) Nikol Schilzong born 25 Jan 1872, son of Catharina Schitzong, born illegitimate.  Musician by trade.   Married 11 Feb 1899, in Billed, Hungary to Antonia "Annie" Bader from (Anina) born 1881. - Witnesses, Edward Bray (American) & Andreas Bauer (bookkeeper) No comments regarding when and where Nikolaus died.  Antonia "Annie" Bader from (Anina) born 1881.
 

The Hungarian boys' band are still playing at the Orpheum.
 

snip: The boys are under the direction of Schilzonyi Niklas, and have been granted a two years' furlough by the Austrian Government. 

snip: It was in honor of this record that he presented each of the lads with a silver medal, and to Nicklas Schilzony, director, and to M. Nussbaumer, schoolteacher, each a gold watch.

The Hungarian boys' band has just concluded a two weeks' engagement at the Columbia theater at St. Louis. On the program the band is called "Kaiser Franz Josef's Husaren Knaben Kapelle." Under the direction of Niklas SCHILZONYI and the tutelage of Herr A. NUßBAUM. The band was composed of forty young boys* whom Gustav Walter has brought from a military school in Southern Hungary. None of the boys appear to be over twelve years of age and they travel under the same rigid discipline which characterized their life in the school of their native land. Like well trained soldiers, they stand at "attention" and salute their director whenever he pauses them. The boys were secured for a two years' American tour only after great labor and much diplomacy on the part of the manager. Most of the lads are sons of soldiers, and many of them are orphans placed in the military school to be trained as army musicians. Before the government would consent to their leaving the school Mr. Walter had to deposit 20,000 gulden (about $8,500) as a guarantee that he would fulfill the terms of the contract made with the authorities. These terms covered a period of two years and provide not only for the maintenance of the boys under certain rigid conditions, but also for their proper education in both music and the language.
 

The Management will present a remarkably strong list this week, the feature of which is a Hungarian Boys' Imperial Military Band, composed of forty boys in training at the school in Billid for the Austrian Army.  The youngest, Mikel Braunn, is not yet seven, and does extraordinary execution on the drums.  The oldest, Mikel Bohn, sixteen, is a drum major.  The leader is Nicklas Schilzone, twenty-two years old, and his assistant is the boys' tutor during their daily school hours. They play classical music, operatic selections, and popular airs with precision and seriousness. [Noelle Giesse]

Took to the theater last night: among the principal attractions was a little Hungarian military band with was composed of boys entirely. When the little fellows sat on the chair their feet didn't touch the floor. They played splendid.
 

F. R. Lucscher: The last opportunity to hear the Boys' Hungarian Military Band will be today at the matinee and evening performances. A great bill next week.
 

Place: East Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: T623 984; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 31. He is listed with his wife Annie.  He is a Music Teacher.  Listed at residence with him are 30 music students.  He and the students are shown from Germany, but we know he is born in Billed, Hungary so this is in error and in error for the children also.  They are all shown as immigrating to the US in 1898, as stated on his manifest of 1905.
 

www.hendryfamily.org/private/tindall/ORdeedMid.pdf
 

Vaudeville At The Grand
The Hungarian Boys' Band on the List of Attractions
THE WORLD FAMOUS HUNGARIAN
55 LITTLE MASTER MUSICIANS BOYS BAND
UNDER NICHOLAS SCHILZONY

In the Theatrical World: Nicholas Schilzony's Hungarian band, composed of thirty-one boys, ranging from nine to eighteen years, has been engaged to appear with Josephine Sabel in her forthcoming production, The Soldiers' Queen.

1900 Nov 19 | New York | Syracuse | The Post Standard

Wieting Opera House
Monday and Tuesday Evenings, Nov. 19 and 20
JOSEPHINE SABEL in a Musical Comedy THE SOLDIERS' QUEEN
Together with MR. NICHOLAS SCHILZONYI'S Hungarian Boys' Band
Prices .25, .50, .75 and $1.00.  Sale opens Friday, November 16.

Name: Sabel, Josephine
Birth - Death: 1866-1945

3d av. No 74, store. basement and rooms on 3d floor, C A Bereuter Sims to Niklas  Schilzonyi;  1 year,  from  Nov 1, 1901, Oct  30. 1901.  2:556..1,800,  1,980 
 
A second record is found in the book of New York real estate/builders guide 1901 5th av, No 1352, south store, &c.  Ludwig Traube to Carl! Specken-hach;  
3   7-12  years,   from   Oct  1.   1900.    Oct  29,   1901.    6:1596
[Vicky Shilzony]

the storefront today, occupied by Nevada Smiths:

nevadasmiths.net

boys:

Full page:

Note:

The Hungarian Band Arrives.  New York, May 9. On board the steamer Umbria, from Liverpool and Queenstown, which arrived here Sunday, were Nikolaus Schilzonyi and his Hungarian band of 42 pieces, bound to the St. Louis exposition. [Noelle Giesse]
 

1905 Jan 12 | Birth of son Johann in Billed
 

1905 Apr 09 | S. Atlantic | District Of Columbia | The Washington Post

Niklas Schilzonyi's Hungarian Boys Band of forty . . .

May 6, 1905 - Academy of Music
Niklas Schilzonyi's Hungarian Band of forty talented boy musicians, who come here direct from London and Paris.

[Note: Academy of Music burned Mar 14, 1910]

Schilzonyi's Hungarian Hussars take top billing in the Festival of Melodies

Review: The forty “Imperial Hungarian Hussars,” as they called themselves, drew crowds to the gates even before the park opened for the season – Folks were eager just to hear the band practice. A newspaper review had this to say: "The Hungarians seem to have drunk deeply of the musical inspiration that is inbred in the race. Hungarians stand above other nationalities in orchestra and band work, as high as their native mountains.” www.history.pdx.edu/oaks/music.htm

Nikolas Schilzonyi age 31, occupation: Musician; born 20 Jan 1872 Billed, Hungary; residence: 119 N. Newlin St., Whittier, CA.  Emigrated to US from Bremen, Germany, arriving 4 Aug 1897 on vessel: H.H. Meier ; foreign residence: Budapest, Hungary. Signed: 27 Dec 1913.
 

Nikolas Schilzonyi, address: 11 N. Newlin St., Whittier, CA.  Musical Instructor. b. 20 Jan 1872 Billed, Hungary.  Emigrated 20 Jul 1897 from Bremen, Germany. Arrived in NY 4 Aug 1897 on vessel A. H. Meier.  He declared on 29th Dec 1913 he resided in Los Angeles, CA. His wife is listed as Gertrude A. Schilzonyi b. Germany, resides at same address.  He declares he has NO children. 

He declares he has resided continuously in the US for the term of 5 years at least immediately proceeding the date of this petition, to wit, since the 4th day of August 1897, and in the State of California, continuously next proceeding the date of this petition, since 15th day of October 1909, being a residence within this State of at least one year next proceeding the date of this petition.

Note: Original Petition to have name changed to Niklas Shilzony is crossed out. 

Snippet: Be it known that I, Niklas Shilzony, formerly Niklas Schilzonyi, a citizen of the US, residing at Whittier, in the county of Los Angeles and State of CA, have invented a new and useful Musical Reed-Pipe Instrument, of which the following is a specification. Attorney: James R. Townsend
(document located by Noelle Giesse)
 

See
Full PDF Doc

The Whittier Music House, of Whittier, Cal., was formerly opened this week by Niklas Shilzony, who will carry a full line of pianos, players, talking machines and small goods. This store will be operated as a branch of the Southern California Music Co. of Los Angeles. The Binghamton Phonograph Co., Inc.  [Noelle Giesse]

See Full PDF Doc [Published at DVHH.org 30 Dec 2007]
[Noelle Giesse]
 

1938 Nov 7 | Copyright of Shilzony, Niklas. 11621 Simplex rowboat attachment © 1 с Nov. 7, 1938 ; I 21780.
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series - Page 223
[Item found by Vicky Shilzony]
 

Nicholas Schilzonyi & His Descendants
by Vicky Shilzony & Elizabeth Shilzony, Great Granddaughters

Wieting Opera House on South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY.
 One Lincoln Center presently occupies this site.

Wieting Family History www.tamatoledo.org/wieting/body_history.html