Music Trade Review

Issue: 1902 Vol. 34 N. 15

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THE
brecht catalogue, has many thousands of
valuable pieces. Stern & Co. also control
the cream of foreign publications for tnese
instruments, as they are sole United States
agents for the celebrated John Alvey Turner
catalogue, London, England.
WUSIC TRKDE
REVIEW
can be assured that at all times the perform-
The members of the Chamber Syndicale ances will be refined, high class and always
du Commerce de Musique, of Paris, have de- enjoyable. Proctor is indeed enjoying a pe-
cided on and are enforcing a twenty per cent, riod of gratifying prosperity.
increase in the retail price of all music pub-
IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT DECISION.
lished. They claim the increase is necessary
The
injunction secured last week by Ricordi
owing to the growth in cost of production.
WHY VON TILZER SUCCEEDS.
&
Co.,
through their resident agents, Boosey
Our Parisian contemporary, Le Monde Mu-
The success attained by Harry Von Tilzer
&
Co.,
against the John Church Co. in the
sical, is agitating for an amelioration of this
since opening on his own account would be
United
states
Circuit Court for the Southern
rule, claiming that the student or profession-
something to wonder at were it not well de-
al should not be charged as much as the District of New York involves some inter-
served and well earned. It is not hard to amateur, who can afford and should be made esting points.
discover the reason. Mr. Von Tilzer has pay the increased price. This fine distinc-
The papers on which the motion for the
given up his life to the business the past few tion wouldn't hold long in this country. We injunction was based, showed the composi-
years. He has made a careful study of it; would have all students and amateurs.
tion of the opera by Puccini, its assignment,
he knows the weak points and the strong
and copyright by G. Ricordi & Co., and the
NEWS FROM PROCTOR'S.
points of a song, of a singer, and last but not
The
Proctor
Stock Company has in prop- publication of the music complained of by
least, of the song-buying public. No man in
the John Church Co., without any authority
the business is more genuinely liked by the aiation several notable productions for the or permission on behalf of the owners of the
performers than he is—and he can write spring, and the vaudeville programs and va- opera. On the argument of the motion, the
riety between the acts will represent, as usu-
music.
defendants attacked the validity of the copy-
In Lederer's new production, "The Wild al, the best acts the amusement market af- right and raised the question that the court
Rose," Eddie Foy will sing a new comic fords.
Continuous performances of high class here had no jurisdiction, for the reason that
song specially written for him by Bryan and
vaudeville will remain the policy at the the John Church Co. was an Ohio corpor-
Von Tilzer entitled "It Must Have Been
Twenty-third Street, two performances of .ation, and that any action in respect of the
Svengali in Disguise." Other songs pub-
refined vaudeville will be given in Newark copyright would have to be brought in Ohio.
lished by this house that will be in this mu-
and Albany every day, and the Proctor Stock During the course of the argument. Judge
sical comedy are "Oh, the Girls, the Lovely will retain possession of Proctor's Montreal, Lacombe, before whom the motion was made,
Girls," by Von Tilzer, and "What Would and the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth and stated that he did not think there was any
You Be A-Doing?" Bert Cooper's maiden Fifty-eighth Street theatres and the Fifth question as to the validity of the copyright,
effort in song writing. John Rehauser, prob- Avenue in New York.
but that he would take briefs particularly
ably one of the best known show leaders in
Sunday concerts, introducing the best upon the question of the jurisdiction of this
the country, is now associated with this firm vaudeville obtainable, will be continued at court.
in the capacity of chief arranger and pianist. the New York theatres in the Proctor chain.
I. M. Dittenhoefer, of the firm of Ditten-
He is the right man in the right place.
These concerts are very popular, as patrons hoefer, Gerber & James, argued that the court
THE FOUR BROADWAY HITS OF THE SEASON.
had jurisdiction, that all decisions holding
' While The Convent Bells Were Ringing "
" The Maiden With The Dreamy Eyes." "THE HOUSE OF
'Nobody's Looking But The Owl and The Moon"
"Maybe."
that where a foreign corporation was sued,
THB POUR COON SONG SUCCESSES OF THE YEAR.
HITS."
it
would have to be sued in the State in which
'I'm Going To Live Anyhow Till I Die."
"My Castle on the Nile."
" No Use Asking 'Cause You Know The Reason Why." JOS. W. STERN & CO.,
'Didn't He Ramble."
it was incorporated, did not apply to action
34 E. 21st St.,
THB FOUR INSTRUMENTAL FAVORITES.
1
involving the validity of a copyright, where
Gainsborough March."
" aid Regiment " (Vigilantia) March. NEW YORK CITY.
' Bugville Brigade " Characteristic.
" Belle of Grenada " Waltzes.
the federal courts had exclusive jurisdiction
and that in such a case the defendants could
Present big song success at the Casino Theatre in
" T H E LITTLE DUCHESS," i s
be sued and served wherever they could be
found. He also maintained that the copy-
right was a valid one, and produced certifi-
cates from the Librarian of Congress, show-
Published by THE AMERICAN MUSIC CO., Broadway, cor. 37th Street, New York
ing the proper deposit with him under the
statutes, of the title page and of two copies
The Everlasting Flower Song
of the work, on or before the publication of
" r J U S T A C H A I N OK D A I S I E S " By Arthur Lamb and the same in any country. After taking the

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Raymond Hubbel
motion under advisement, Judge Lacombe on
the
4th day of April granted it and issued his
ARTHUR LAMB & CO.,
CHICAGO,
ILL.
order
enjoining and restraining the defend-
34 Clark Street.
ants, from the further publication in any
GREAT
INSTRUMENTAL
HIT
album or in any work, of the music of the
BRENTON-BAGLEY
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'Dance of t h e Bumblebees" B V E. E.
songs complained of, under the titles "Sola
MUSIC PUB COMPANY
Perduta"
or "Donna Non Vidi Mai" or under
GREAT SONG SUCCESS
129 PEMBROKE ST.
any
other
title, or of any music from the
Mary Dear I'm Called Away" By Julia smith
j* j*
BOSTON j * j *
opera
"Manon
Lescaut."
Telephone 619-3 Tremont.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. FULL ORCHESTRATIONS.
INCREASE IN PRICE OF MUSIC IN PARIS.
ANNA HELD'S
1
What'd Yo Do Wid De Leto, ^ Jojngon?
"EVANGELINE"
INSTRUMENTAL NOVELTY
By C E. POMEROY.
Band and Orchestral arrangements to this number by W. Paris Chambers.
C. L. PARTEE MUSIC CO., -
George m.
1364 BROADWAY
NEW YORK
493 WASHINGTON STREET
BOSTON
102-104 E. MADISON ST.
CHICAGO
-
5 East 14th St. New York
-WATCH ' EM-
••NEVER TO MEET AGAIN"
•'MY MISSISSIPPI SUE"
••DREAMING IN THE TRENCHES"
•'I'M LIVING ON 5TH AVE."
SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & VON TILZER.
Shapiro, Bernstein & Yon Tilzer were well
represented at the New York Theatre last
Sunday evening. Emma Cams sang the new
coon song, "What's the Use of Fighting
When You've Got me Beat," and scored an
instantaneous success. Gertie Morton made
a feature of Jerome & Schwartz's new num-
ber, "Just Kiss Yourself Good-Bye.' 1 Gussie
Vivian, with the Bon Ton Burlesquers, was
in town recently. She is certainly making
good with the new ballad hit, "Jennie Lee,"
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THE MUSIC TRRDE.REJZIEW
Shirley, sings "Forget" and "Our Land of
Dreams." The Haverly Minstrels are featur-
ing one of Dave Reed's songs, "I'm My Own
Boss." The Garton Minstrels find "Just
In the second movement we find the Ethi-
Plain Folks" a great winner. Alma Fillmore
has added "The Bird that Never Sings" to opian conception engrafted, and which sub-
,
HOLLIS & HOWARD'S SUCCESSES.
r
her repertoire. Richard Jose sings at every
l r
Hollis and Howard, the song illustrators, performance "The Afterwhile," and "May,
•• are singing in the East with great success the Sweet May," and he does not use a song un-
•: following songs of the Gerge M. Krey cata- less it is of the best. This firm have recently
logue: "My Mississippi Sue," "Dreaming in published a catalogue of their songs and in- sequently predominated that of the gradually
the Trenches," "She's Sleeping By the strumental pieces; it is a wonderful list of disappearing Indian themes.
The main object is the proper effect to be
James" and "Don't Break Your Mother's successes, and all dealers should have it be-
Heart, Tom." Mr. Hollis is gifted with a fore them when ordering. Howley, Havi- achieved in the rendition of this number, is
very rich baritone voice, and his singing ot land & Dresser's name on a piece of music that in its interpretation it should not be
played as a two-step, but in considerably
popular ballads never fails in winning him denotes a sure seller every time.
slower tempo, and that the expression marks
abundant applause. They use a dissolving
"PAN AMERICAN A " A MUSICAL THESIS.
should carefully be noted, to bring forth the
machine with special attachments, invented
Even though this "ceuvre" of that sterling effective "Antohn," as it is technically called.
by Mr. Howard, who is, by the way, an ex-
perienced electrician. They will soon ap- musician, composer and orchestral conductor,
A LONDON OPINION.
Victor Herbert, was at once recognized at
pear in Keith's circuit presenting an act of
The
London
Telegraph prints the follow-
their own writing in conjunction with illus- the Buffalo Exposition as being delightfully
ing
indictment
against
the Lord Chancellor:
trated songs, which will be exclusively from quaint and pretty, by the audience who heard
Composers and publishers of music will
it, the critics and musical thinkers who have
the Krev catalogue.
since taken it up pronounced it to be a mu- scarcely thank the Government for the man-
sical work worthy of being made part of ner in which it has received the very natural
THEIR LATEST PUBLICATIONS.
request that a great and urgent wrong should
The following songs are some of the good American musical history.
be remedied. Stolen property is being of-
This number was composed expressly as fered for sale in the streets by scores of un-
sellers in the Howley, Haviland & Dresser
catalogue. "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please an exposition of the elements upon which washed and irresponsible hawkers, and al-
Come Home," is being sung by that clever American music and composition can be though the injury to copyright owners grows
team of Grant and Grant. "The Army of placed, and particularly for the Pan-Ameri- larger day by day, the Lord Chancellor can
only suggest that to cure the evil by summary
Half Starved Men," "Way Down in Old In- cans who met in competition and conclave at proceedings would involve an undue interfer-
diana" and "A Little Boy in Blue" are being Buffalo last year.
ence with the liberty of the subject. We won-
used hv Kieffer and Diamond. Madge Ellis
Therein is illustrated in music the project der what ministers would say if their pockets
is singing "The Army of Half Starved Men," of the main purpose of the Exposition, as it were being picked by the thieves who are
now plundering the musicians and their pub-
and also Frank Mullane. Dick Thomas of
lishers. Then, perhaps, the Lord Chancellor
the Wills Comedy Company is singing
and his colleagues might bestir themselves.
"Three Women to Every Man." Sammy
As it is, the abatement of a glaring wrong is
Brown of the Brannig Stock Company is incorporates the weird Indian themes of the the last thing to engage "their august atten-
using "A Little Boy in Blue" and the old North American aborigines with those of the tion. That the Government should turn a
favorite, "When Mr. Shakespeare Comes to Central and South American "Tango," deaf ear to a complaint so well founded—a
complaint which could be speedily met by a
Town." That beautiful vocalist, Madeline "Sones" and "Jarabe."
short and drastic enactment—is a fact that
and also with "My Gipsy Queen," another
one of the J. &. S. hits.
Al Reeves is singing "Rip Van Winkle
Was a Lucky Man and "Oh, What a Lovely
Dream."
pjfJlMs&m
m
Hinds &
S O N G S
Noble.
Songs of all Colleges, $1.50
C O L L E G E
Entertain friends, add cheer to every home.
Songs of Eastern Colleges, $1.25—Songs of Western Colleges, $1.25—New COOPER
Songs for Glee Clubs, 50 cents.
"OH!
INSTITUTE
NEW YORK CITY
LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO BOOKSELLERS.
MISTER ROONEY"
PEERLESS
IRISH SONG SUCCESS By C. E. CASEY PUB. CO.
Take Me To My Mama Dear"
47 W. 28th St.,
A Favorite Child Song by Hall & Braha m
N. Y.
Shapiro, Bernstein,
& Von Tilzer,
MUSIC PUBLISHERS,
45 W. 28th ST.,
NEW YORK.
The Crown Music Co.
THE QREAT SONG HITS OF THE SEASON
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'Jenny Lee."
"Rip Van Winkle Was A Lucky Man."
••Since Sister Nell heard Paderewski Play." ''Nursery Rhymes."
TO THE TRADE!/!
We can supply you with anything pub-
lished. Send for our monthly list of
Wholesale Music Dealers
12 East 17th Street,
NEW YORK.
"My Gipsy Queen."
••I'm Tired."
B A R G A I N S ! ! !
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER,
LITH06MPHERS, MUSIC EHGRflVERS flHD PRINTERS.
Music Titles by all Processes.
224-232 W. 26th St., NEW YORK.
will bring them little credit.
WITMARK WHISPERS.
Mile. Van Schaack, the popular song illus-
trator, sings Norton & Casey's "Sing Me a
Song of the South" with much feeling. She
says: "It is her favorite song and always
reaches her audience."
Florence A. White is to "use" Ford &
Bratton's "My Sunflower Sue" in the English
production of the "Belle of New York"
Master Willie Howard, "The Boy Won-
der," and James W. Casey, the famous
young composer, both of New York, gave
three recitals in Buffalo last week at II. A.
Meldrum Co.'s big store and scored a great
success.
. -I'J
Won't These Keep the BusyDealersBusy?
•Musical
Comedies:
Dolly Varden," "King Dodo," "The Burgo-
master," "The Chaperons." "The Explorers "
Weber & Fields "Holty Tolty
"The Sultan
ofSulu, "Princess Chic," "Qarrett OTlajrh "
"The Royal Rogue."
'
Song Successes:
"Pretty rioll'e Shannon, "To-day I am Sweet
Sixteen" "Kitty" and "A Dream that Never
Comes True." "He Ought to have a Tablet In
the Hall of Fame," " Hoon, Moon," "Your
dun," "Billet Doux," 'Hon Cher Ami," "fly
Fllopena Pet," "Follow the Han that Lead* the
Band," "The Cuckoo and the Clock."
M.WITMARK & SONS, Publishers
rtVitinurk ItiilUlliiKH
No N West 29th St.
New York.
Schiller Theatre Building
Chicago.
186 & 188 Shaftesbury Ave.
London.
Curtaz Building
dan Francisco.

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