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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1905 Vol. 41 N. 10

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THE: MUSIC
TRADE:
REVIEW
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In tKe World of Music Publishing
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The Haverly Minst-rels are using "There's a
he can dash off a melody every two minutes by
the clock), to recover an alleged gambling debt Clock Upon the Mantel Striking One, Two,
In a Satisfactory Way in Every Branch of the said to have been contracted at Hot Springs, Three," Wm. H. Penn's "Good-Bye, Dixie Dear,"
Business—The Matter of Subsidizing Sing- Ark., the complainant has failed to file bond as a and Raymond A. Browne's "Get Happy."
ers—The Views of a Prominent Publisher. non-resident, and the time having expired, House,
"Humpty Dumpty," which is one of the many
Grossman & Vorhaus, Von Tilzer's attorneys, gorgeous Klaw & Erlanger productions, enters
Each week shows a marked improvement in state they will move to have the action stricken upon its second season with the same big features
business with every branch of the music publish-
as before. The song numbers include "Kisses,"
from the calendar.
ing and selling trade. This and the preceding
Suit is now under way against one L. Cheaur, by Wm. H. Penn, and "Cleopatra Slattery," by
week witnessed the opening season of not a few
a merchant of Canal street, New York, who fig- Clarence Engel.
productions, and the majority of them seem des-
ured as the "angel" in the musical comedy, "The
tined to long runs and heavy sales of the musical
'IN DEAR OLD GEORGIA" A HIT.
Southerners," heard at the New York Theatre
numbers. Therefore the outlook is particularly
last
season.
The
amount
involved,
chiefly
for
The World's Comedy Four introduced "In Dear
promising from every point of view. Jobbers
who represent direct distribution to the general salaries, is near the comfortable sum of $25,000. Old Georgia" to the Keith audiences, Philadel-
phia, last, week, and pronounced it the hit of the
dealers are enthusiastic in their reports of cur-
NEW SONGS BY A SWEET SINGER.
act.
rent and anticipations of future trade, stating
Stanley and Brockman are using "In Dear Old
few fall seasons in past years have appeared so
"Edmund Burke," the new play in which
Georgia" in their new act, and report it a bigger
bright when every aspect of the business is con-
Chauncey Olcott will star this season, is all
hit than the "Apple Tree," which they used last
sidered. The demand for reigning sellers has
ready for the road. Meanwhile that sweet sing- season. The White Caps Quartette, the Herald
picked up in a most surprising manner since the
er of his own delightful songs, has completed Square Comedy Four, the Union Square Quar-
close of the so-called summer period, and in-
the four beautiful new vocal numbers for the tette, and the Novelty Four are all featuring the
quiries are for a much heavier call before the
same song.
middle of the month. Of the new comers for
popular favor little can yet be said from a trade
Alma Estee, the clever little soubrette with
point of View, though their publishers not only
"Queen of the White Slaves," and Sadie Fields,
Expect but predict sales of magnitude.
with "Queen of the Highbinders," are singing
<•. In respect o! what may be done by the allied
with much success "My Irish Molly O," as is also
publishers of New York, and possibly others
Irene Meara, with "Fighting Fate" Co. Jerome
je.lsewhere may be included in this category, re-
H. Remick & Co., publishers.
"garding the frequency of publications, subsidizing
professional singers, collections, prices in gen-
JOHN LEFFLER LEAVES.
eral, and particularly deals with department
John Leffler, in charge of the professional de-
stores, has not yet been disclosed. General re-
partment for M. Witmark & Sons for many years,
pOrts are, however, outspoken concerning the
and who has as large an acquaintance among the
adoption of drastic measures of the most im-
men and women who sing on the stage as any
portant of these questions. On one subject there
one in this country, resigned Saturday to assume
is a unanimity of opinion which is extremely
CIIAUNCKY OLCOTT.
active charge of the lecturing tour of R. F. Out-
gratifying, and that relates to the counterfeiting
production,
which
his publishers, M. Witmark & cault, the cartoonist.
01 music, In connection with which arrests of far-
reaching importance have been made. Charges Sons, will bring out immediately. The songs are
of the most serious character are now under in- respectively entitled, "You Can Sit in My Boat,"
vestigation in the courts, and last week evidence "The Little Bird's Story," "Your Heart Alone
of direct complicity apparently indisputable has Must Tell" and "Miss Mary." These charming
ditties are well up to Chauncey Olcott's high
been placed on record.
A Novelette by Philip Krause.
standard as regards both words and music, and
Referring to this and other matters of trade will assuredly be welcomed with delight by the
THIS
IT
SELL
ORDER
interest, a publisher of national reputation said audiences who will hear their popular actor-
IS
WILL
BIG
IT
to The Review on Tuesday: "We now feel more composer sing them.
IT!
SELL!
TOO!
NOW!
than satisfied that our work in connection with
SONGS YOU CAN SELL
the counterfeiting of sheet music will be crowned
MARIE CAHILL'S SONG; DE K 0 V E F S
"Sweethearts Forever."
"Alice Darling."
with complete success. The case in the Tombs
Sample Copies at New Issue Rate.
Send for Subscription Blank-
OPERA.
Police Court Saturday last was certainly sensa-
The Moore Music Co., Inc.
1345 Broadway,
tional in its revelations, but as the matter is
Marie Cahill, who popularized "Under the
Frank B. Perry, Nlgr.
NEW YORK.
now before the courts we will await ultimate re- Bamboo Tree," enjoys the distinction of being
sults with every confidence of justice being dealt bombarded with thousands of song manuscripts
out to the guilty ones. The allied publishers will each season. As she can possibly use four songs
JEROME H. REHICK & CO.
also take up other questions of burning import- in her repertoire, the choice is necessarily nar-
ANNOUNCE
ance and give them the attention they have so rowed down to these few, and the lucky writer
long deserved. Business is splendid all along the usually lands a hit. One of the songs selected
"MY IRISH MOLLY O"
line."
by her for the new play, "Moonshine," is written
BY JEROnE & SCHWARTZ
by Benjamin Hapgood Burt, author of "Indians
The terrific hit in "Sergeant Brue," sung
Along Broadway" and "Little Girl, You'll Do,"
SONG WRITERS ET AL IN THE COURTS.
by Blanche Ring, and other big hits by Je-
and bears the novel title of "Robinson Crusoe."
rome & Schwartz.
Evidently Shepard Edmonds, the colored song
Shubert Bros, will produce Reginald De
writer, believes a day is missed unless he has the
Koven's new romantic opera, "Happyland; or,
JEROHE H. REHICK & CO.
joy of a lawsuit on his hands. At least so the
The King of Elysia," this month, with De Wolfe
music publishing trade remark.
His case
DETROIT and CHICAGO.
Hopper in the title role. The music, which is
against Jos. W. Stern & Co., New York, for royal-
45 West 28th Street,
-
NEW YORK
assured an intelligent interpretation, includes
ties on his song, "You Can't Fool the People All
such beautiful solo numbers as "Give Me Thy
the Time," made famous by Marie Cahill, which
Heart, Love," "Robin Redbreast," "Cupid's Gram-
has been pending for several months, will be up
mar," and "Mimette, My Human Mermaid."
for trial early this, month. Then Edmonds has
sued Williams and Walker, the colored come-
"MEET ME DOWN AT LUNA, LENA"
SOL. BLOOM'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.
B i g g e s t S e a s o n S o n g on t h e M a r k e t ! Get it!
dians, reputed owners of the now defunct Attucks
' Music Publishing Co. (now known as the Gotham-
"DO DROP IN AT DEW-DROP I N N "
Flora Zabell, who in private life is Mrs. Ray-
Attucks Music Go.) for salary as secretary and mond Hitchcock, is singing with the "Easy Daw-
Charming Waltz Song! A Hit!
! manager, at the rate of $75 weekly, amounting to son" Co., in which her husband is the star, Sol.
"BUSTER BROWN"
Cartoon Song. Hit in "Buster Brown" Pro-
over $2,000. This suit will come up for trial soon Bloom's new publication entitled "Little Yellow
duction.
also, papers from both sides having been filed Bird," which is the big feature of the third act.
"AIN'T ANYBODY EVER COIN' TO BUY"
I and the issue joined.
In addition to Miss Zabell's charming person-
Latest Coon Song and a Winner!
ij In the case brought against Harry Von Tilzer, ality, exceedingly pretty voice and graceful dance,
AimitKSS ALT. OUDKKS TO
j president of the Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub- the song is helped materially by Geo. Marion's ar-
THEATRICAL
MUSIC SUPPLY CO.
j lishing Co., and writer of "Louisa Schmidt" and tistic staging of the number by the use of a bevy
44 West 28th Street, New York
a couple of thousand other songs (for it is said of pretty young women appropriately garbed.
BUSINESS STILL IMPROVES
MISSES \ KISSES
GREAT SUMMER HIT!!
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THE: MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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COUCHOIS HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY
another effort to have nis client discharged or
the bail reduced, which he declared was pro-
hibitory, but without avail. Magistrate Breen,
As the Resultof a Complaint Filed by F. W. Helmick—Claim the Accused Obtained $30 on False
however, permitted Mr. Cantwell to nle a brief
Pretenses by Selling Spurious Copies of "The Holy City"—Some Surprising Testimony—
Tuesday on legal points.
Chat with George Maxwell on the Situation.
When Couchois was apprehended he had sum-
moned to Jefferson Market Police one Robert
Friday last Garrett J. Couchois was arrested
company covering both trips. On the strength
for the fourth time in connection with the of this, Helmick said, and the personal guaran- Robert?, salesman for P. J. Howley, who is said
charge of counterfeiting copyright music. The tee of the accused that the music in question was to have innocently disposed of 1,000 spurious
complaint was filed by F. W. Helmick, former bona-fide in every respect, he was led to believe copies of "The Holy City" to the McKinley Mu-
manager of the Enterprise Music Supply Co., nothing was wrong, and so informed his em- sic Co., New York, about three weeks ago, for
which he had been given the latter's check for
Goetting's New York jobbing house, who swore ployer.
the accused had obtained $300 from him on false
At this point Counsellor Cantwell, for the de- $200. With the talk current in the trade about
the song, Roberts thought it advisable to consuk
pretenses by selling his firm 4,000 alleged spurious fense, attacked the witness savagely, and tried
copies of "The Holy City," the money being ad- to create the impression that the music was Mr. Burkan regarding the transaction, and the
vanced on account. Couchois was taken before genuine, and declared the difference between the latter advised him not to pay the money over to
Magistrate Breen in the Tombs Police Court, who goods offered in evidence and that claimed to be Couchois. A summons was thereupon obtained
held him for examination the following day in published by Boosey & Co. could not be detected, by Couchois for Roberts to appear in court to an-
$1,500 bail. Being unable to furnish bond the as they were of one and the same description. swer Friday last. The Helmick complaint was
prisoner was locked up. Saturday the examina- Further, it was the learned counsel's opinion that being made out at the same time, and the case
tion lasted over two hours before the same mag- his client had purchased the goods in London, was held long enough to allow of Couchois being
taken into custody, and then the Roberts matter
istrate, and at its conclusion Couchois was held England, from whence they had been shipped
was
adjourned until Tuesday, when it was dis-
for the grand jury, and again was sent to the abroad, and so on and so forth. On these and
Tombs. The testimony was of the most sensa- other grounds he asked to have the case per- missed, as no complainant appeared.
George Maxwell, manager of Boosey & uo., was
tional character, and apparently a great surprise emptorily dismissed for lack of incriminating
seen by The Review Tuesday. He said: "We
\o the accused, who has heretofore kept up a evidence.
great front.
Deputy Assistant District Attorney Johnston, cannot say too much of the evidence we have re-
F. W. Helmick, the complainant, gave the de- who appeared with Nathan Burkan, then stated garding this wholesale counterfeiting of music;
tails of the transaction, stating that Couchois they had a couple of witnesses they would like but so far as T h e Holy City' is concerned our
had offered him the 4,000 copies of "The Holy to examine before the motion for dismissal was testimony seems to be of the most incriminating
City" at a cut price—about 19 cents—on account argued. Then P. J. Howley, publisher, and Geo. character. We never had any dealings with ex-
of a returned shipment of the goods from a Maxwell, manager for Boosey & Co., were called. port houses, and the stamped receipt mentioned
South American point, to which they had pre- The former's testimony was perfunctory and as being shown by Couchois to Helmick is a for-
viously been shipped by an exporting house, brief, while Mr. Maxwell testified he never sold gery of the grossest kind. This could be the basis
who had purchased the same from Boosey & Co., any music whatsoever to any exporting house, of another suit, let alone the one of grand lar-
had never receipted for the sale of any music to ceny charged by Helmick before Magistrate
the rightful publishers. This was in the early
part of May of this year. The witness also testi- the defendant and pronounced the bill of sale in Breen on Saturday. Another could be made from
fied that his principal, Goetting, becoming sus- evidence a forgery. He also submitted a certified the stamping of Stephen Adams' name on the
picious that everything was not according to copy of the official registered title to "The Holy copies of 'The Holy City.' We are authorized to
Hoyle, had instructed him to withhold the mu- City," on which Mr. Cantwell made a fierce on- use Mr. Adams' name, and the counterfeit rub-
sic from sale until the genuineness of the goods slaught, questioning the legality of any copyright ber stamp appearing on this printed music con-
should be established. In support of this de- ever issued. This attempt to confuse the witness stitutes another charge of forgery, AS a warn-
ing to the trade we have sent out the following
mand Couchois subsequently had produced and proved abortive.
nouce:
gave him, not only a bill of sale from Boosey &
Then came the first sensation when George 1.
" 'Boosey & Co. beg respectfully to inform you
Co., apparently receipted and stamped by the Wilson, of the Wilson Press, 122 Fulton street,
it has come to their knowledge that spurious edi-
latter, but shipping receipts from the steamship was called. It was with the utmost difficulty that
Wilson could make himself heard, so low was his tions of some of their publications have recently
been offered to the trade, and in some instances
voice and diffident his manner. Under the skilful
examination of the district attorney and Counsel- purchased. Boosey & Co. have established a sys-
tem of detection in tnis matter, and will brin 1 ;
lor Burkan, however, he swore he had printed
30,000 copies of "The Holy City" for a man who a suit in criminal proceedings against any indi-
Is ol interest to all dealers—we furnish
represented himself as Mr. Jones, and whom the vidual or firm selling or offering for sale any oc
these illegal copies.' "
you with any quantity ol our new
witness identified Couchois as the said "Jones";
thematic catalogues without charge.
The case of Boosey & Co. against Couchois for
further,
he
had
shipped
these
30,000
copies
to
We publish "Blue Bell," "Feelin' for
having
in his possession some 7,000 copies of
Rutherford, N. J. (This is where Couchois
You," "What the Brass Band Played"
and other big hits.
lives.) The plates were sent to a place on Lex- "The Holy City," which were seized at the lat-
Let us get In touch with you write us.
ter's home, his arrest following, will come up
ington avenue, New York, by direction of
before the bergen County Grand Jury at Hack-
"Jones," where they were afterward seized by
the detectives. Wilson's son subsequently testi- ensack, N. J., September 14.
fied to substantially the same facts, adding that
125 W. 37th Street, New York
the work was so well done that the counterfeit
and genuine could not be told apart.
This Space is reserved by
THE SELLING MARCH SONG OF 1905
Corroborating Wilson's story, George Haviland,
an employe of the Empire State Engraving Co.,
190 William street, stated under oath that he
had made the plates of "The Holy City," repro-
Other Hits
Kisses,
Easy Street,
ducing them by the photographic process from
for a New Characteristic
Roses at Twilight,
The Mormon Coon,
original printed sheets of the music; that the
A Bit O' Blarney,
Get Happy,
March Two-Step by
work had been done for one "J. D. Jones," whom
There's a Clock Upon the Mantel
Striking I, 2, 3.
he now recognized in the defendant, G. J.
Couchois, and the plates had been delivered by
PUBLISHED BY
his company to the Wilson Press under instruc-
tions from the same party.
Ready September 15, 1905
This testimony plainly nonplussed Couchois
New Amsterdam Theatre Bldg.,
N E W YORK
and his counsel, but nevertheless the latter made
OUR "NEW ISSUE"
PROPOSITION
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.
"GOOD-BYE DIXIE' DEAR"
Willis Woodward & Co.
GEORGE ROSEY
SOL BLOOM
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From the latest operatic novelty.
SURE SELLERS *
"THE PEARL AND THE PUMPKIN"
An Emphatic Success.
Now Playing at the Colonial Theatre, Boston.
VOCAL
Jack o'Lantern Joe
Honeymoon Hall
My Party
Come, My True Love
My
Combination
Girl
Hang Together
Lily White
When the Moon Is in the Sky
It Is the English
(Shadow song.)
Fol de Iddley Ido
Sitting on the Starboard Tack
The Daughter of Annie Rooney
Who Makes the Finest Ginger Bread ? On a Desert Island with the
A String of Pearls
The Innocent Games of Childhood
One You Love
INSTRUMENTAL
The Squirrel's Picnic
Waltzes
March
Selection
The Phantom Brigade
Score
Order Immediately; They'll surely be called for.
Witmark Building
Schiller Building
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CHICAGO, ILL.
N E W Y O R. K
POPULAR SONG and INSTRUMENTAL HITS
PETER PIPER MARCH
EGYPT
I WANT TO BE A SOLDIER
PEQQY BRADY
POLLY PRIM MARCH
SHAME ON YOU
ZEL-ZEL
i l G INDIAN CHIEF
NEW
PUBLICATIONS
LADY TEAZLE
MADCAP PRINCESS
RED FEATHER
ISLE OF SPICE
SAMBO GIRL
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Published by
JOS. W. STERN 6 CO.,
CHICAGO
34 East 21st SL, New York
LONDON
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