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his previous record, and that is saying a good
S. Clarence Engel, besides being one of the best
deal, as Mr. Weir has opened up a fine market
pianist teachers of songs in the business, is a
for the line wherever he has called. In point
writer of extremely catchy melodies. His latest
Notwithstanding the urgency of President
of volume the sales are also to be marvelled at, effort in this direction is a very novel song, "Cleo-
Roosevelt's recommendations for the speedy pas-
for publishers of such meritorious worth and
patra Slattery."
sage of a revised copyright law by Congress,
high
character are not popular sellers in the
it is feared the bill will not be ready in time
Sautelle and Sears, featured with the "Alcazar
for legislative action. By this time it was ex- ordinary acceptance of the term.
Beauties," were singing "Keep a Little Cosy Cor-
pected the Librarian of Congress would call
Fred W. Hager, composer and orchestra lead-
ner in Your Heart for Me," "Come Down From
the third and final meeting of the Copyright
the Big Fig Tree," "My Yankee Irish Girl," "The
Conference in Washington, D. C, but the un- er, New York, appeared in the Supreme Court,
special term, part 6, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Leader of the German Band," "Starlight" and
suspected has happened, and no one can now say
Thursday of last week, as plaintiff in an action
"In Timbuctoo" in New York last week.
when the date will be designated. Reports have
against Sol Bloom, publisher, from whom he
it that the representatives of the reproductive
sought to recover $9,000 which he claims as
arts have raised questions which have rendered
Pauline DeVere, who was married last July to
royalties on the sale of his two-step "Laughing
Charles J. Litteral, Jr., expects to return to
the complications already encountered still more
Water."
Hager alleged that Bloom printed
vaudeville soon. She will sing the Jerome H.
difficult of solution. In other words, fresh ob-
300,000 copies of "Laughing Water," and only
Remick publications.
stacles have been run up against, and rather
than present a bill not entirely satisfactory to the paid him $429. This represented a royalty of
3 cents per copy on 14,000 copies, which the
"various interests especially and practically con-
The clever Bernstein children, Ruth and
cerned," the introduction of the measure may be publishers asserted was the number of copies Mack, have won favor by their clever rendition
of "Laughing Water" sold. Witnesses were of "On a Summer Night" and "Texas Dan," which
deferred for several months if not until the
called to prove that at least 100,000 copies of
second session of Congress. Through no fault
they use for their solo dance.
of the music publishing industry has this de- the piece had been disposed of. Justice Leven-
tritt decided that the author was entitled to an
lay been caused, and should this unwelcome
The Oliver Ditson Co. have published two books
accounting, allowing 3 cents a copy royalty, and
news prove true, none would regret it -more
of special interest—a new "Musical Dictionary,"
according Mr. Bloom ten days in which to make very much up to date, by Louis El son, and a
keenly or feel the loss incidental to the infirm-
ities of the present law more severely. As the a return. About $1,000 are involved.
"Guide to the Ring of the Nibelung," by Richard
President truly observes: "Our copyright laws
Aldrich, which will interest students of Wagner.
. are imperfect in definition, confused
Charles Boosey, late head of the publishing
and inconsistent in expression; . . . They
firm of Boosey & Co., London, Eng., and New Al Maddox and his charming and accomplished
are difficult for the courts to interpret, and im- York, left an estate of the gross value of nearly
wife, Maybelle Melvin, are using as special fea-
possible for the Copyright Office to administer." a half million dollars. Not so bad for the much
tures of their act, Sol Bloom's cyclonic song suc-
maligned publishing business. Charley Harris
cess, "Come Back."
alive and kicking is reputed to rate his avail-
The German Music Publishing Co., of St. Paul,
able assets at the same figure, and he is not
The new Australian bill for the registration of
Minn., filed articles of incorporation with the
"Always in the Way" at that.
trade-marks is substantially the same as the Eng-
Secretary of State December 1. The capital
lish trade-mark law.
stock is $10,000, and the incorporators are J.
Phonograph record maKers will henceforth
Q. Haas, W. E. Dampier and R. S. Hennisch.
cc
print the name of the publisher in their monthly
bulletins and periodical catalogues of musical
Alfred E. Weir, manager of the music depart-
numbers. This is tardy justice, even if the The latest song, and one of the sweetest ever
ment of Hinds, Noble & Eldridge, returned from
an unusually successful trip through the college monetary consideration is lacking. But should
published Sells at sight. Trade supplied by
a new copyright law be enacted then will come
and educational centers of New England last
Lyon & Healy,
\
week. His sales of this highly esteemed firm's the substantial returns also.
REVIEWOGRAPHS.
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Will Rossiter,
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folio editions of college songs and music eclipsed
The song, "Little Girl, You'll Do," by Alfred
Solmon and Benjamin Hapgood Burt, that scored
such a hit in the "Catch of the Season," when
sung by Mr. Talleur Andrews, has now been "re-
leased," and singers who have not been allowed
to use this song on account of the restriction at-
tached, can do so now, by calling at the profes-
sional rooms of Jos. W. Stern & Co.
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"Everybody Works But Father" was played as an
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