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PUBLISHERS TAKING INVENTORY
And Perfecting Plans for the Development of
Their Business on a Much Larger Scale Dur-
ing the New Year.
The current week is always the dullest of the
year, and the present was no exception to the
rule. Publishers are taking inventory and per-
fecting plans for the approaching season, which
has every promise of being brisk in point of
sales and active from the many important in-
dividual vocal and instrumental compositions and
light operatic scores that will see the light of
print for the first time. A number of new
productions are either being finished up or are
in the process of incubation, with composers
of note and renown responsible for the music.
During the season now closing the musical
comedies which have proven successful run up
in number, and several are works of more than
ordinary merit. The public's taste for this class
of entertainment is evidently still unsatisfied,
though publishers who have experienced a "frost"
with some of their ventures in this line are
inclined to believe the thing has been overdone.
On the contrary a musical play of worth is al-
ways appreciated, but it must be more than a
crazy vehicle to exploit mediocre, if not worse,
songs. In this connection it may be said that
the productions now under way are being care-
fully written, both as to the book and the score;
with the song numbers of unusual excellence in
melody and lyric.
Jobbers regard the past year's business with
equanimity and satisfaction, expressing them-
selves as being firmly entrenched as distributers
and practically impregnable so far as their posi-
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tion in the trade is concerned. To be sure they
are feeling the demoralizing competition of the
cheap stores and cutting department establish-
ments as much as the dealer, or the publisher
who is not in on the ground floor. Doubtless
their methods of doing business do not differ
materially from others in any brokerage line
in buying as cheaply as cash and clfever mani-
pulation can; therefore, the jobber considers his
business conscience is clear and above reproach.
Trade has been quiet in this branch also during
the week.
Discoursing on the situation a publisher with
large, interests said to The Review: "Of course,
precious little is doing just now, but along about
the middle of January we expect business will
be in fine shape. Publishers of reputation are
preparing for a selling campaign in excess of
1905, and this means lots of new stuff of all
kinds. Our catalogue is being carefully revised
and the dead wood eliminated so far as active
numbers are concerned."
REVIEWOGRAPHS.
The confidential man was talking of export
trade in sheet music, when he frankly admitted
it was nil. Of course, Couchois' famous "ship-
ment" to South America, going down and back in
two weeks, possibly via the crow route, is an ex-
ception. "This field has been totally neglected,"
said the C. M., "because no one has looked after
it, maybe because it is some distance from 'Tin
Pan Alley,' as 28th street is known in the pro-
fesh. I understand, however, there is a great de-
mand for American popular airs, proven by the
tremendous sale of our talking machine records
in that part of the world. Publishers are admit-
tedly going anywhere in promoting their line,
but only in English-speaking countries, and one
of these days I'll take a trip through the Central
The latest song, and one of the sweetest ever and South American countries and see and judge
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veloping a new and important outlet for our
F. J. A. Forster Co., Chicago, 111. musical publications in the lighter vein are
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The New Music Society of America was incor-
porated in Albany Saturday last "for the purpose
of creating conditions favorable for the expres-
sion of American composers and encouraging the
performances of serious music." The directors
are Louis A. Von Gaertner, Samuel Swift, John
Altschuler, Modest Altschuler, Lawrence Gilman,
Rupert Hughes, of New York, and Arthur Far-
nell, of Newton Centre, Mass.
"The Gingerbread Man," which had its metro-
politan introduction Christmas night at the Lib-
erty Theatre, was well received, several of the
song numbers being repeatedly encored, espe-
cially "John Dough." Others coming in for the
audience's favor were:
"Maizee," "Beautiful
Land of Bon Bon," "Nursery Rhymes," "Moon,"
"Wise Old Owl," "Every Little Something,"
"Toast to Sally," "Queen of My Dreams," and
"The Evil Eye."
Camille Clifford, "the Gibson Girl," has made a
remarkable hit in London, England, in the
catch of the season, by singing a ditty called "A
Matinee Hat." Miss Clifford's costume is a part
of her hit. She wears a hat with a brim as broad
and crown as high as a eucalyptus tree. This
young woman has had a remarkable career, be-
ginning life in a Boston laundry. Her gradua-
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tion from the flatiron to the footlights was a
brilliant one.
Victor Herbert's light opera, "Mile. Modiste,"
heard for the first time in New York at the
Knickerbocker Theatre Monday evening, scored
an instantaneous success before a large and rep-
resentative audience. Fritzi Scheff's singing and
her songs were especially popular, and she was
acclaimed with many encores. The opera has in
it many taking vocal numbers and choruses, chief
among which are: "If I Were on the Stage,"
"The Time, the Place and the Girl," "I Want
What I Want When I Want It" and "The Mascot
of the Troops." In "Tomorrow-land": "I Will
Love You Forever, My Dear," "Dainty Music
Maids," "Flora," "I Want to Go Home Now" and
"What Says Your Heart?" The Witmarks are
the exclusive publishers of the score and selec-
tions.
Among those spending Christmas day away
from New York were: Alfred E. Weir, manager
music department Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, who
was in classic Boston; and W. Murdoch Lind,
chief of M. Witmark & Sons literary and press
bureau, who had his stocking filled at the home
of his father in hospitable Baltimore.
Some of the Oliver Ditson Co.'s publications,
which are being used in concerts and recitals, are
as follows: By Willard Flint basso, Boston, "A
Ballard of Trees and the Master," Chadwick;
by Marie Orthen, "Good-Night, Little Girl, Good-
Night," Macy; by Felix Heink, in his lecture on
the art of interpretation, at the New York In-
stitute of Music, "Love's Dilemma," Richardson;
by Adah M. Shaffield, "The Sweetest Flower,"
Lieber; by Miss Llewella Martin, Boston con-
tralto, "Sweet Is Tipperary," Fisher.
M. Witmark & Sons have just issued lantern
elides for Collin Davis and Frank Richmond's
beautiful song, "Take Me to Your Heart Again,"
which Charles Doll is featuring in vaudeville.
Harry Pilser is featuring in vaudeville, Ellis
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