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MUSIC TRADE
REMICK'S FOURJWULAR SONGS.
J. H. Remick was gratified on his return to
New York to find that his house, Jerome H.
Remick & Co., had published four popular songs
that are now considered "hits," namely, "When
the Mocking Birds Are Singing in the Wild
Wood," "Good-bye, Maggie Doyle," "Cheyenne"
and "Jessamine." The long list of tingeri using
these songs, includes The Century Comedy Four
(with the "Kentucky Belles" company), Walter
and Prouty, Jessie Mae Hall, Elsie Faye, of Ca-
price Lynn and Faye, George Ovey, Artie Hall,
Mary Baker (with "McFadden's Row of Flats"),
Harriett Keyes, Rennier and Gaudier, Hanvey
and Doane, Howard and Emerson (with the "Jer-
sey Lillies"), Elsie Leslie, Bertha Hollenbec,
Anna Laughlin, Clarice Vance, Laura Comstock,
Nettie Holmes, Josephine Gassman, Maggie Cline,
Delia Fox, Emma Cams, May Irwin, Carmen
Sisters, Mabel Adams, Alice Lyndon Doll, Marie
Laurent, Josephine Ainsley, Doherty Sisters,
Nicholl Sisters, Mayme Remington, Madge Fox,
Laura Bennett, Marion Cleveland, Kitty Wolfe,
l.eona Thurber, Rose Cariin, Marguerita Starr,
Klfie Fay, Hazel Bourne, Grace La Rue, Louise
Brehany, Madeline Burdette, Lizzie Freleigh, Lil-
lian Held, Avery Strakosch, Nevada Karringtoiv
and many others.
STERN & CO.'S SUCCESSFUL NUMBERS.
Irene Lee, the English comedienne of note, who
now styles herself "The Girl in Trousers," played
Tony Pastor's Theater this week. She writes
to Stern & Co.'s professional manager that she
featured Horwitz and Bowers' "The Plain Little
Soldier Man" in the regulation full-dress uni-
form of an American soldier. Miss Lee's act is a
big hit everywhere, and she sings besides the
song mentioned, "Indians Along Broadway" and
"While W r e Pass Each Other By."
Ethel A. McDonough. who was for five years
drum soloist with the Ladies' Fadette Orchestra,
has been very successful with her new act, "The
Girl Behind the Drum.' She recently secured
four of the best Mark Stern numbers, "Peter
Piper," "Priscilla," "Florida Rag" and "Milo."
The act goes with a rush everywhere.
Aida Overton Walker put on a new Cole and
Johnson number in twenty-four hours' notice at
the Majestic Theater, where the Williams & Wal-
ker Co. is appearing in "Abyssinia." When
Williams and Walker allow the interpolation of
a Cole and Johnson number in their show, it
must be a pretty hot one, and this number, "I'll
Keep a Warm Spot in My Heart for You," is now
conceded to be the best musical light number in
the piece. Cole and Johnson, the authors, have
just renewed their contract with Stern & Co. for
another term of vears.
WILLIS WOODWARD 6 CO.
Announo* the Publication of
George Rosey's
Latest and Greatest Two Step
"The Juggler"
SIO.
REVIEW
VESSELLA'S COMPOSITION.
"The American Beauty March" Is Destined to
Make a Hit Wherever Heard.
Publishers of Fopular Music Complain of Dis-
agreeable
Business
Developments—Prices
for Instance, Are Not What They Should be
—Business With the Leading Publishers of
High Class Music Very Good.
'•The Most Popular
Home Songs"
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REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS.
What is destined to be one of the popular num-
bers of the day is the "American Beauty March,"
published by the John Church Co. and composed
From week to week conditions in the publish-
by Oreste Vessella, the famous bandmaster, who ing business change. At one time reports from
is well and favorably known to visitors to At- apparently reliable sources state trade is excel-
lantic City, N. J. Sig. Vessella possesses all that
lent, and improving daily. Then again a shift
comes, sales have fallen off and things are look-
ing far from bright. It is undoubtedly a fact
that with publishers of popular music the situa-
tion has never been so unsatisfactory as a whole.
Naturally if a hit is scored the fortunate owner
assumes his magnifying glasses of roseate hue,
and the outlook is of that complexion. Another
fact is also generally acknowledged regarding the
unfortunate position of the small dealer, who Is
no longer considered of any consequence. This
has been brought about by causes known full
well to those at all acquainted with the events
of the past two ye;rs at least; in truth, as one
astute publisher expressed it, there are few
dealers remaining who can handle popular music
lo advantage, and they assume to dictate prices
in pretty much the same exasperating manner as
the hold-up department store buyer, not to men-
tion that other parasite, the five and ten-cent
joint. Then, again, the jobber who "trades off"
a lot of regular price goods for "junk" that can
be used profitably in another direction is not al-
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together blameless, as these transactions are
fire and magnetism which is characteristic of
used as chits to assail the publisher when it
the great Italian race, which has given us some comes to naming prices. Whatever view may be
of the great master minds in music. This march taken of these various developments, certainly
is most melodious and very effectively arranged
they have each and sundry been detrimental;
for the piano, and has been one of the successes but the worst of it is no relief is in sight.
with leading orchestras and bands throughout the
A few publishers have not altogether lost their
country. Sig. Vessella is a composer who is des-
tined to be heard from in a much larger way in nerve, and who insist business is right up to the
mark. They are probably fortunate above their
the near future.
competitors, therefore these reports should Le
accepted for what they are worth. Among
DITSON'S NEW EASTER MUSIC.
leading publishers of higher class music busi-
ness has been good since the first of the year,
The following music for the approaching Eas-
and no setback is expected. Referring to this
tertide has been issued by the Oliver Ditson Co.:
a well-known manager said to The Review: "Our
Anthems—"Lift Your Glad Voices" (carol-an-
sales have not dropped the slightest since the
them), by Frank H. Brackett; "Break Forth lino
opening of the season. Of course, we do not
Joy," by H. Clough-Leighter; "In the End of the
rush publications like our friends in popular
Sabbath," by Will C. Macfarlane; "Come, See the
lines. The business would not permit it, nor is
Place Where Jesus Lay." by Eduardo Marzo;
it allowable. Our compositions, whether sacred,
"Welcome, Happy Morning," by W. H. Neidlin-
secular, educational, etc., have inherent merit
ger; "Come, Sing We Loud Hosannas," by Wm.
each in its class, and sales cannot be forced by
R. Spence; "Christ is Risen from the D?ad." by
methods pursued in the other branch. Every
E. A. Sydenham; "Christ, Our Passover." by Al-
period has its particular demand, and we are al-
bert Woeltge. Carols—"Christ the Lord is Risen
ways ready with the goods, their sale proceed-
To-day" (processional), "Hark! Ten Thousand
ing steadily and satisfactorily. Just now no ob-
Voices Sounding" (processional), "Triumphant.
jection can be urged against general business
Bells," by H. Clough-Leighter; "Ring Out. Ye
conditions in our line."
Bells." by Chas. F. Manney; "Easter Chimes"
(unison), by W. H. Neidlinger; "The Day of
Resurrection" (processional), by Geo. B. Nevin;
THE FOLIO SUCCESS OF 1906 IS
"Rejoice, the Lord is King!" (processional), H. J.
Storer. Song—"Christ is Risen!" (with violin),
by Louis R. Dressier. Fully 35,000 copies of
"College Songs"—new and enlarged edition—
have already been sold. Since its first appear-
OUR 124-PAGE FOLIO, CONTAINING 137 OK
ance at least one million have been absorbed.
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS AND POP-
ULAR SONGS.
This is a record for a single publication of its
kind.
Our Advance Orders Were Over 25,000
Stuart Barnes, vaudeville's favorite comedian,
is meeting with big success singing, "Bed. Beau-
tiful Bed," and "When You're Up in the World."
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"Priscilla"
Father
"Little Girl
You'll Do"
New York City
I.nl.1 Carpet on
Stain
Little Buttercup
Young Antelope (Indian
•MIIU-)
Hnrvent Moon Shining on
Klv.r
"Dearie"
Ballad
"Robinson
Crusoe's
Isle"
"Peter
Piper"
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