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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1906 Vol. 42 N. 22

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THE MUSIC TRADE
SUMMER CONDITIONS NOW PREVAIL
REVIEW
appearance this class of publishers move as one
in whacking them on the head and putting them
down and out. The result of such concerted
action is obvious.
In the Music Publishing Field—Summer Songs
Are Abundant and All Making a Race for
Popularity—Price-Cutting Not as Rife as in
the Past—Publishers of Standard Publica-
tions Are Doing a Fair Business, if Anything
For Europe After a Most Successful Season—
Slightly Above the Level of Former Years.
VESTA VICTORIA SAILS
of this kind, their opinion carried weight.
Messrs. Furniss and Bacon will be in Wash-
ington next week for the hearing before the
Patent Committee of the House of Representa-
tives on the Bennett bill, on the 5th surely, and
possibly on the copyright bill also, portions of
which covering the publishing interests appeared
in last week's Review.
Will Return Next Fall.
One week is like another at this season of
Vesta Victoria, who sailed for England on
the year. That is to say, sales have diminished, Wednesday of last week, on the "Oceanic," was
energy has lessened, fewer new issues in any undoubtedly the hit of the vaudeville season.
line appear, barring the so-called summer song,
which, if current reports are to be credited, will
be "thick as leaves in Vallombrosa" before the
end is reached. The advertising stuff, so far
as the reputation of the writer is concerned, has
happily lessened this year as compared to the
previous season, when the song writers, some
of fair repute, descended to this cheap plane for
what there was in it, of course. The scribbler
or "composer" (save the mark!) who is so
hard pressed as to contribute to this class of
"music" will certainly never be assigned a niche
in the Hall of Fame, unless such an institution
is established at Coney Island among the other
freak shows.
Not so much flamboyant proof of price-cut-
ting is in evidence as formerly, but it is still
rife. The general run of department stores
has settled down to the jog trot of low level
selling figures, and sheet music in the cheap—
five and ten cent—stores is now permanently
classed with the tinware, crockery, etc., at &
dime a throw. What is more these resorts of the
female bargain hunter are buying from not a
few leading publishers direct, and withholding
orders from the firms who demand the regular
price or no goods. This means the house with
the sellers are holding their own, and the others
trailing behind each after their own fashion as
framed up by individual financial conditions.
A fair business is reported from the pub-
lisher who abjures the popular airs of the
day. Their methods are more in line with
VKSTA VICTORIA.
acceptable mercantile practices and therefore
trade moves in comfortable grooves that are
She will return to this country next October
well-oiled and carefully looked after "accord-
with a new batch of her catchy songs, ail pub-
ing to Hoyle." The longing to make a Broadway lished by Francis, Day & Hunter. Her leav-
success is conspicuous by its absence, conse- ing the country enables the publishers to turn
quently they do not have dreams, but are con- her greatest success loose to the profession in
tent to market their publications in a sane, general, namely, "Waiting at the Church."
sensible way. This means when the swagger-
ing price-cutter or defiant pirate puts in an
PUBLISHERS' ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Complete vocal score and Separate Numbers of
"THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA"
Book and Lyrica by CHAS. EMERSON COOK.
Music by LUCIUS HOSMER.
Featuring tbe well-known prlma donna,
Mme. LILLIAN BLAUVELT.
Supplementary Songs In the following productions :
EDNA MAY'S New Musical Play,
"THE CATCH OF THE SEASON."
"RAINING"
By Jerome D. Kern
SHUBERT BROS.' English Musical Comedy Success,
"THE EARL AND THE QIRL."
"HOW'D YOU LIKE TO SPOON WITH MB."
Max. C. Eugene's hit, "IN ROSBLAND" Intermezzo
Published by
T.
B. H AR M 8 C O .
126 West 44th St.
NEW YORK
"The House Melodious."
GUS EDWARDS
MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
Publishers of Lillian Russell's and the Sea-
sons Song Hits,
"If a Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me."
"Somebody's Sweetheart I Want to Be,"
and "Napoli,'' and Italiai Love Story.
Our N e w Issues
"Pocahontas" (Tammany's sister). " I n a little C«noe
with Y o u " being featured by all the leading acts In
Vaudeville. "When the Green Leaves turn to Gold' *
Beautiful Rustic Ballad.
Gus Edwards Music Pub. Co.
1512 Broadway, New York.
Will Meet in New York June 12—Most Im-
portant Gathering in Years.
Tuesday, June 12, the United States Publishers'
Association of the United States will hold their
annual convention at the Broadway Central Hotel,
New York City. The first session will be held
at 10 a. m. of that date, being preceded by a
meeting of the executive committee at the same
place Monday. The association will probably
consume several days disposing of important busi-
ness, as this has been the most eventful year in
its history. James F. Bowers, of Lyon & Healy,
Chicago, president, and C. B. Bayly, of John F.
Ellis & Co., Washington, D. C, secretary, will be
present. In fact the largest attendance in years
is expected.
REVIEWOGRAPHS.
Wednesday and Thursday of last week Geo.
W. Furniss and Walter M. Bacon, of the copy-
right committee of the Music Publishers' Asso-
ciation of the United States, and delegates there-
from to the Copyright Conference, were the
guests of the Art Publishers' Association, at
their cluDhouse in New York. To be sure the
proposed revision of the copyright statute was
the main subject of discussion; as both of these
gentlemen are regarded as experts on matters
Among the distinguished passengers listed as
sailing on the "Kaiser Wilhelm II.," for Bremen,
last week, with former American Ambassador
to the Court of St. James Joseph H. Choate,
Perry Belmont, Senor Don Luis de O'iveira
Cezar, Baroness Heding Dufour, appears the
name of Harry von Tilzer (nee GumbiUki),
writer of that delectable ballad, "Under the An-
heuser Busch."
Publishers who have followed the test case of
the White-Smith Music Publishing Co. against
The Apollo Co. will doubtless be greatly disap-
pointed in the final adjudication of the suit by
Ihe United States Circuit Court of Appeals, sec-
ond circuit. The decision was handed down late
Friday afternoon last, when The Review had
gone to press. The full text of this important
opinion appears in the "Piano Player" depart-
ment, in another portion of this issue, in which
the court pertinently observes that the "copyright
law "must be strictly construed and that we are
not at liberty to extend its provisions, either by
resort to equitable considerations or to a strained
interpretation of the terms of the statute. We
are therefore of the opinion that a perforated roll
* * * is not a copy of * * * staff nota-
tion. * * * In fact, the machine or musical
playing device is the thing which appropriates
the author's property and publishes it by pro-
ducing the musical sounds, thus conveying the
author's compositions to the public." The court
were unanimous in their sustainment of Judge
Hazel's decision, and while it is cold comfort to
the publishers, there is consolation in the fact
that the existing law's defects in this respect are
remedied in the new copyright bill, the proposed
draft of which appeared exclusively in last week's
Review.
Sam Gross, manager of Francis, Day & Hun-
ter's professional department, is no longer with
the firm, his connection ceasing Thursday week.
A point made by J. L. Tinsdale, with G. Schir-
mer, the New York publisher, in a letter tran-
Francis,
MARCH
Day & Hunter's
"NEW ISSUES"
Coming through the Rye, Jennie Mine
YES. DEAR
A Beautiful Ha Hail l.v Arthur Lamb
We AU Walked Into the Shop
When You're Up
Up In
In the World
Phllo nphy Si
DEVOTION Waltz
(Played by all the Lublin* Orchestras)
Send for particulars of special prices to subscribers.
PUBLISHERS
^ F R A N C I S , DAY & HUNTER, 15 W. 30th St.. New York
LOOK!
HAPPY HEINIE
IS THE MOST TALKED OF
MAECH T W O - S T E P .
Do you play it?
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.
48 West 28th Street,
New York
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
scribed to the House Committee on Patents rela-
tive to the Bennett bill, was greatly enjoyed by
the opposition to the farcical measure. Mr. Tins-
dale made clear that at a public performance
of a musical work under the hiring or renting
privilege everybody, even including the janitor,
was compensated, with the exception of the com-
poser, who was left out in the cold entirely. The
copyright measure, amendatory of the present
laws, and about ready for introduction in Con-
gress, very neatly takes care of this "little joker"
and puts the "library" man out of business un-
less the legal requirements are complied with.
Do Anything in the World For You," the lat-
ter song bringing many encores. The audience
Is the Clever Young Daughter of Meyer Cohen
went home whistling the chorus, which is suffi-
— W o n d e r f u l Contralto Voice Praised by
cient proof that it will be very popular this sum-
Jean De Reszke Who W i l l Become Her
mer.
Teacher—Grand Opera Career Probable.
Aurie Dagwell opened at the Colonial, New
York, Monday last, and reported the biggest hit
The seventeen-year-old daughter of Meyer she has ever had was singing "Two Dirty Little
Cohen, well known in music publishing ^circles,
Hands." The applause was so spontaneous,
possesses a marvellous voice of such range, almost a demonstration. She expects to use
power, sweetness and dramatic possibilities that
the song all through her Western trip.
she may be put down as one of the world's com-
ing prima donnas when her musical education
ANOTHER COLE & JOHNSON WINNER.
is completed. Ever since her childhood Miss
A COMING PRIMA DONNA
Rose Lee Tyler, the operatic vocalist who is
meeting with such great success in vaudeville,
is featuring "Mexico" and "Dear Starry Eyes
Good-Night," two of the many good numbers
from the House of Hits.
There seems to be no end to the original
ideas for which these clever song writers, Cole
and Johnson are responsible. One of the latest
numbers that they have given to the public is a
comic song entitled "Dis Ain't No Time for an
Argument," which is being featured with suc-
cess by all the prominent vaudevillians. Fay,
Coley and Fay, the latest team to use this song,
say it is a great laugh provoker.
Now that "Bill Simmons," the great coon song
hit, as sung by Maud Raymond in The Social
Whirl, is released, hundreds of the best vaudeville
performers in the country are beginning to use
it. Among them are Melville B. Ellis, Tom Moore,
and the Nichols Sisters.
The illustrated song singers on the Poli's vau-
deville circuit are featuring the Witmark publi-
cations extensively at the present time. Each and
every one of them is using "Will You Love Me in
December As You Do in May?" "Take Me to
Your Heart Again," "Those Songs My Mother
Used to Sing," "Only a Message from Home,
Sweet Home," and "Star of My Life."
TWO
GREAT
HITS!
"Where the Mississippi Meets the Sea"
AND
"SWEETHEART"
MELVILLE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
55 West 28th Street, New York
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF TITLE
FOR ESTIMATE
226 WEST 26th STREET, NEW YORK CITY
OUR "NEW ISSUE"
PROPOSITION
la ol Interest to all dealers—we furnish
you with any quantity ol our new
thematic eatalogues without charge.
We publish "Blue Bell." Teelln'for
You." "What the Brass Band Played"
and other big hits.
Let us get In touch with you—write us.
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.
125 W. 37th Street, New York
WILLIS WOODWARD & CO.
PUBLISHERS OF
May Irwin's Great Hit of this Season,
"DON'T
ARGIFY"
By John B. Lowitz (Swifty).
Elizabeth Murray's Great Success,
"PEGGY
SHEA"
By Arthur Gillespie and Paul Schindler.
And the New Summer Waltz Song,
"HELLO
PEACHES"
By John B. Lowitz and Henry Arthur Blumenthal.
For a limited time the above can be had at 80% from
list p/lce.
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J. H. REMICK & CO.'S NEWS.
With the "Alcazar Beauties" at the Eighth Ave-
nue Theater, "Cheyenne" was one of the special
features, as it was also with the "Dreamland"
Burlesque, being featured by Mildred Grover and
her assistants, Higgins and Bergman. At Hur-
tig & Seamon's May Ward featured "Cheyenne,"
besides many other well-known performers.
The Spook Minstrels have added "Cheyenne"
and "Alice, Where Art Thou Going?" to their
repertoire. They have been featuring "When the
AI l . i . i - : . i I I > K I . I . A .
Mocking Birds Are Singing in the Wildwood" for
Cohen, who will be hereafter known profes- the entire season, and will introduce same week
sionally as Vivienne R. Fidelia, was considered after next at the Colonial Theater. Crawford &
the possessor of a wonderfully rich contralto, Heintzman are featuring "Cheyenne," "Mocking
singing in her untutored way—she has never Bird" and "Good Advice." Elsie Harvey, in
taken a lesson—the popular songs of the day, vaudeville, is singing "Good Advice" with lots of
but when she was accidentally heard rendering success. Tom Kelley, the illustrated song singer,
the full, rich, soprano strains of Gounod's "Ave is featuring all the J. H. Remick & Co. publica-
Maria," which had been learned by ear from the tions. He is now connected with that firm
disc record of a Victor talking machine, her
parents, both with fine musical educations and
HAVILAND SUCCESSES.
associations, were not only impressed, but as-
tonished beyond measure.
Two new instrumental numbers have been
Then several artists and managers were re- added to the big musical act of the Elite Musi-
quested to give an expert opinion of the young cal Four—"Policy Pete" and "The Club" march.
Among the prominent performers using "The
lady's vocal powers, with the result that she was
induced to submit to a test before Jean de Good Old U. S. A.," "Crocodile Isle" and "Keep
Reszke, the celebrated tenor in Paris, through on the Sunny Side," are Jackson & Hoon, Brosett
the intermediaries of friends of her father. & Winters, Villers & Lee, Star Sisters, May
When Miss Fidelia again sang the "Ave" for Trado. Bates Musical Trio and a score of others.
M. de Reszke he did not conceal his rapture,
and after expressing his pleasure that her musi-
cal education had not been hurt by incapable in-
structors volunteered to teach and instruct her
The dealer who displays our Folios finds
them steady and profitable trade brlngers
gratuitously, promising that within two years
The
most popular home song9
-
$ .50
after she would be a prima donna whose bril-
The most populewr collegs songs
- .50
Songs of 8LI1 the colleges
-
- 1.50
liant voice would stir the operatic world to its
Songs of the Eevsterry collages •
- 1.25
profoundest depths.
Songs of the Western colleges
-
1.25
Folios that SELL
FROM "THE HOUSE MELODIOUS."
Charles Guyer and Olivett Haynes opened at
the Orpheum, Brooklyn, N. Y., and were a tre-
mendous success. The hits of the act were "If a
Girl Tike You Loved a Boy Like Me" and "I'll
4 BIG BALLAD SUCCESSES OF THE SEASON 4
" W i l l You Love Me In December As You Do In M a y "
New songs for Male Quartettes -
- .50
Songs of the Flag and Nation
.
.50
and m a n y others
f||T A I ITO C I . Write
us for special introductory
UML,AL,LJI\.3
d i a c o u n t ra , es .
W e o ff er y o u
liberal inducements on our entire line of Folios.
HINDS, NOBLE <& ELDREDGE
31 West 15th Street, New York City
"Priscilla"
Intermezzo
and Two-Step
BALLADS
Down Where M o h » w k
F l o w s , Oolden Autumn
Time Sweet Elaine, Eve-
ning Breeie Sighing Home,
Sweet Home, Heart's To-
night in Tennessee.
"Dearie"
B&ll&d
By Walker & Ball
"Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing"
By H. Wakefield Smith
" Only A Message From Home, Sweet Home"
'SIKCE
FATHER
WENT
TO WORK"
By Carroll Fleming ft Edmond N. Florant
"Take Me To Your Heart Again"
By Collin Davis & Frank Richmond
Be prepared for the demand—"Jl word to the wise is sufficient"
M. W I T M A R K & SONS, Publishers, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, LONDON
JOS. W. STERN
& CO.
The House o! Hits
34 E . 21 St., N . Y.
IW~ Send for rates
Kalher
"Little Girl
You'll Do"
I.al.1 Carpet on
Stalls
Little Buttercup
Young Antelope (Indlu-
i) )
Ha st Moon Shining on
14
Robinson
Crusoe's
Isle"
"Peter
Piper"
March
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